Vessel charter services

The U.S. Department of Commerce (USDOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric and Administration (NOAA), and intends to procure charter vessel services (base and 4 option years) for the National Marine Fisheries Services in Galveston, TX. Firms interested in receiving a copy of the solicitation can send a written request or email the contracting officer, referencing this announcement number or download a copy from this announcement This is a small business set-aside. The NAICS code for this action is 114112. Size standard not to exceed $5.0M. This support service is being procured under the guidelines of FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures and Part 12 Commercial Items. The Eastern Region Acquisition Division (ERAD) requires that all contractors doing business with the Acquisition Office must be registered with the Systems for Award Management (SAM). No award can be made unless the vendor is registered in SAM. For additional information and to register in please access the following website: http://www.sam.gov/. In order to register with the SAM and to be eligible to receive an award from this acquisition office, all offerors must have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on-line at https://www.dnb.com/product/eupdate/requestOptions.html or by phone at (800) 333-0505. The Government now requires all contractors submit their Certification and Representation SAM. The SAM website is the single source for vendor data for the Federal Government. Interested parties can provide a quote using the attached solicitation within approximately ten (10) working days and submit it to, Attn: Sharon Walker by fax (757-664-3845) or via email, referencing the RFQ No. by the closing date on the solicitation.