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Assessing Population Effects of Offshore Wind Development on North Atlantic Right Whales Solicitation No. 140M0121R0008

SECTION B

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

B.1 GENERAL

The United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) on behalf of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), is issuing this solicitation in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation, for the project titled “Assessing Population Effects of Offshore Wind Development on North Atlantic Right Whales”.

B.2 CONTRACT LINE ITEM NUMBER

The specific details and description of the Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) are described below:

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00010 Scientific and Technical support services $____________ for the effort as described in Section C, Statement of Work

CLIN 00010 is a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) line item with a period of performance from the date of award through 24 months thereafter that includes all costs required for performance, including but not limited to all personnel, facilities, equipment, materials, supplies, and services.

B.3 PARTIAL DELIVERY PAYMENT SCHEDULE

Payment will be made to the Contractor based upon delivery and acceptance of tasks performed as proposed and agreed to by the Government, in accordance with FAR Clause 52.232-1. The payment arrangement based upon partial deliverables whereby payments are made for distinct portions of the work completed by the Contractor and accepted by the Government is detailed below:

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Acceptance of deliverables in F.4.1. Post-Award Meeting, Agenda, and Project Management Plan (Draft) and F.4.2.

Post-Award Meeting Summary and Project Management Plan (Final).

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Offshore Wind Scenario and Characterization of Stressors in F.4.6

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SECTION C

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

ASSESSING POPULATION EFFECTS OF OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT ON

NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALES

C.1. INTRODUCTION

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) requires the development of a model capable of assessing population effects of offshore wind development on North Atlantic Right Whales.

The approval of offshore wind projects involves an assessment and monitoring of the environmental risks, including any potential impacts to understand how offshore wind activities authorized by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) may impact marine protected species. BOEM prepares environmental impact analyses for renewable energy projects throughout the U.S. Atlantic outer continental shelf (OCS). These assessments consider the effects of disturbance on North Atlantic right whales but have largely been limited to qualitative analyses based on currently available information. This study will focus on aggregating the various efforts on assessing population consequences of multiple stressors (PCoMs) for North Atlantic right whales and develop an integrated user model with parameters that are applicable to use for assessing the potential consequences associated with the construction and operation of offshore wind farms on the Atlantic

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European studies on the impacts of offshore wind farms on marine mammals have produced variable results that may be dependent on a number of different factors. These studies suggest a spectrum of effects could occur depending on species and context of the exposure on an animal (e.g., life stage, migrating, foraging, etc.). It is reasonable to assume a similar spectrum of responses of marine mammals to offshore wind pile driving in the Atlantic. A study on the first German offshore wind farm showed that fewer porpoises were detected up to 12 miles (20 kilometers) from the pile driving site and that the displacement period (up to six days) was positively correlated to the duration of the pile driving (Dähne et al. 2013). In a more comprehensive analysis of eight offshore wind facility projects, there was a clear gradient in the decline of porpoise detections at different distances to pile driving (Brandt et al. 2016). Gradient effects showed that at 0-3.1 miles (0-5 kilometers) porpoise detections declined by about 68 percent, at 6.2-9.3 miles (10-15 kilometers) detections declined by about 26 percent, with no clear reduction in porpoise detections beyond 10.6-12.4 miles (17-20 kilometers). Following pile driving, porpoise detections in the area increased 12 hours after pile driving at 12.4 miles (20 kilometers) and increased 20-31 hours after pile driving at closer distances up to 1.2 miles (2 kilometers). Little to no habituation was found and there was no indication for the presence of temporal cumulative effects from construction of the eight wind facilities (Brandt et al. 2016).

In another study, the before and after impacts of wind farm construction on harbor porpoises were monitored over several years. Acoustic data loggers placed on the seafloor both inside and outside the wind project area both before and after the installation of WTGs (Scheidat et al. 2011). The study found a significant increase of 160 percent in the presence of porpoises 1–2 years after the wind farm was in normal operation compared to the baseline period (the construction period was not studied). This effect was linked to likely increases in food availability as well as the exclusion of fisheries and reduced vessel traffic in the wind project (Lindeboom et al. 2011; Scheidat et al.

2011).

