NOAA, national marine fisheries service (nmfs), pacific islands region observer program (pirop), fishery observer support services
Active Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 1305M323FNFFT0252
- Awardee
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Float Partners LLC UEI WRH1AE9LAPM8
- Awarding agency
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Obligated
- $16,627,678
Award facts
- Contract value 96% obligated
- $17,307,668.70 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 62% complete
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- Current, with exercised options
- Potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Kaneohe, HI 96744, USA
- Legislative mandates
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- Service Contract Act FAR subpart 22.10
- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
- Service Contract Inventory FAR subpart 4.17
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exercise an Option | $3,951,486 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,541,267 | |
| Exercise an Option | $1,724,692 | |
| Funding Only Action | $644,551 | |
| Funding Only Action | $777,086 | |
| Exercise an Option | $2,711,175 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $742,363 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $1,609,359 | |
| Original award | $2,925,698 |
About this award
NOAA issued a delivery order to Float Partners LLC, a small disadvantaged business, on September 18, 2023, exercising Option Period III under the Pacific Islands Region Observer Program (PIROP) for fishery observer support services, with a ceiling value of $17.3 million and an ultimate completion date of September 17, 2028.
The order is issued under a single-award $49.5 million IDV for fishery observer support services in the Pacific Islands Region, covering recruitment, training, and deployment of observers to monitor fishing vessel catch and bycatch, collect fisheries data, and support sustainable fisheries management. This delivery order is a Total Small Business set-aside, firm fixed price engagement. Place of performance is Kaneohe, Hawaii.
In FY2025, the order deployed 36.3 FTEs across 75,600 contractor hours at a derived government-paid blended rate of $55.83 per hour, with 50 percent of contractor hours subcontracted. The order incorporates updated wage determinations and RFO 52.222-90; NOAA Secretary approved the action on June 25, 2026.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 1305M323FNFFT0252?
1305M323FNFFT0252 was awarded to Float Partners LLC by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Department of Commerce) on September 18, 2023.
How much is contract 1305M323FNFFT0252 worth?
The government has obligated $16,627,678 on 1305M323FNFFT0252. Its current value, with exercised options, is $17,307,669.
Is contract 1305M323FNFFT0252 an order under another contract?
Yes. 1305M323FNFFT0252 is a delivery order under 1305M323DNFFT0020, an indefinite delivery contract.
Was contract 1305M323FNFFT0252 competed?
The extent of competition for 1305M323FNFFT0252 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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