The Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) West Coast Region (WCR) has a continuing requirement for Administrative, Technical, and Non-Scientific Support Services for the NMFS facilities in Portland, OR, Seattle, WA, Long Beach, CA, and various other NMFS sites with California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska.

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC), is a Government bureau charged with the mission of stewardship for living marine resources. NMFS’ mission is to conserve, protect and manage Pacific salmon, groundfish, halibut and marine mammals and their habitats under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and other federal laws.

The purpose of this Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is to have a source against which to issue task orders for the various administrative services described in this SOW.

The Contractor shall provide a variety of Administrative Support Services for the NMFS offices on the Pacific Coast, Idaho, Alaska, and the Pacific Islands. Other NMFS offices may use this contract upon approval by the Contracting Officer (CO) and the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) on a non-recurring basis. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 37.1, the requirements herein are “non-personal services.”

The contractor will provide a full scope and range of skilled administrative professionals to include tasks responsible for managing, obtaining, coordinating, or providing a variety of administrative functions such as management analysis, budget analysis, accounting, contracting and procurement, data processing, writing/editing of technical documents, mail services and others. Contractor support will require knowledge and understanding of management and administration principles, practices, methods, and techniques, together with skill in integrating such functions with the general operations of the organization.

Under this contract, the contractor shall provide administrative, clerical, data entry, business, analyst, coordinator, and project management support services at NMFS facilities in Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, and other locations on a non-recurring basis.

Primary NMFS offices are located in Portland, Seattle, Long Beach, San Diego, Juneau, and Honolulu, but services under this contract may be required in support of any NOAA facility in the states identified above. Offices directly supported for the NMFS are located in Seattle, Washington, Portland, Roseburg & Ellensburg, Oregon, and Boise, Idaho. Specific places of performance will be identified at the task order level.

• The Contractor shall designate a Project Manager as the primary contact point for the government contracting officer (CO) and the contracting officer’s representative (COR). The project manager will be responsible for coordinating resources on the contract and providing direction to the contractor’s employees under individual task orders.
• The Contractor shall ensure a level of programmatic oversight and personnel support sufficient to ensure an uninterrupted provision of services for all active task orders.
• The Contractor must be capable of providing short-term, project-specific administrative support that clearly correlates with and advances NMFS’s overall mission, strategic objectives, and program-specific goals.
• The place of performance will be stipulated on individual orders and will support NOAA activities in the states of AK, WA, OR, ID, CA, and HI. The contractor must be capable of recruiting in all local service areas of the order, including remote areas. In addition, there may be exceptions for remote or telework arrangements if necessary.
• The contractor shall furnish the necessary personnel, materials, and services and provide necessary items to perform the work and services specified in the terms and conditions of the contract and as specified in each order.
• Personnel proposed for each category must have the background, experience, and education for the labor category/role in which they are expected to perform; specific requirements for each order are stated in the individual order. If one or more of the key personnel, for any reason, becomes or is expected to become unavailable for work under this contract for a continuous period exceeding 30 work days, or is expected to devote substantially less effort to the work than indicated in the proposal or initially anticipated, the contractor shall, subject to the concurrence of the Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), promptly replace personnel with personnel of equal ability and qualifications.