Harbor seals have also been shown to have their behavior affected by pile driving noise. A harbor seal telemetry study off the east coast of England found that seal abundance was reduced by 19 to 83 percent up to 15.5 miles (25 kilometers) during pile driving of WTG monopile foundations, but found no significant displacement resulted from construction overall as the seals’ distribution was consistent with the non-piling scenario within two hours of cessation of pile driving (Russell et al., 2016). Based on two years of monitoring at the Egmond aan Zee offshore wind project in the Dutch North Sea, satellite telemetry, while inconclusive, seemed to show that harbor seals avoided an area up to 24.8 miles (40 kilometers) from the construction site during pile driving. Similar to studies of harbor porpoises, seals were documented inside the wind farm after construction ended, indicating that avoidance and displacement was temporary (Lindeboom et al. 2011).

There are several intrinsic, extrinsic, and ecological drivers that can result in aggregate impacts on individuals and populations. The baseline conditions of population health and other ongoing threats to NARWs from entanglement in fishing gear and vessel strikes in Canadian and US waters make this species a bellwether for potential population disturbances from anthropogenic activities. Injury and mortality can have direct impacts on a population due to the removal individuals or impaired biological function. For NARWs, vessel interactions could potentially affect individuals through physical impacts of the vessels or changes to the underwater soundscape in wind development areas. Aggregate impacts from offshore wind activities may be associated with responses to vessel operations, pile driving, and other noise associated with offshore wind farms during different seasons and offshore wind development areas. Very little information is available on the impacts of wind farm construction and operation on mysticetes, but some information is available that could be developed to predict the consequences of the potential impacts that could occur to NARWs.

The foraging period of many mysticete whales is highly seasonal and parts of the NARW population migrates annually and impacts of disturbances can vary with different life stages, season, and geographic area of offshore wind development. During the foraging periods, a model-based study of NARWs demonstrated that alternating searching and traveling behaviors provides the best trade-off between energy profit and distance travelled (McGregor 2010) such that responses such as avoidance and cessation of feeding could result in additional time invested in searching for prey patches. Based upon a bioenergetic model for gray whales (Villegas-Amtmann et al. 2015), an annual reduction of 30 percent of potential lost energy requirements could serve as a benchmark for the onset of possible decreases in female fitness in that species. For migrating whales, it has been presumed that a large degree of fasting occurs in some NARWs that travel between northwest Atlantic foraging grounds and calving grounds in the southern United States and the daily energy requirements of NARWs also differ between demographic groups (Fortune et al. 2013). As a result of these context-driven dependencies of disturbance to different life stages, variable levels of effects on individuals can be expected. These contextual disturbances could have bioenergetic consequences that are critical to understand the potential impacts associated with offshore wind.

A study of blue whales (Pirotta et al. 2019), highlighted the sensitivity of disturbance to the seasonal nature of the environment in shaping the ecology of migratory populations, with migration emerging as the optimal strategy to maximize energy input throughout the year (Alerstam et al.

2003). Offshore wind pile driving could occur for one or more projects in any given year along the Atlantic. Responses to underwater noise could result in energetic costs to marine mammals through increased energy expenditure to move away from harassing levels of noise, or lost foraging time that may result in a decreased caloric intake. Applying health information found in the North

Atlantic Right Whale Catalogue (http://rwcatalog.neaq.org), curated by the New England Aquarium, and values for visual health parameters Schick (Schick et al. 2013) the relative health status was modeled for females in one year to their calving success in the subsequent year Rolland (Rolland et al. 2016). Successful females were, on average, significantly healthier than unsuccessful ones. Consequently, females must feed and recover between reproductive bouts (about every 3+ years in right whales) to be in good reproductive health. However, an overall decline in health status and calving success of right whales from 1998 to 2000 coincided with reduced prey availability (Rolland et al. 2016) that may have reduced the reproductive potential of females. This suggests that stressors that decrease the foraging success of NARWs could impact the reproductive output of females if individuals do not meet their minimum energetic requirements.

