THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE NOAA NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES, ALASKA REGION WITH COOK INLET BELUGA WHALE PHOTO-IDENTIFICATION RESEARCH PER THE STATEMENT OF WORK IN THIS REQUEST FOR QUOTE RFQ NMFS AKR-13-0903 PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR PART 13. THIS IS A SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE. THE NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE FOR THIS PROCUREMENT IS 541620.
THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS CONTRACT BETWEEN NMFS ALASKA REGION AND THE SUCCESSFUL CONTRACTOR ARE TO: 1) COLLECT HIGH QUALITY IDENTIFICATION PHOTOS OF COOK INLET BELUGA WHALES VIA BOAT SURVEYS (AT LEAST 10) DURING THE 2014 FIELD SEASON (APPROXIMATELY APRIL-NOVEMBER); AND 2) ANALYZE AND INCORPORATE THE PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN DURING THE BOAT SURVEYS INTO THE EXISTING PHOTO-IDENTIFICATION CATALOG.
NOAA NMFS ALASKA REGIONAL ACQUISITION DIVISION, REQUIRES THAT ALL CONTRACTORS DOING BUSINESS WITH THIS ACQUISITION OFFICE BE REGISTERED WITH THE SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM). NO AWARD CAN BE MADE UNLESS THE VENDER IS REGISTERED IN SAM. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER IN SAM PLEASE ACCESS THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE: HTTPS://WWW.SAM.GOV/PORTAL/PUBLIC/SAM. IN ORDER TO REGISTER IN 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 WWW.DNB.COM/EUPDATE OR BY PHONE AT (800) 333-0505.

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