B -- Contractor to estimate subsistence harvest of halibut in Alaska for calendar year 2002

This publication serves as a notice of intent to negotiate a sole source contract, with Alaska Department of Fish and Game to provide an estimate of the subsistence harvest of halibut in Alaska in the calendar year 2002. The objectives include: 1. A list of subsistence halibut fishers, to serve as the basis for the mailed survey in the study year and subsequent years. 2. Estimate the subsistence harvest of halibut in Alaska in 2002 by community, tribe, and management area, along with an estimate of the number of individuals subsistence fishing for halibut. 3. An estimate of the number of lingcod and rockfish taken by subsistence fishers while fishing for halibut. Interested offerors may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement in writing to Linda Shaw, NOAA, WASC, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115, or emailing her at [email protected] by July 5, 2002. This notice may represent the only official notice of the intended contract award. A solicitation is not available. See numbered note 22.