C.2. STUDY OBJECTIVES

The objective of this study is to better determine the bioenergetic requirements of different NARW life stages and develop a model to assess the possible consequences from multiple stressors. The population consequences of multiple stressors has received recent attention as an important tool to better assess the consequences of exposure to stressors on individuals and populations. Population consequence models have been developed for odontocetes (Booth et al. 2014; Farmer et al. 2018a;

Farmer et al. 2018b; King et al. 2015; National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine 2017; Natural England 2017; Pirotta et al. 2015) and pinnipeds (Costa 2012a; 2012b; Noren et al.

2009). Energetic requirements of NARWs have also been evaluated (Fortune et al. 2013) and some predictive models for mysticetes been developed (Pirotta et al. 2019; Van der Hoop et al. 2017;

Villegas-Amtmann et al. 2015). Additionally, models to assess the population health of NARWs have also been considered (Kraus et al. 2015; Schick et al. 2013) that may be useful to bring the “baseline” condition of the population into models based on the PCoD framework. A considerable independent efforts have occurred for NARWs, however, a review of the body of work completed to date and assembling a field of experts to develop a model applicable to evaluating the potential consequences of disturbance to NARWs from offshore wind development is needed.

The NARW model should be developed through the best available information from peer reviewed literature, gray literature, and expert elicitation. This model must be peer-reviewed and developed collaboratively with partners such as BOEM, marine mammal biologists, physiologists, and population modelers. The study will develop key model parameters to be able to answer key questions such as the amount of bioenergetic disturbance from aggregate offshore wind activities, and provide a hypothetical analysis of an offshore wind scenario to assess impacts at different life stages or seasonal behaviors such as during migration, feeding, or nursing of calves.

C.3. SCOPE OF WORK

C.3.1. Task 1: Post-Award Meeting

The Contractor’s Project Manager (PM) assigned to this order shall schedule a post-award meeting with BOEM, in person and/or via virtual meeting with project personnel to discuss roles, responsibilities, working relationships, identify changes to staff, major milestones, and deliverables.

The Contractor shall prepare a meeting agenda for submittal within seven (7) days of award and no later than two (2) days before the Post-Award Meeting. The Contractor shall prepare and submit a Post-Award Meeting summary detailing the discussions and mutually agreed upon decisions, along with the final Project Management Plan (PMP).

C.3.2. Task 2: Project Management Plan

The Contractor shall prepare a draft a PMP within seven (7) days of award and no later than two (2) days before the Post-Award Meeting. In the draft PMP, the Contractor shall clearly and concisely describe all project responsibilities. This may include, but is not limited to, any proposed partnerships and/or subcontracting arrangements, communication and coordination, record keeping, staffing plans, and scheduling of all tasks, subtasks, meetings, teleconferences, and deliverables.

Any plans (virtually and/or in-person) to convene experts in field of expertise such as mysticete biology, bioenergetics and physiology, and population modeling to essential to complete project must be included in the draft PMP. The Contractor shall discuss its procedures for managing the project, criteria for assuring quality and acceptability of the deliverables, and details regarding the schedule and coordination of this project. The Contractor shall include any anticipated in-person meetings and teleconferences with BOEM staff. The Contractor shall also discuss plans for ensuring successful completion of individual tasks on time, on budget, and of the highest quality. The PMP shall include a detailed description of the range of factors and challenges proposed by the Contractor believed to influence completion of the study, including the Contractor’s approach for overcoming those factors.

The PM shall have sufficient authority to serve as the point of contact with BOEM and to provide leadership to the project team in collaboration with the BOEM COR. The PM shall coordinate the execution of all tasks in the project and will be responsible for all deliverables, budget control and quality assurance for all products, compliance and adherence with the schedule of the task order, in addition to ensuring that all personnel work cooperatively to achieve the goals of the requirement.

This project requires multiple interactions with BOEM as a collaborator to ensure that these efforts will best meet BOEM’s needs.

C.3.3. Task 4: Offshore Wind Scenario Characterization of Stressors

The Contractor shall work with BOEM to develop a written offshore wind energy scenario to be used to characterize and quantify the magnitude of stressors from offshore wind development and operations. The scenario will be used to ensure the model developed can be applied to offshore wind and inform the scenario for model runs. This Contractor shall:

1) Work with BOEM to develop an offshore wind energy scenario.

