CHARTER COMMERCIAL PASSENGER FISHING VESSEL NEAR SAN DIEGO, CA

NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT FOR THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS). PURPOSE IS TO CHARTER THE OUTER LIMITS COMMERCIAL PASSENGER FISHING VESSEL FOR APPROXIMATELY NINE (9) DAYS. THE OUTER LIMITS VESSEL IS THE ONLY KNOWN VESSEL THAT IS MODIFIED WITH A HULL MOUNT FOR A FIVE-SPLIT BEAM TRANSDUCER THAT NMFS REQUIRES TO INTEGRATE ROCKFISH OVER UNTRAWLABLE HABITAT. MOUNTING THE TRANSDUCERS ONTO THE BOTTOM OF THE VESSEL IS MOR ESTABLE THAN RIGGING A POLE ALONGSIDE OF A SHIP. THE TRANSDUCERS ARE CALIBRATED TO BE CO-AXIAL AND IMAGE INDIVIDUAL FISH TARGETS AT FIVE FREQUENCY AND A STABLE MOUNT IS NECESSARY TO ACCURATELY ECHO INTEGRATED FISH SCHOOLS. THE PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION IS FOR SUPPLIES OR SERVICES FOR WHICH THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO SOLICIT AND NEGOTIATE WITH ONLY ONE SOURCE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 6.302. INTERESTED PERSONS MAY IDENTIFY THEIR INTEREST AND CAPABILITY TO RESPOND TO THE REQUIREMENT OR SUBMIT PROPOSALS. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. HOWEVER, ALL PROPOSALS RECEIVED WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THIS SYNOPSIS WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE GOVERNMENT. THIS IS A SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF LESS THAN $100,000. THE WESTERN REGIONAL ACQUISITION DIVISION REQUIRES THAT ALL CONTRACTORS DOING BUSINESS WITH THIS ACQUISITION OFFICE BE REGISTERED WITH THE CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (CCR) AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2003. AFTER THIS DATE, NO AWARD CAN BE MADE UNLESS THE VENDER IS REGISTERED IN CCR. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER IN CCR PLEASE ACCESS THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE: HTTP://WWW.CCR.GOV. IN ORDER TO REGISTER WITH THE CCR 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 WWW.DNB.COM/EUPDATE OR BY PHONE AT (800) 333-0505. ALL CONTRACTORS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ONLINE REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS AT HTTP://ORCA.BPN.GOV.