General Vessel Assistant.pdf

This document summarizes a federal contract opportunity for licensed and unlicensed mariner support service personnel. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) requires contract professional licensed and unlicensed mariners to support filling gaps in their existing workforce and to operate their research and survey ships, which compose the largest federal fleet and conduct environmental and scientific missions exploring the deepest oceans and charting shallow bays and inlets. OMAO needs these mariners to support a wide range of marine activities including fisheries research, nautical charting, and ocean and climate studies on vessels ranging from large oceanographic ships to smaller survey ships. The solicitation number is 1305M223RNMAN0006 and is currently in the pre-solicitation stage with the Department of Commerce NOAA listed as the agency.