2) Identify and characterize important stressors from the offshore wind scenario.

Stressors must include a characterization of stressors based on the test case scenario. At a minimum, stressors associated with pile driving and vessel operations, and the associated responses of animals, must be included in addition to any other important stressors identified for which consequences will be assessed in the model.

3) Describe the concepts regarding the approach to assessing the effect of the stressors.

For example, evaluation using existing models, animal movement modeling, threshold responses, qualitative assessment, physiological response transfer functions, and other elements of the model parameters that will be conducted in support of the model.

C.3.4. Task 3: Annotated Spreadsheet of Model Parameters

Conduct a scientific review and expert elicitation to compile comprehensive model variables and a synthesis of known and unknown parameters. Coordinate with subject matter experts as necessary to further develop and refine model parameters. Model parameters may include, but are not limited to, blubber in muscle and viscera energy compositions, metabolic rates, life history stages, vital rates, foraging rates, seasonal behaviors (e.g., migratory and foraging), and physiological and behavioral parameters required to assess the consequences of multiple stressors on NARWs. This synthesis may be a combination of desktop reviews, elicitation, and invited meeting participants as may be necessary. This synthesis must include an Excel spreadsheet of existing information to be considered further for model development and annotations describing each parameter. Meeting summaries must be provided with quarterly reports and integrated into the final deliverables. The synthesis should also include an assessment of incomplete information and include information on other mysticete species that may be available to assess behavioral and physiological consequences of disturbance.

C.3.5. Task 5: Provide a Draft PCoD-based Model and User Guide

The following deliverables shall be submitted and meetings held in accordance with the schedules specified in Section 2.5.

PCoD-based Model: The Contractor shall provide a draft model and associated user guide in a user-friendly format submitted in accordance with the schedules specified in Section 2.5. The user guide should be written in a clear and concise format, with logical organization on how to use the model.

C.3.6. Task 6: Literature Review

The Contractor shall conduct the literature search and synthesis to identify, acquire, review, and document all environmental and technological literature (published and unpublished) utilized to develop the report. The Contractor shall catalog all information sources consulted during the study, using standard bibliographic reference fields compatible with EndNote and include an annotated bibliography with references attached. The references shall contain all available information collected during the data and literature search, including the following, as applicable:

Reference Type (such as journal article, book, webpage, manual, etc.), Author, Primary Title, Journal Name, Publication Date, Publisher, International Standard Serial Number (ISSN), Subject, Extent (start and ending pages), Volume, Issue, Uniform Resource Locator (URL), Digital Object Identifier (if available).

C.3.6. Task 7: Report and Technical Summary (Draft and Final)

The Contractor shall be responsible for preparation and submission of the Draft Report, Final Report, Draft Technical Summary, and Final Technical Summary produced by the Contractor’s Principal Investigators and staff. The reports shall be prepared after completion of all analyses.

The reports shall conform to the specifications found on the BOEM website at:

https://www.boem.gov/ESP-Data-and-Information-Specifications/. Please consult this site for the most recent specifications before assembling your documents, as these are updated regularly. The Contractor shall not provide copies of these Reports, nor any subsequent revisions prepared during the review process, nor data contained within, nor any portions thereof, to any parties not specifically designated in Section F below prior to final acceptance by BOEM of the Final Report.

If a need arises to do so, the Project Manager must obtain the written approval of the CO.

The BOEM and designated reviewers, shall have thirty (30) days to review the Draft Report and Draft Technical Summary and notify the Contractor of any required changes, corrections, or additions. The drafts shall be submitted as per the schedule listed in Section F. The Contractor shall address all corrections, comments, and recommendations, and shall submit a second version of the Report and Technical Summary, referred to as the “Review Copy.” The Review Copy shall be prepared as if it were the final version (i.e., with identical pagination, format, cover art, forward matter, figures, tables, etc.) and shall be submitted as per the schedule listed in Section F, within thirty (30) days of receipt of review comments. The Review Copy will go through review by the COR and our Editorial Staff until deemed accepted by BOEM. All corrections shall be incorporated into the Final Report and Final Technical Summary. The Final Report and Final Technical Summary shall be submitted to BOEM, as per the schedule listed in Section F, within thirty (30) days of receipt of BOEM editorial review comments.

