R -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE AWARD FOR AMMOP TECHNICAL SERVICES

NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT WITH MARY STERNFELD FOR NOAA FISHERIES. PURPOSE OF PROPOSED CONTRACT IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL SERVICES TO THE ALASKA MARINE MAMMAL OBSERVER PROGRAM TO UPGRADE THE AMMOP DATABASE STRUCTURE, DOCUMENTATION, AND REPORT CAPABILITIES, AS WELL AS UPDATE THE EXISTING ELECTRONIC DATA AND COMPLETE ENTRY FOR THE 2007 FIELD SEASON. THE CONTRACTORS SPECIFIC PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: 1) DATA MANAGEMENT PREPARATION FOR THE 2007 FIELD SEASON THAT WILL ENSURE DATA COLLECTION AND HARD COPY AND ELECTONIC DATA MANAGEMENT ARE SUCCESSFUL; 2) COMPILE CHANGES TO THE AMMOP DATABSE TO RECONCILE HARD COPIES WITH DATABASE; 3) DEVELOP CHAIN OF CUSTODY FOR CORE TABLES AND FILEDS; 4) IMPORT CHAIN OF CUSTODY DATA 2005; 5) CREATE ENTITY RELATIONSHIP TABLES; 6) UPDATE WEBFORMS TO REFLECT CHANGES MADE TO DATABSE; 7) REVIEW ORACLE WEBFORMS FOR CRITICAL UPDATES; 8) DEVELOP CHAIN OF CUSTODY FOR WEBFORMS; 9) UPDATE DATA ENTRY AND DATABASE GUIDE INSTRUCTIONS; 10) OVERSEE SCANNING OF HARD COPY DATA FORMS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS; 11) EDIT HARD COPY FORMS, MANUAL CONTENT AND TEXT ENSURING CONTINUITY; 12) EDIT GEAR DATABASE TO ENSURE UTILITY; 13) INSPECT AND PROVIDE MAINTENANCE OF AMMOP GEAR; 14) REVISE GEAR STORAGE SPACE AND REVIEW GEAR FOR EFFECTIVENESS, DISPOSE OF OUTDATED GEAR; 15) IMPLEMENT SCANNING OF ALL 2007 DATA TO INCLUDE FIELD SEASON DATA ENTRY, 16) IMPLEMENT, MAINTAIN, AND UPDATE WEB-BASED OBSERVER RESEOURCE FOR TRACK SAMPLING PROTOCOL. HIGH QUALITY DATA IS THE CORNERSTONE FO THE TOOLS THE AMMOP REQUIRED TO FULFILL ITS MANDATES UNDER THE MMPA. MARY STERNFELD IS UNIQUELY QUALIFIED AS SHE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN DEVELOPING THE AMMOP ORACLE OBSERVER PROGRAM. HER SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE IN RELATION TO THE AMMOP AND THE OBSERVER PROGRAM IS UNIQUE. WITH THIS FOLLOW-ON CONTRACT TO UPDATE THE ORIGINAL WORK, MARY STERNFELD IS THE ONLY PERSON WHO UNDERSTANDS THE CONSTRUCTS AND DETAILS OF THE AMMOP DATABASE STRUCTURE AND THE OPERATIONS OF THE OBSERVER PRORAM AND ITS DATA NEEDS AS IT RELATES TO THE FEDERAL MANDATES. THE NEEDED REQUIREMENTS OF THIS CONTRACT ARE A DIRECT RELATION TO PAST WORK MARY STERNFELD HAS DONE WITH THE AMMOP AND ARE KNOWN IN INTIMATE DETAIL ONLY BY THIS VENDOR. IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENT ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THIS AWARD, CONTRACTOR MUST HAVE FULL KNOWLEDGE OF THE AMMOP GOALS, REQUIREMENTS AND OPERATIONS, INCLUDING DATA QUALITY CONTROL REQUIREMENTS, SECTION 118 OF THE MMPA, AS APPLLICABLE TO THE AMMOP; ALASKA MARINE MAMMAL STOCK ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS; ALASKA STATE COMMERCIAL SALMON FISHERIES MANAGEMENT FISH TICKET PROCESSING; NMSF/AKR/AMMOP ORACLE DATABASE MANAGEMENT STRUCTURES AND PROCEDURES; AKR/NARA RECORD KEEPING AND FILING REQUIREMENTS; AND ADOBE FRAMEMAKER, EXCEL AND ACCESS SOFTWARE. BASED ON THE ABOVE, NOAA BELIEVES MARY STERNFELD IS THE ONLY VENDOR AVAILABLE THAT CAN MEET THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS AND IS UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO WORK ON THIS CRITICAL PROJECT AND BUILD UPON THE FIRST PHASES COMPLETED. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS FROM DATE OF AWARD THROUGH MARCH 31, 2008. NOTWITHSTANDING THE GOVERNMENTS INTENT TO NEGOTIATE THIS REQUIREMENT WITH MARY STERNFELD, UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF 41 USC253(C)(1), ANY OTHER RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT A STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE WHICH, IF TIMELY RECEIVED, WILL BE EVALUATED BY NOAA TO DETERMINE IF A COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION SHOULD BE ISSUED. RESPONSES MUST BE RECEIVED BY APRIL 26, 2007. RESPONSES MAY BE FAXED TO (907) 586-8726 OR E-MAILED TO [email protected]. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS PROPOSED ACQUISITION MAY BE DIRECTED TO SUZANNE JOHNSTON. THIS IS A SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION WITH AN ESTIMATED TOTAL AWARD VALUE OF LESS THAN $100,000.