NOAA/NMFS/NEFSC, Building a Groundfish Image Library, NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Fisheries Science Center seeks proposals to build a groundfish image library through collection, processing, and application of machine learning techniques to images taken aboard the NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow. Proposals are due by November 9, 2020 for a firm-fixed price contract with a one year base period and three one year option periods to provide an image collection system capable of recording from four stations. The contractor must also be responsible for installation and removal of equipment, equipment maintenance, field support, image review and data analysis, image data set curation, and report writing.

This is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 541715 with a place of performance in the United States. The solicitation seeks over 14,000 existing images annotated with species and metrics to support electronic monitoring programs in the Northeast region. Services include assigning metrics to all species at three sampling stations over potential 1-3 day missions with raw imagery provided. The selected vendor must refine algorithms and provide ongoing analysis and reports through February 2025.