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Brandt, MJ, Dragon A-C, Diederichs A, Schubert A, Kosarev V, Nehls G, Wahl V, Michalik A, Braasch A, Hinz C. 2016. Effects of offshore pile driving on harbour porpoise abundance in the German Bight. Assessment of Noise effects Final report IBL Umweltplanung GmbH, Institut für Angewandte Ökosystemforschung & BioConsult SH.262.

Costa, DP. 2012a. A bioenergetics approach to developing a population consequences of acoustic disturbance model. In: Popper AN, Hawkings A, editors. The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life. Springer Science. p. 4.

Costa, DP. 2012b. Environmental perturbations, behavioral change, and population response in a long-term northern elephant seal study. Office of Naval Research.

Dähne, M, Gilles A, Lucke K, Peschko V, Adler S, Krügel K, Sundermeyer J, Siebert U. 2013.

Effects of pile-driving on harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) at the first offshore wind farm in Germany. Environmental Research Letters. 8(2):025002.

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Farmer, NA, Noren DP, Fougères EM, Machernis A, Baker K. 2018b. Resilience of the endangered sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus to foraging disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico, USA: a bioenergetic approach. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 589:241-261.

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PACKAGING AND MARKING

D.1 All deliverables submitted under the contract shall be prepared and packaged in a cost-effective manner equivalent to standard commercial quality. Elaborate art work, expensive paper and bindings are neither necessary nor desired.

D.2 Unless otherwise directed by the CO, if not hand delivered or electronically delivered by the Contractor, all reports shall be delivered by First Class mail or regulated package carrier. The cost of delivery by more expensive means will be denied unless approval is obtained in advance from the CO.

D.3 All paper deliverables shall meet at least the minimum requirements for post-consumer recycled content, set forth in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (https://www.epa.gov/smm/comprehensive-procurement-guideline-cpg-program).

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SECTION E

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 Availability of clauses. In accordance with FAR 52.252-2, this solicitation incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the CO will make their full text available. In addition, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address: FAR Clauses: http://www.acquisition.gov/

Clause Title 52.246-4 Inspection of Services—Fixed-Price (Aug 1996)

E.2 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Inspection of the supplies/services provided hereunder shall be made by the COR or any Inspectors designated by the CO. The place of inspection of reports required under this contract shall be at the addresses for deliverables set forth in Section F of this contract. Final acceptance of supplies/services shall be made by the COR designated in Section F.6.

E.2.1 General Acceptance Criteria

General quality measures, as set forth below, will be applied to each work product received from the Contractor under this contract.

• Accuracy - Work Products shall be accurate in presentation, technical content, and adherence to accepted elements of style.

• Clarity - Work Products shall be clear and concise. Any/All diagrams shall be easy to understand and be relevant to the supporting narrative.

• Consistency to Requirements - All work products must satisfy the requirements of this contract.

• File Editing - All text and diagrammatic files shall be editable by the Government.

• Format - Work Products shall be submitted in hard copy (where applicable) and in media mutually agreed upon prior to submission. Hard copy formats shall follow any specified Directives or Manuals.

• Timeliness - Work Products shall be submitted on or before the due date specified in this contract or submitted in accordance with a later scheduled date determined by the Government.

E.3 QUALITY ASSURANCE

The COR, or designated inspector, will review for completeness the preliminary or draft documentation that the Contractor submits, and may return it to the contractor for correction.

Absence of any comments by the COR will not relieve the Contractor of the responsibility for complying with the requirements of this contract. Final approval and acceptance of documentation required herein shall be by letter of approval and acceptance by the COR. The contractor shall not construe any letter of acknowledgement of receipt of material as a waiver of review, or as an acknowledgement that the material is in conformance with this contract. Any approval given during preparation of the documentation, or approval for shipment, shall not guarantee the final acceptance of the completed documentation.

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SECTION F

DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1. TERM OF THE CONTRACT

The period of performance of this contract is anticipated to be a maximum of 24 months from date of contract award. The project period shall encompass all tasks from initial planning, through and including the BOEM’s final acceptance of all deliverables. The Contractor shall deliver all required deliverables in accordance with Sections C, E, and F of this contract.

