R -- WORLD BANK WORKSHOP ON FISHING CAPACITY

This requirement is being procured in accordance with FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisitions Procedures. The office of NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center located in La Jolla, CA intends to acquire services for planning, organizing, managing, and holding a joint meeting with the World Bank on the economics and management of fishing capacity in transnational tuna fisheries. The period of performance is through August 2008. 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 known source is the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC). The IATTC is the only vendor capable of providing background data from its proprietary management data base for the preparation of background papers for the workshop. The data base contains the necessary background summary statistics and fleet characterizations. All responses must be in writing and may be faxed to (206) 527-7115 attention to Mona Ash. ****The Western Regional Acquisition Division, requires that all contractors doing business with this Acquisition Office be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). 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.