Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) Vessel Monitoring System (VMS)
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1305M324Q0042
- Agency
-
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 517410 Satellite Telecommunications
- Place of performance
- Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration within the Department of Commerce seeks proposals to provide vessel monitoring system software and services. The software must receive, store, and distribute location data and reports for over 4,000 commercial fishing vessels required to use satellite and cellular monitoring devices to the NOAA Office of Law Enforcement staff, United States Coast Guard, state enforcement agencies, and other fisheries personnel totaling over 2,000 users. Proposals will be evaluated based on technical qualifications and pricing, with award as a hybrid firm-fixed-price and time-and-materials contract. Proposals are due no later than March 12, 2024.
There is no set-aside designation. The solicitation involves NAICS code 541511 and PSC code D304. The incumbent contractor is unknown. The vessel monitoring system currently monitors over 4,000 vessels 24/7, with the potential fleet size increasing to 7,000 vessels. The place of performance is Silver Spring, Maryland.
Notice text
The Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) is a satellite and cellular surveillance system which is primarily used to monitor the location and activities of commercial fishing vessels in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and international regional fisheries management organization (RFMO) areas. VMS supports law enforcement initiatives, for regulatory and statutory violation prevention, and for other fishery data- collection purposes. Data from VMS is used as evidence in the prosecution of many environmental laws and regulations including regional fishing quotas, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSFCMA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), to name a few.
The system employs satellite and cellular-based communications from Enhanced Mobile Transceiver Units (EMTU), which are onboard transceiver devices that certain vessels must carry. The VMS program monitors over 4,000 vessels 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This number of vessels will increase during the contract period; potentially up to 7,000 vessels.
The NMFS OLE employs software to receive, store, and provide to users (via embedded graphical map display, graphical text display, or via export to common external data and GIS software formats) the location and electronic reports of those commercial fishing vessels that are required by laws and/or regulations to install and operate an EMTU on board their vessel. The software is used by OLE staff, the United States Coast Guard, State enforcement agencies, and other fisheries-related personnel, totaling over 2,000 users.
The Government anticipates award of a hybrid of Firm-Fixed-Price and Time-and-Materials contract.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| NOAA Subcontracting Plan Outline.pdf | ||
| SF1449.pdf | ||
| PWS and Appendices A through E.pdf | ||
| Pricing Schedule.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet |
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