United States - USFWS R7 MMM Logistic Support for Aerial Survey Im

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Added: Jun 14, 2019 2:59 pm

USFWS R7 MMM Logistic Support for Processing Aerial Survey Imagery

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, AK has a requirement for a commercial item or service. This combined synopsis/solicitation is prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will be issued as a reference only. This posting will be referred to under Request for Quotation (RFQ) Number 140F0719Q0026. This RFQ falls under procedures in FAR Parts 12 and 13. This document incorporates provisions and clauses updated by way of the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2019-03, effective June 12, 2019. This announcement constitutes the Government's only official notice of this procurement. The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this synopsis.

Description of Requirements

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (USFWS) Marine Mammals Management seeks a qualified Contractor to provide logistic support, administer, and disburse funds for finalizing the processing of aerial imagery collected in the Russian Chukchi Sea in 2016 as part of a joint US-Russian study to estimate the size of seal and polar bear populations in the region.

These funds will be used to support Russian staff that collected the imagery in Russia (formerly GiproRybFlot) to finalize image processing from survey efforts in 2016, and publish these results in a Russian journal. Once these results are published, they will become available to U.S.-based researchers at the National Marine Fisheries office and compiled with data collected on the U.S. side of the Chukchi Sea. This will allow a range-wide estimate of seal and polar bear populations and assist scientists in better understanding the spatial relationship between polar bears and seals.

Contractor will provide logistic support and administer funds to staff with access to aerial survey imagery for the processing of the imagery and preparation of the processed data for publication. Work will include, but not be limited to, the following elements: (1) securely transfer funds to Russian collaborators who will (a) process remaining aerial imagery from 2016 Russian Chukchi Survey, and (b) work with collaborators to develop datasets and reports that result from this study for publication in a Russian academic journal.

Period of Performance:

July 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019

Delivery Information:

USFWS Marine Mammals Management

1011 E Tudor Road, MS 341

Anchorage, Alaska 99503-6199

Competition requirements:

100% Small Business Set-Aside or other

NAICS Code:

541618, Other Management Consulting Services

Size Standard:

$15.0M

Evaluation of Proposals:

All offeror's responses will be evaluated in accordance with FAR clause 52.212-2, Evaluation of Commercial Items.

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

(1) Technical capability: proposal must be rated as technically acceptable to be eligible for award

(2) Price: award will be made to the Best Value offeror

(3) Past Performance: offeror shall demonstrate performance of similar type, scope and magnitude to that detailed in the solicitation.

Technical capability and past performance, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price.

Proposal Submission Information (emailed proposals are preferred):

Please submit your quote on the attached SF-1449 or company letterhead with all pertinent point of contact information including SAM, Cage Code, DUNS No., and business size/type. In addition, your proposal should provide unit price and total price. No formal format is required as this is a combined synopsis/request for proposal solicitation. Offers must be received by 2:00 pm Alaska DST, June 24, 2019, at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1011 E. Tudor Rd, MS-171, Anchorage, AK. Offers received after this date and time will be considered non-responsive in accordance with 52.212-1(f) and will not be evaluated. Emailed quotes are preferable; however, quotes may be mailed, e-mailed or faxed to the attention of:

Shelly Berna, Contracting Officer

Email: shelly_berna@fws.gov

Phone: 907-786-3409

Fax: 907-786-3923

Offerors must comply with all instructions contained in the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) DOI Electronic Invoicing instructions, and all provisions and clauses in the attached solicitation documentation.

Prospective contractors shall be registered in the SAM database https://www.sam.gov/ prior to award of a contract.

Additional document information and attachments can be accessed at the FedConnect link under the "Additional Info" heading. Click "Public Opportunities" and search by using the reference number 140F0719Q0026 to find any documents related to this requirement.

All questions regarding the subject synopsis/solicitation shall be directed to the attention of Shelly Berna via email at shelly_berna@fws.gov or via telephone at (907) 786-3409.

Opportunity closing date

24 June 2019

Value of contract

to be confirmed