Vessel Needed for Selective Flatfish Trawl LED Light Study in Groundfish Fishery

Deadline for written questions: 2.22.2016
Deadline for submissions: 3.4.2016

The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) intends to charter one vessel to
participate in a research project looking to evaluate if simple enhancements to the visibility of a
selective flatfish trawl headrope can improve bycatch reduction for darkblotched and other slope
rockfishes. This project seeks to conduct 12 sample days (depending on charter rate) between 15
March and 30 September 2016.
PSMFC will provide the selective flatfish trawl, codend, and all
scientific equipment needed for the project. The Contractor agrees to furnish a vessel, crew, and
any additional gear necessary for bottom trawling for groundfish species. The Captain and crew
must be available during all scientific operations. In order to ensure full use of each sample day,
the captain and crew should make any necessary transit arrangements in order to begin fishing
operations at the start of each sample day. All fishing will occur during daylight hours .

Posted: 2.8.2015

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Management of Logistics and Implementation of Leadership/Staff Development Workshops

Deadline for written questions: 12.4.2015
Deadline for submissions: 1.4.2016

The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is for the Pacific States Marine Fisheries
Commission (PSMFC) to procure the professional services of a contractor that will provide
management consulting coordination for at least three National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) Pacific Islands Region (PIR) workshops focused on implementation of various
leadership and staff development programs.

Posted: 11.17.2015

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Identifying Fish Stocks Requiring Federal Conservation and Management in Hawaii

Deadline for written questions: 11.25.2015
Deadline for submissions: 12.18.2015

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO), Sustainable Fisheries
Division (SFD) proposes to hire a contractor to assess the harvest of bottomfish, crustacean, precious
coral, and coral reef ecosystem MUS from the EEZ around Hawaii. The contractor would identify those
stocks that meet the criteria for stocks in need of conservation and management. The contractor would
also identify other stocks that do not meet the criteria, and recommend to the Council and NMFS
whether these other stocks should continue to be included in the FEP as ecosystem components or be
removed from the FEP.

Posted: 11.13.2015

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Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) Report – Pacific Islands Pelagic Fisheries

Deadline for written questions: 11.18.2015
Deadline for submissions: 12.9.2015

RFP Q&A Posted – 9.30.2015
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO), Sustainable Fisheries
Division (SFD) proposes to hire a contractor to lead the development of a Stock Assessment and
Fisheries Evaluation (SAFE) report for fisheries managed under the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific (FEP), developed by the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council
(Council) and implemented by NMFS. The contractor will be responsible for ensuring completion of the
SAFE report and identifying a standard format and process for developing SAFE reports for other FEPs in
the region.

PIRO SAFE Report Q&A

Posted: 11.4.2015

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Cook Inlet Chinook Salmon Disaster Research

Deadline for written questions: 10.16.2015
Deadline for pre-proposals: 10.30.2015
Deadline for full-proposals: 12.24.2015

The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) will be issuing roughly $2 million in
grants to qualified research projects in the Cook Inlet that address research themes related to
the Alaska Chinook Salmon Fishery Disaster that was declared by the Secretary of Commerce
on September 31, 2012.


This fishery disaster is based on the very low Chinook salmon returns in 2010, 2011 and 2012
which resulted in a Chinook salmon harvest that was 90 percent below the recent 5-year
average. Exact causes for recent poor Chinook salmon returns are unknown, but may involve a
variety of factors outside the control of fishery managers to mitigate including unfavorable ocean
conditions, freshwater environmental factors, disease, or other likely factors on which data are
limited or nonexistent.

Cook Inlet Salmon Disaster RFP Q&A

Posted: 10.1.2015

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Integration of Coral ESA Requirements into Coral EFH, CWA and FWCA Assessments and Mitigation Standards in the US Pacific Islands

Deadline for written questions: 9.25.2015
Deadline for submissions: 10.12.2015

The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to procure the professional services of
a contractor who will lead Pacific Islands Regional Office’s Protected Resources Division
(PIRO/PRD) effort to integrate coral Endangered Species Act (ESA) requirements into
coral Essential Fish Habitat (EFH), Clean Water Act (CWA) and Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act (FWCA) assessment and mitigation standards in the US Pacific Islands.
The project’s objective is to develop coral ESA mitigation requirements that complement
the ongoing regional effort by PIRO/HCD (Habitat Conservation Division) to develop
protocols for coral MSA-EFH/CWA/FWCA assessment and mitigation.

Posted: 9.14.2015

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Completion of a Geodatabase on Locations of Listed Corals in Guam, CNMI, American Samoa and PRIAs

Deadline for written questions: 9.25.2015
Deadline for submissions: 10.9.2015

The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to procure the professional services of
a contractor who establish a web-based, publicly-available, user-friendly GIS database
showing known locations of ESA-listed corals in Guam, CNMI, American Samoa, and
PRIAs for use by federal action agencies, local governments, and other interested parties.

Coral Geodatabase Q&A

Posted: 9.11.2015

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Pretesting and Implementing Alaska Saltwater Sport Fishing Surveys

Deadline for written questions: 9.18.2015
Deadline for submissions: 10.2.2015

The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) is requesting proposals for a
survey research project that collects information to estimate the economic value of
saltwater sport fishing trips in Alaska, in order to understand the factors that affect
participation in, and demand for, these trips by Alaska resident anglers (i.e., anglers, or
recreational fishermen, who live and fish in Alaska) and non-resident anglers (i.e.,
anglers who live outside of Alaska but who fish in the state). The survey will collect
stated and revealed preference information to allow estimation of recreational fishing
demand and to assist in understanding angler preferences for different types of fishing
opportunities.

RFP Alaska Sportfish Survey Q&A
Alaska Saltwater Sport Fishing Survey – AKSC Resident
Alaska Saltwater Sport Fishing Survey – AKSE Resident
Alaska Saltwater Sport Fishing Survey – Non-Resident

Posted: 9.3.2015

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Fish Identification Mobile Application

Deadline for written questions: 7.24.2015
Deadline for submissions: 8.7.2015

It is the intent of this Request for Proposals (RFP) and resulting contract to establish an agreement for
the professional services of a mobile application developer to create a cross-platform mobile application
for fish identification.

Posted: 7.15.2015

RecFIN Fish ID Mobile App Q&A

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Vessel needed for Conservation Engineering Studies of Trawl Gear in the Exclusive Economic Zone off the coast of Alaska, US

Deadline for written questions: 5.8.2015
Deadline for submissions: 5.26.2015

The contractor shall furnish the necessary crew, material, equipment, services and facilities to
perform the following Statement of Work/Specifications. For a description of the terms used
within this Statement of Work, please consult the Definitions (Section 3.1).

Posted: 4.24.2015

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