The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $1,017,252 definitive firm-fixed-price contract to Semper Offshore LLC to charter a vessel to conduct North Atlantic right whale research surveys. The solicitation sought vessel charter services for up to 25 days from May through June 2022 in the Great South Channel and Gulf of Maine to accommodate 7-12 scientists, deploy and retrieve a rigid-hull inflatable boat and acoustic monitoring equipment in support of the agency's marine...
This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded to Semper Offshore LLC, a small business, by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under a total small business set-aside. The $154,282.48 contract provides charter vessel services to support NOAA's research on North Atlantic right whales and sea turtles, including recovering and redeploying acoustic recording units in the Gulf of Maine. The contract has a performance period through December 31, 2022, and includes options for...
This is a $165,876.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a civilian agency within the Department of Commerce, to Semper Offshore LLC, a veteran-owned small business. The contract is for 10 days of charter vessel research services to support research on North Atlantic right whales and sea turtles. The contract has a total small business set aside. Semper Offshore LLC is an experienced provider of marine construction services,...
The Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $168,880.00 firm fixed price purchase order to Semper Offshore LLC, a veteran-owned limited liability company, for a vessel charter to support a turtle survey. The contract is set aside for small businesses. Semper Offshore has previously provided charter vessel research services, charter vessel services, and vessel charters to NOAA to support research on North Atlantic right whales and sea turtles,...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $2,739,371.60 firm fixed-price contract to the New England Aquarium Corporation, a non-profit organization based in Boston, Massachusetts. The contract is for the maintenance and curation of the North Atlantic Right Whale Catalog for NOAA Fisheries. The work is highly specialized and requires extensive knowledge and expertise in managing all aspects of the photo-identification catalog, including maintaining the catalog,...
The Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract valued at $242,890.00 to Semper Offshore LLC, a veteran-owned small business. The contract is for chartering a vessel to survey for leatherback sea turtles and support small boat operations, including launching and recovering work boats, for approximately 12 days. The contract has a period of performance from July 15, 2022 to March 14, 2023 and was set aside...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $248,830.00 firm fixed-price purchase order contract to the New England Aquarium Corporation, a non-profit organization, for the provision of non-personal services related to the development of a visual output website for anthropogenic events data visualization focused on North Atlantic right whales. This sole-source contract, issued under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), was based on NOAA's determination that the New...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $2,542,929.00 firm fixed price contract to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Division to provide right whale early warning system support services in support of NOAA Fisheries' Southeast Regional Office. The 5-year contract, which runs from July 1, 2020 through June 14, 2025, does not have a set-aside designation. The contract scope includes aerial surveys, data...
The Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $24,780 firm fixed price purchase order to the University of Maine System's University of Maine Division for fin whale studies and vessel charter services. Performance will take place in Woods Hole, Massachusetts from August 18 to October 1, 2023. As part of NOAA's broader marine research and stewardship efforts, this award will enable the University of Maine to conduct fin whale observation and population...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $844,733 firm fixed-price contract to the New England Aquarium Corporation, a non-profit organization, to provide protected species aerial survey services in the Gulf of Maine focused on right whales. The contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, has a period of performance through March 1, 2025. The New England Aquarium Corporation, with its expertise in marine biology, ecosystem monitoring, and public engagement,...