This is a Special Notice of intent to procure services for the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) located in Seattle, WA on a sole source basis with Thalassa Education & Outreach. The Government intends to acquire services using FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures estimated not to exceed $100,000.00. The proposed vendor shall complete a draft final report and associated documents from the Chukchi Sea Bottom Trawl Survey performed in 2012. Documents of study shall include a list of all archived samples; an organized list of electronic images/video clips; and, a description of all data and metadata from the survey. Thalassa has over 15 years of experience of scientific writing and research such as collecting, editing, and analyzing and summarizing large amounts of survey data to produce annual data reports and other publications.

The Government intends to negotiate a firm fixed price contract with the period of performance commencing approximately February 27, 2013 through September 30, 2013 with no option periods. The NAICS code for this procurement is 541990 with a corresponding size standard of $14M. This Special Notice is not a request for competitive proposals; however, other potential sources with the expertise and required capabilities to provide these services may submit such data which demonstrates the scientific requirements stated above no later than February 26, 2013 at 10:00pm PST Seattle, W A. Responses shall be faxed to Mona Ash at (206)526-4004 or e-mail to [email protected]. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. It is the Government's belief that only Thalassa Education & Outreach can provide these services due to their scientific experience with writing research reports. ****All contractors doing business with Government shall be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). Award will not be made to any contractor that is not registered in CCR. The System for Award Management portal is the single source for vendor data for the federal government. For additional information and to register in CCR, please access the following website: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. In order to register with CCR and to be eligible to receive an award, all offerors must have a Dun and Bradstreet number, which may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun and Bradstreet on line at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform or by phone at 1-866-705-5711. The government encourages all contractors to submit their Representations and Certifications on-line at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.

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