This is a federal contract award to W.F. Baird & Associates LTD., a foreign-owned, for-profit engineering solutions provider, by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior. The contract, valued at $146,846.00, is for the provision of a "MARINE MINERALS FORECAST FOR THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF" and is set aside for small businesses.
W.F. Baird & Associates LTD. is a subsidiary of 964218 Ontario LIMITED and specializes in coastal and river engineering, climate change risk assessment, and environmental resilience projects. The company has extensive experience working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on various civil works projects, including feasibility studies, environmental assessments, data collection, analysis, modeling, design, and construction support. This contract award is likely part of BOEM's broader efforts to assess and manage marine mineral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf, which fall under the agency's jurisdiction.