NOAA awarded a purchase order to Float Partners II LLC on September 30, 2026, for Hawaii short-line fishery electronic monitoring feasibility and pilot deployment, with a ceiling value of $194,558.50 and a total small business set-aside. Work is performed in Kaneohe, Hawaii, through September 29, 2027. The contractor procures and installs electronic monitoring systems on three pilot vessels, conducts nine monitoring trips (three per vessel), and performs 100 percent video review. Scope includes fishery characterization through stakeholder interviews, EM feasibility assessment with system design recommendations, data review and analysis, implementation planning for operational EM deployment, and transition-out planning. The contractor bears all responsibility for vessel identification, recruitment, outfitting, and travel costs, including up to 13 trips to outer islands and participant compensation. Personnel must hold expertise in electronic monitoring systems, fisheries monitoring, video analysis, marine mammal monitoring, fisheries operations, data management, and stakeholder outreach. The contractor must comply with the Marine Mammal Protection Act, Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, False Killer Whale Take Reduction Plan, and NOAA cybersecurity requirements. Pricing is firm fixed.