The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $384,991.25 contract to Kailua Animal Institute LLC, a small business veterinary provider, on February 23, 2023, to provide marine mammal and sea turtle veterinary support services for the National Marine Fisheries Service Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO). The contract is structured as a time-and-materials purchase order and is designated as a total small business set-aside. Services will be performed in Honolulu, Hawaii, with an ultimate completion date of February 22, 2028, covering a five-year period of performance aligned with NOAA's marine species conservation and recovery initiatives in the Pacific Islands region.
Under this contract, Kailua Animal Institute will provide on-call veterinary care including examinations, treatments, sample collection, and necropsies for stranded, injured, and captive marine mammals and sea turtles. The solicitation specifically required contractors to demonstrate five years of veterinary experience with marine mammals and sea turtles in Hawaii, including a minimum of two years working with Hawaiian monk seals. This award reflects the contractor's established expertise and previous successful performance on similar NOAA contracts supporting protected species management and recovery programs in Hawaii.