F.2 In accordance with FAR 52.252-2, this contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were included in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available.

Clause Title 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order (Aug 1989) 52.247-34 F.o.b. Destination (Nov 1991)

The full text may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov/far/html/52_241_244.html.

F.3 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Work will be performed at the Contractor’s facilities. Teleconferences and in-person meetings will be coordinated between the Contractor and the Contracting Officer’s Representative as necessary.

F.4 MEETINGS, REPORTS AND OTHER DELIVERABLES

The Contractor is responsible for editing and proofreading all material in order to prepare products as error free as possible prior to their delivery to the BOEM. All reports shall be written as non-proprietary, releasable by BOEM to the public either through posting on the BOEM webpage or by other means unless stipulated elsewhere in the contract.

The following deliverables shall be submitted and meetings held in accordance with the schedules specified in Section F.5.

F.4.1 Post-Award Meeting Agenda and Project Management Plan (Draft) (Deliverable 1)

The Contractor shall attend a Post-Award Planning Meeting as soon as possible after contract award but no later than fourteen (14) calendar days after award. The Contractor shall provide a meeting agenda, presentation slides, and draft Project Management Plan (PMP) to the Contracting Officer (CO) and Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) at least three (3) days before the post-award meeting. The Contractor shall present the draft PMP, including the purpose of the project, the scope, roles and responsibilities of the project team, the deliverables, the risks, the assumptions, the planned effort, and a scheduled time frame for completion. No changes to the terms or conditions, deliverables, or schedule of the contract are authorized unless approved by the CO via a modification to the contract.

F.4.2 Post-Award Meeting Summary and Project Management Plan (Final) (Deliverable 2)

The Contractor shall prepare and submit a meeting summary detailing the discussions of technical and managerial issues and any mutually agreed-to decisions, along with the final PMP, within one

(1) week following the meeting. The Contractor shall adhere to the final PMP as reviewed by the government following the post-award meeting.

F.4.3 Monthly Status Meetings and Summaries (Deliverable 3)

The Contractor shall host via teleconference Progress Meetings, on the second Wednesday of each month, with the Contractor and the COR to discuss the status of the project, any issues that have arisen regarding the specific tasks or other requirements in this SOW, quality control, changes in personnel, budget, invoices, deliverables, or schedule for deliverables. These meetings shall allow for efficient communication of any relevant issues and shall ensure that the project is proceeding according to BOEM’s requirement. The Contractor shall be responsible for documenting the call discussion, including all BOEM decisions and action items for the project team. The call notes should not be a verbatim of the call, but instead capture high-level discussions via bullets. Meeting summaries shall be submitted within three (3) calendar days of each meeting.

F.4.4 Quarterly Progress Reports (Deliverable 4)

The Contractor shall prepare and submit a quarterly status reports via email no later than the deadline specified under Section F.6. These reports shall be in sufficient detail to describe all work accomplished and results achieved during the quarter and shall include a brief discussion of the planned actions for the succeeding quarter. These reports shall note any significant problems (i.e., unanticipated project completion impediments, recommended remedies and effect on projected completion date and final product) that were encountered and their resolution (if any) as well as recommendations for improving the project or its deliverables.

Each quarterly progress report shall include the following:

F.4.4.1 A summary, by task, of all work performed during the quarter and overall progress made against the schedule;

F.4.4.2 A summary of any significant technical, schedule, or cost problems encountered during the quarter, including an assessment of their probable effects on meeting contract terms and conditions;

F.4.4.3 A summary of any resolutions agreed to between contractor and BOEM regarding the issues or problems identified;

F.4.4.4 A list of all significant meetings held or other contacts made in connection with the project during the quarter, including a brief summary of the participants and subject, date, location, and outcome of each such contact or meeting; and

F.4.4.5 An updated project schedule, if applicable.

F.4.5 Offshore Wind Scenario Characterization of Stressors (Deliverable 6)

The Contractor shall submit written offshore wind energy scenario to be used to characterize and quantify the magnitude of stressors from offshore wind development and operations to BOEM for review. The revised document shall be incorporated into the final report.

