Definitive Contract HSCG3207CR00027

The U.S. Coast Guard awarded a $265,402.00 definitive, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), a private non-profit research organization, for the "Detection of Heavy Oil on the Sea Floor". The contract has no set-aside designation and a performance period ending on March 11, 2008. WHOI is a leading oceanographic institution that frequently supports various federal agencies' marine research and technology needs through prime and sub-contracts. This award may be part of the Coast Guard's efforts to address environmental monitoring and response capabilities related to offshore oil spills or other marine pollution incidents.

In addition to this contract award, WHOI holds two federal Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) contracts with the U.S. Geological Survey, providing specialized radiocarbon laboratory services and heavy noble gas isotopes analytical services in support of the agency's earth science research programs.