Definitive Contract INM08PC20029

This is a $481,850.52 firm-fixed-price contract awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to Michael Galginaitis, doing business as Applied Sociocultural Research. The contract is for monitoring the annual bowhead whale hunt near Cross Island in Alaska for potential impacts from the nearby Liberty oil and gas development and production activities. The study aims to inform BOEM and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) about...

The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $137,422.00 firm fixed price purchase order to the Alaska Department of Fish & Game to provide vessel charter services to conduct photogrammetry research on the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale population. The contract is to support small boat operations out of Anchorage, Alaska between July and September 2020, where a vertical take-off and landing unmanned aircraft system will be deployed to...

This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to the Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G) for $94,737.00 to provide professional services for data analysis and synthesis of unpublished diet information on Cook Inlet beluga whales and killer whales. The contract has a performance period ending on April 30, 2025 and was originally set to expire on September 30, 2025 before the completion date was updated. No set-aside...

This federal contract was awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Region 7 to the Indigenous People's Council for Marine Mammals (IPCOMM), a tribally owned, minority owned, non-profit organization focused on protecting traditional subsistence uses of marine mammals in Alaska. The contract, a $488,983.08 firm-fixed price purchase order, was awarded on January 30, 2019 and supports base operations related to marine mammals through March 31, 2020. IPCOMM has...

This is a Firm Fixed Price Delivery Order contract awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service to North Pacific Wildlife Consulting, LLC (NPWC), a small business, for a total ceiling value of $1,230,300.15. The contract is for Phase 1 & 2 and 3 of the 2017 Walrus Research Cruise, which involves research and management services related to walruses in the North Pacific Ocean. NPWC has specialized expertise in marine mammal conservation efforts and has...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (DOI BOEM) awarded Coastal Frontiers Corporation a $347,055 firm fixed price definitive contract to study the effects of river overflow on sea ice formation and breakup in Alaska. Per the original solicitation for AK-20-03 RIVER OVERFLOOD ON SEA ICE, the contractor will perform research on how river discharge impacts sea ice conditions. There was no set-aside designation for this procurement. Coastal Frontiers will deliver the...

Coastal Frontiers Corporation was awarded a $751,523 firm fixed price definitive contract by the Department of the Interior Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to conduct research on the 2020-21 freeze-up and 2021 break-up of Arctic sea ice in the U.S. Beaufort and Chukchi Seas. The contract builds upon Coastal Frontiers' previous efforts leading similar joint industry projects since 2009 by obtaining RADARSAT satellite imagery and analyzing historical conditions to understand...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement awarded Coastal Frontiers Corporation an $822,633 firm fixed price definitive contract to conduct research on the 2023-24 freeze-up and break-up of Arctic sea ice in the US Beaufort and Chukchi Seas. The 18-month contract builds upon Coastal Frontiers' role as primary investigator for the annual freeze-up effort since 2009 and proprietary data, and aims to obtain initial understanding of break-up conditions. The sole...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 7 awarded a $563,240 firm fixed price purchase order to the Alaska Nannut Co-Management Council for MMM ANCC 2020 BASE OPERATIONS. Under this contract, the Alaska Nannut Co-Management Council will provide base operations support for the Marine Mammal Management program in the Nome, Alaska area through June 2022. The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 7 oversees marine mammal conservation and management...

This is a $95,000.00 firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service Region 7 to Oceans Initiative, a non-profit organization. The contract, titled "MMM AUDITORY MASKING IN PACIFIC WALRUS," was awarded on August 12, 2019 and completed on December 1, 2020. It did not involve any set-aside designations. The contract likely involved scientific research on the effects of sound on Pacific walrus populations. Oceans...