F.4.6 Annotated Spreadsheet of Model Parameters (Deliverable 5)

The Contractor shall submit a synthesis of known and unknown model parameters to BOEM for review. The revised document shall be incorporated into the final report.

F.4.7 Draft PCoMs Model and User Guide (Deliverable 7)

The Contractor shall submit a draft model and associated user guide to BOEM for review. BOEM will review and provide comments within thirty (30) days.

F.4.8 Final PCoMs Model and User Guide (Deliverable 8)

The Contractor shall submit a final model and associated user guide to BOEM within thirty (30) days of receipt of comments.

F.4.9 Draft Final Report (Deliverable 9)

The Contractor shall submit a Draft Final Report to BOEM for review. The report shall include a summary of the findings, investigations, methodologies, technologies, procedures, and other analyses as specified under the tasks and subtasks in the preceding Sections. The Contractor shall prepare the Draft Final Report with clear, concise writing at a level suitable to a technical audience familiar with the various facets of marine science and renewable energy development. The format and organization for the report shall be agreed upon between the Contractor and the BOEM COR prior to preparation. This report shall conform to the specifications found at the following BOEM website: https://www.boem.gov/ESP-Data-and-Information-Specifications/.

BOEM shall be provided at least thirty (30) days to review and comment (iterative process) on the Draft Final Report.

F.4.10 Draft Technical Summary (Deliverable 10)

The Contractor shall submit a Draft Technical Summary to BOEM for scientific peer and editorial review. The Technical Summary should cover all technical tasks. The format and organization for the report will be agreed upon between the Contractor and the BOEM COR prior to preparation.

This report shall conform to the specifications found at the following BOEM website:

https://www.boem.gov/ESP-Data-and-Information-Specifications/.

BOEM shall be provided at least thirty (30) days to review and comment (iterative process) on the Draft Technical Summary.

F.4.11 Final Report (Deliverable 11)

The Contractor shall submit a Final Report including any changes and/or comments noted by BOEM. The Contractor shall provide the rationale in a letter accompanying the Final Report for and review comments not accommodated. Copies of the report, a high-quality master copy, and a searchable-text in Microsoft Word and a PDF digital copy shall be provided to BOEM. The contractor shall provide bibliographic citations for the Final Report to BOEM in EndNote compatible format. The Contractor shall not provide copies of this Report, nor any subsequent revisions prepared during the review process, nor data contained within, nor any portions thereof, to any parties not specifically designated in Section F.7 prior to final acceptance by BOEM. If a need arises to do so, the Contractor must obtain the written approval of the CO.

F.4.12 Final Technical Summary (Deliverable 12)

The Contractor shall submit a Final Technical Summary, revised from the draft as per review comments in digital format. Contractor shall not provide copies of this Report, nor any subsequent revisions prepared during the review process, nor data contained within, nor any portions thereof, to any parties not specifically designated in Section F.7 prior to final acceptance by BOEM. If a need arises to do so, the Contractor must obtain the written approval of the CO.

F.4.13 Project Webinar (Deliverable 13)

After the final report is submitted and accepted, and as specified under Section F.6, the Contractor shall present a webinar on the project findings, recommendations, and details of tasks accomplished to BOEM staff and invited participants. The Project Manager and appropriate technical leads shall participate in the presentation.

F.4.14 Presentation Slides (Deliverable 14)

The contractor shall prepare collections of ca. 10 to 20 slides with captions or equivalent computer slide show (on CD-ROM or portable disk). The slides, with captions, shall portray activities conducted during the course of contract performance, study design, objectives, methods, and study results and interpretations. The slides will be used by BOEM in future presentation about the outcomes of the study.

F.4.15 Journal Publications and Oral Presentations (Deliverable 15)

The Contract or shall submit all manuscripts intended to be published in journals and all abstracts or summaries prepared for oral presentation based on this contract to the BOEM COR for review and comment prior to submittal to the journal or conference authority. All associated tables and figures shall be included and sent to the COR for a courtesy review prior to formal submission. All such publications and oral presentations shall contain an acknowledgement of the BOEM funding that reads as follows: “Study funding was provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Environmental Studies Program, Washington, DC under Contract Number XXXX.” An acknowledgment page with the above statement shall be incorporated into any PowerPoint slides for oral presentations. Publication is strongly encouraged.

