Gray Whale Photo Identification

***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS), NATIONAL MARINE MAMMAL LAB(NMML) INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH CASCADE RESEARCH COLLECTIVE OUT OF OLYMPIA, WA FOR GRAY WHALE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION, WITH TWO OPTION PERIODS.
***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT THE GRAY WHALE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION MUST BE CONDUCTED BY CASCADIA RESEARCH COLLECTIVE (CRC), BECAUSE THE CATALOGUE THAT HAS BEEN USED FOR THIS ONGOING LONG TERM PROJECT IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO CRC. IN ADDITION, CRC'S CATALOGUE IS THE LONGEST COLLECTED DATA SENT IN TERMS OF TIME AND GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE. THE BASE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS DATE OF AWARD THROUGH 30 JUNE 2019.

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