Alaska Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program Support

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, on behalf of the National Marine Fisheries Service Alaska Regional Office, issued a sources sought notice seeking veterinary and health expertise to support the Alaska Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program from March 2023 through September 2030. Interested firms must demonstrate experience in marine mammal necropsy, large whale and pinniped disentanglements, and working with the Alaska Stranding Network. Responses are due by June 20, 2022 and must show how the firm will provide stranding data management, unusual mortality event investigations, veterinary/necropsy/disentanglement support, administrative assistance, and outreach.

There is no set-aside designated for this requirement. NAICS code 541940 for Veterinary Services applies, with a small business size standard of $9 million. The selected contractor will work in Juneau, Alaska from May through September each year and remotely the rest of the time to help achieve the program's goals of responding to marine mammal strandings and conducting health assessments in Southeast Alaska over an eight-year period.