The Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $316,100 firm fixed price purchase order to K.B. Fisheries, Inc., doing business as KB Fisheries Inc., located in Seattle, Washington. The contract calls for vessel charter services to support oceanographic research in the Bering Sea from August through September 2022. Per the original solicitation, the vessel must accommodate 18 scientists, have a minimum 600 square foot working deck, and lifting equipment capable of deploying and recovering scientific moorings and 5,000-pound equipment at multiple stations. This total small business set-aside contract furthers NOAA's mission to understand and predict changes in the Earth's environment through research and observation of the oceans and atmosphere in the Bering Sea region.