Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Photo Identification Studies

Closed Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
1305M321QNFFS0071
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
Woman-Owned Small Business

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Juneau, Alaska 99802, United States

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About this opportunity

This solicitation seeks photo identification studies of Cook Inlet beluga whales. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration intends to award a firm fixed-price contract to collect and analyze photographic data to provide information on the whales' population demography, distribution, and habitat use. The contractor must conduct at least 25 photo surveys during the 2022 field season to collect identification photos and incorporate them into the existing catalog. The contractor must also analyze additional photos and summarize the data in six reports. Quotes are due by September 7, 2021.

This solicitation is set aside for women-owned small businesses in NAICS code 541620, Environmental Consulting Services. The place of performance is Juneau, Alaska. The contractor shall perform services from October 2021 through September 2025. The period of performance involves analyzing existing photos through 2025 and conducting at least 25 photo surveys during the 2022 field season to update the catalog and provide data on the population, which is considered depleted under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

Notice text

COOK INLET BELUGA WHALE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION STUDIES

i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with FAR Part 13.5, with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. 

The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) intends to award one firm fixed-price contract for the photo identification studies of beluga whales as described in the Statement of Work.  All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by NOAA.  The Government intends to select one contractor; however, the Government reserves the right to award no contract at all, depending on the quality of the quotations and prices submitted and the availability of funds.

ii) This solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ).  Written quotes for RFQ number 1305M321QNFFS0071 shall be submitted on Standard Form 1449.

iii) The solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular No. 2021-06, dated June10, 2021.

iv) This procurement is solicited as 100% set aside for Women-Owned Small Businesses.  The associated NAICS code is 541620 – Environmental Consulting Services.  The small business size standard is $16.5 Million.

Please see the full RFQ attached to this notice.

Files

File Type Posted
1305M321QNFFS0071 Combined Synopsis-Solicitation.pdf PDF

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