F.5 CORRESPONDENCE

All correspondence pertaining to this Contract, prepared by the Contractor, shall have a courtesy copy (with attachments) sent to the COR and CO. Correspondence pertaining to this Contract, received by the Contractor (excluding correspondence to and from the BOEM) shall be copied and sent to the COR and CO. All correspondence shall be clearly marked with the Contract number on the first page and/or in the subject line.

F.6 SCHEDULE AND DISTRIBUTION OF DELIVERABLES AND MEETINGS

The Contractor shall edit and proofread all material in order to prepare error-free products prior to their delivery to BOEM. Deliverable products shall be submitted to the addresses shown in Section F.7 in accordance with the following schedule.

Item No.

Deliverable Due Date Distribution

Draft Post-Award Meeting Agenda and Project Management Plan

Within than fourteen (14) days of contract award

No less than three (3) days prior to Post-Award Meeting

One (1) digital copy to the CO and COR via email.

2 Post-Award Meeting Summary and Final PMP, if applicable

Within one (1) week of Post-Award Planning Meeting

One (1) digital copy to the CO and COR via email.

3 Monthly Status Meetings and Summaries

Monthly, second Wednesday of each month via teleconference.

Summaries shall be submitted within three (3) calendar days of each meeting

One (1) digital copy to the CO and COR via email.

Quarterly Progress Reports

Every three (3) months after contract award.

One (1) digital copy to the CO and COR via email.

5 Offshore Wind Scenario Characterization of Stressors

Within eight (8) months of award

One (1) digital copy to the CO and COR via email

6 Annotated Spreadsheet of Model Parameters

Within ten (10) months of award

One (1) digital copy to the CO and COR via email

7 Draft PCoMs Model and User Guide

Within eighteen (18) months of award

One (1) digital copy to the CO and COR via email

8 Draft Final Report

Twenty (20) months after contract award

COR – one (1) digital copy Chief, DES – one (1) digital copy DES Contact – one (1) digital copy

CO – digital copy, cover letter only

9 Final PCoMs Model and User Guide

Within sixty days (60) days of receipt of BOEM comments on Draft Final Report, or resolution of all issues

One (1) digital copy to the CO and COR via email

Draft Technical Summary

Concurrent with Draft Final Report

COR – one (1) digital copy Chief, DES – one (1) digital copy DES Contact – one (1) digital copy CO – digital copy, cover letter only

Final Report and Bibliographic Citations

Within thirty (30) days of receipt of BOEM comments on Draft Final Report, or resolution of all issues

COR – three (3) double-sided, color, bound hard copies; two (2) CD copies (labeled and cased) with report in secured PDF, and one (1) unbound one-sided copy Chief, DES – one (1) digital copy, two (2) double-sided, color, bound hard copies CO – digital copy, cover

Final Technical Summary

Concurrent with Final Report

COR – one (1) digital copy Chief, DES – one (1) digital copy DES Contact – one (1) digital copy CO – one (1) digital copy

Project Webinar

Within one (1) month prior to study completion

15 Presentation Slides

At study completion One (1) digital copy to the COR via email.

16 Journal Publications and Oral Presentations (F.4.11)

As needed, submit drafts prior to delivery to outside entities. Submit documentation of publications, presentations, posters, etc.

before the end of the Period of Performance.

COR – one (1) digital copy Chief, DES – one (1) digital copy DES Contact – one (1) digital copy CO – digital copy, cover

F.7 ADDRESSES FOR DELIVERABLES

Contracting Officer's Representative [COR]

To be determined at time of award

U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Email:

Contracting Officer [CO] Lisa A. Algarin U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 45600 Woodland Road, Mailstop VAE-AMD Sterling, VA 20166-9216 Phone: 703-787-1120 Email: lisa.algarin@bsee.gov

Chief, Division of Environmental Sciences

[DES]

U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Division of Environmental Sciences 45600 Woodland Road, Mailstop VAM-OEP Sterling, VA 20166-9216 Email: environmentalstudiesprogram2@boem.gov

DES Contact

To be determined at time of award

U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Email:

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