ITB: 230000025

Norton Sound Trawl Services-King Crab Charter
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NOIA Posted 3/29/2023
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Purpose:

Contract for the use of a fully functional trawl vessel, for use by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) as living quarters and an operations base to assess Norton Sound Section (Area Q) red king crab stock abundance and perform other king crab research. This contract requires a vessel captain and minimum of three (3) additional crew. ADF&G will place up to four (4) department personnel aboard the vessel in Nome to sample trawl catches and collect oceanographic information. The charter is scheduled to last approximately twenty-four (24) days with approximately twelve (12) days of at-sea charter time will be spent in transit to/from the study area and the remaining twelve (12) days of charter service will be devoted to at-sea research. 
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Sealed bids must be submitted to the office from which they were issued and must be time and date stamped by the purchasing section prior to 2:00pn on 3/21/2023.
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Please review the attached ITB for further details. If you have any questions, please reach out to the procurement specialist outlined below:

Kristie Ely
Procurement Officer
kristie.ely@alaska.gov
907-465-6178