The Blanket Purchase Agreement was awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to Bluewater Management Group LLC, a woman-owned small business, on January 4, 2024. The BPA has a potential value of $9.9 million and provides temporary lodging, dining, transportation, training, and other support services through January 3, 2029.
Services will be delivered nationwide to support NOAA programs. The BPA functions as an indefinite delivery contract against which NOAA can issue firm fixed-price task orders on an as-needed basis for services such as crew lodging and dining, hotel accommodations, transportation, and event support. Previous task orders to Bluewater Management Group under similar IDVs with NOAA, the Navy, and Department of Veterans Affairs have ranged from $270,000 to $4.6 million.
The BPA aims to make these critical support services readily available to NOAA staff and programs through a pre-negotiated contract with a provider having extensive experience serving government agencies. In doing so, it seeks to minimize procurement lead times for services integral to NOAA's operations, such as ship and coastal crew lodging, while also supporting small business and socioeconomic program goals.
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