NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT FOR THE NATIONAL MARINE MAMMAL LAB (NMML). PURPOSE IS TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE (ODFW) TO OBSERVE BRANDED STELLER SEA LION PUPS AT ROGUE REEF, OREGON AND ST. GEORGE REEF, CALIFORNIA. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS DATE OF AWARD THROUGH 3/31/2009. THE ODFW HAS BEEN MONITORING PINNIPED DISTRIBUTION, ABUNDANCE, POPULATION TRENDS, SEASONAL MOVEMENTS, AND FOOD HABITS IN OREGON SINCE 1984. IN 2001, ODFW AND NMML INITIATED A NEW STUDY ON THE THREATENED STELLER SEA LIONS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. STELLER SEA LIONS OCCURRING FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH OREGON CONSTITUTE THE LARGEST AND MOST IMPORTANT REPRODUCTIVE AGGREGATION OF THIS SPECIES IN U.S. WATERS SOUTH OF ALASKA. THIS PROJECT IS AIMED AT OBTAINING COMPARATIVE INFORMATION ON POPULATION VITAL RATES SUCH AS AGE-SPECIFIC SURVIVAL, AGE AT FIRST REPRODUCTION, FECUNDITY, AND DESCRIBING SEASONAL MOVEMENTS AND DISTRIBUTION. ODFW WILL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A FIELD PROJECT OFFICE AND STORAGE/WORK FACILITIES FOR THIS PROJECT IN GOLD BEACH, OREGON. ODFW WILL CAPTURE AND MARK UP TO 200 STELLER SEA LION PUPS AT THE ROGUE REEF ROOKERY IN SOUTHERN OREGON. VENDOR WILL ALSO MONITOR PRESENCE, DISTRIBUTION, AND ABUNDANCE OF STELLER SEA LIONS IN GENERAL AND MARKED INDIVIDUAL SEA LIONS IN PARTICULAR USING REMOTE VIDEO CAMERAS INSTALLED AT ROGUE REEF, AND BY USING SHORE AND BOAT-BASED OBSERVATIONS THROUGHOUT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND OREGON. ODFW WILL RECORD DATA AND OBSERVATIONS, PROVIDE SUMMARIES OF FIELD WORK, AND USE RESIGHT DATA OF MARKED INDIVIDUALS TO ESTIMATE POPULATION VITAL RATES IN CONJUNCTION WITH NMML STAFF. ODFW HAS BEEN CONDUCTING STUDIES OF STELLER SEA LIONS IN OREGON FOR 20 YEARS AND IT POSSESSES A FIELD OFFICE AT GOLD BEACH, OREGON WITHIN THREE MILES FROM ROGUE REEF WHERE SEA LIONS HAVE BEEN MARKED AND FROM WHICH THE REMOTE VIDEO SIGNAL WILL BE TRANSMITTED. THIS PROXIMITY OF THE ODFW OFFICE TO ROGUE REEF IS CRITICAL TO SUCCESS OF THE STUDY AS IT PROVIDES A LOCATION WHERE ANTENNAE AND RECEIVING EQUIPMENT CAN BE INSTALLED TO RECEIVE THE VIDEO SIGNAL AND PROCESS THE VIDEO IMAGES WHICH CONSTITUTE RESIGHTINGS OF PERMANENTLY MARKED STELLER SEA LIONS. FURTHER, ODFW IS THE ONLY KNOWN ORGANIZATION IN OREGON WHICH CONDUCTS SURVEYS OF SEA LION ABUNDANCE IN THAT STATE. 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.

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