Hawaii National Marine Sanctuary Vessel Charter Services
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This Sources Sought Notice is not a Request for Quote and does not constitute a commitment by the Government. The Government is currently conducting market research in accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO) Part 10 to identify potential small business sources to fulfill the requirement and gather information on current capabilities of businesses within the market. All information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice is voluntary and the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. Proprietary information submitted should be marked appropriately. All submitted information shall remain with the United States (U.S.) Government and will not be returned. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Acquisition and Grants Office, Eastern Acquisition Division is conducting market research to identify small business sources capable of providing the services relevant to the requirement needs described herein for the National Ocean Service, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS). The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 483114, �Coastal and Great Lakes Passenger Transportation.� The small business size standard for this NAICS code is 550 employees. This requirement is for resource protection and monitoring missions to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) that supports requirements for the Papah?naumoku?kea National Marine Sanctuary (PNMS). The Contractor supports three major tasks for these management projects, including transit to study locations, providing meals and berthing accommodations, and operations during research. NOAA will provide the Chief Scientist and Dive Master, who will have overall responsibility and decision-making authority for safely executing the projects during the vessel charter, in coordination with the vessel�s Captain. For informat…