Definitive Contract 140M0120C0005
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- This is a firm fixed-price delivery order contract awarded by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), a civilian agency within the Department of the Interior, to Blue World Research Institute Inc., a non-profit organization based in Cocoa, Florida. The contract, valued at $1,833,490.00, is for large whale spatial and behavioral research. The award is not associated with a set-aside. The contract is part of a larger Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) vehicle held by Blue World...
- This federal contract award, valued at $132,000, was issued by the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), a civilian agency within the Department of the Interior. The prime contractor is Blue World Research Institute Inc., a non-profit organization that provides scientific research and technical services focused on marine ecology, environmental assessment, and conservation. The contract was awarded as a delivery order under BOEM's larger Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) contracts with...
- This federal contract award was made by the Alaska Region of the U.S. Department of the Interior to Mote Marine Laboratory, Inc., a non-profit marine research organization, to provide age estimates for humpback whales in Alaska. The contract is a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $19,600.00 and has an ultimate completion date of July 1, 2024. The contract stems from a solicitation for "ALASKA HUMPBACK WHALE EYE AAR AGE ESTIMATES," indicating that Mote Marine Laboratory will...
- The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 7 awarded a $5.25 million definitive contract to North Pacific Wildlife Consulting, LLC for walrus and polar bear research and management support on September 23, 2022, under a total small business set-aside. The originating solicitation, posted September 6, 2022 with a due date of September 20, 2022, sought proposals to provide research and management support services for Pacific walrus and polar bear conservation efforts. The...
- The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management awarded a $15,000.00 firm fixed price purchase order to the nonprofit organization Wild Me for Phase II of the Gray Whale Study. The contract, which does not utilize a small business set-aside, runs through August 12, 2022. Wild Me has previously received prime federal contract and grant awards from the Department of Commerce, Department of the Interior, and National Science Foundation to provide technology services and capabilities related to...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a civilian agency, to LGL Alaska Research Associates Inc. for the collection of biopsies and photographs of Cook Inlet beluga whales. The contract has a ceiling value of $149,983.28 and a completion date of September 1, 2020. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. LGL Alaska Research Associates Inc. is a self-certified small disadvantaged business. No major...
- The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $115,182.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Groupe De Recherche Et D'Education SUR Les Mammifères Marins (GREMM) for beluga whale biopsy services in Cook Inlet, Alaska. The contract will run from the award date of August 11, 2023 through September 30, 2025, with optional extension periods. The requested services include providing labor, equipment, and materials necessary to perform the biopsy...
- The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) awarded a $180,614.31 firm fixed-price delivery order contract to Nuka Research & Planning Group LLC, a woman-owned small business, to develop "Knowledge Maps AK Marine Ecosys". This contract is part of BOEM's broader environmental protection and regulatory guidance programs for infrastructure projects in extreme cold weather conditions. Nuka Research & Planning Group LLC specializes in environmental consulting and planning services,...
- This is a $11,720.14 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce, to Alaska Veterinary Pathology Services, a small disadvantaged, woman-owned business. The contract is for the development of a publication on morbidity and mortality trends in stranded Cook Inlet beluga whales from 2014 to 2025. The work is to be performed in Eagle River, Alaska, and is not set aside for any specific...
- This is a $163,509.70 firm fixed-price definitive contract awarded to Specpro Sustainment And Environmental, LLC, an Alaska Native Corporation-owned small business certified under the SBA's 8(a) program. The contract was awarded by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), a civilian agency within the Department of the Interior, to support the synthesis of data and literature on the effects of climate change in areas of the Outer Continental Shelf where BOEM-managed activities occur. This...
On February 5, 2020, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) awarded a definitive firm fixed-price contract valued at $456,850.52 to Applied Sociocultural Research, operated by Michael Galginaitis, for monitoring the annual bowhead whale hunts near Cross Island in Alaska's central Beaufort Sea. This noncommercial research study will examine potential impacts from oil and gas development activities, specifically related to the proposed Liberty oil and gas site, on subsistence whaling operations conducted by Alaska Native communities. The contract, which runs through September 30, 2026, was awarded without a set-aside designation following a sole-source procurement process. Applied Sociocultural Research was selected based on its demonstrated expertise in conducting similar studies, established relationships with local Alaska Native hunters and supporting organizations, and deep knowledge of traditional subsistence whaling practices in the region. The study will document temporal and spatial conflicts between subsistence whaling activities and operations at the Liberty development site, with findings intended to inform agency decision-making and contribute to future environmental assessments. Work will be performed in Anchorage, Alaska. The contract supports BOEM's mandate to manage energy development on federal outer continental shelf lands while balancing environmental protection and the rights of indigenous communities dependent on subsistence hunting. No subcontractors were identified in this sole-source award to a specialized research firm with unique qualifications for this culturally and scientifically significant monitoring effort.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Study for Annual Bowhead Whale Hunt. | 140M0119R0016 | Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | Special Notice 1/2 | 6/26/19, 2:40 PM | |
Monitoring the Cross Island Subsistence Whale Hunt | 140M0119R0016 | Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | Award Notice 2/2 | 2/6/20, 12:25 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P00004 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | ($25k) | 4/29/26 | |
| P00003 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 9/13/24 | |
| P00002 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 10/25/21 | |
| P00001 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 12/4/20 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $481.9k | 2/5/20 |