COMBINED SYNOPSIS AND SOLICITATION TO PROVIDE BUOY MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE IS REQUIRED ON AN EXISTING ARRAY OF OCEANOGRAPHIC BUOYS IN THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY (CINMS). THE CURRENT ARRAY IS OPERATED BY SCIENTISTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA'S PARTNERSHIP FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES OF COASTAL OCEANS (PISCO). THE ARRAY IS LOCATED AROUND THE ISLANDS OF ANACAPA, SANTA CRUZ, SANTA ROSA AND SAN MIGUEL, AS WELL AS ALONG THE SANTA BARBARA COASTLINE. NO OTHER OCEANOGRAPHIC ARRAYS ARE IN PLACE IN THE SANCTUARY. PISCO CURRENTLY OPERATES THE BUOY ARRAY AND IS THE INCUMBENT CONTRACTOR. THE WESTERN REGIONAL ACQUISITION DIVISION REQUIRES THAT ALL CONTRACTORS DOING BUSINESS WITH THIS ACQUISITION OFFICE BE REGISTERED WITH THE CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRY (CCR) AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2003. AFTER THIS DATE, NO AWARD CAN BE MADE UNLESS THE VENDOR IS REGISTERED IN CCR. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER IN CCR PLEASE ACCESS THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: 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 ONLINE 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.

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