The Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $134,320.00 firm fixed price purchase order to Environmental Science Associates (ESA), a self-certified small disadvantaged business, to refine and expand habitat equivalency analysis models for credit calculation under the Endangered Species Act, specifically an estuary model. This contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, is intended to support NOAA's efforts to evaluate changes to the quality of the estuarine component of Puget Sound Chinook critical habitat and their likely impacts to salmon. The model must be based on best available science and utilize project input data that NOFS typically receives for biological evaluations of restoration projects such as dike setbacks, tidal habitat restoration, and tide gate/culvert replacements. ESA has experience providing environmental services as a prime contractor on federal contracts for various agencies, including NOAA.
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