Sole Source - Gray Whale Survey, Photo ID & UAS Monitoring
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 143061-26-0088
- Agency
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- PSC
- AJ12 General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Applied Research
- Place of performance
- California, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration intends to award, on a sole source basis under 41 U.S.C. 1901, a firm fixed price purchase order to conduct Pacific Coast Feeding Group gray whale surveys, with a capabilities statement due by August 15, 2026.
The work comprises twelve vessel-based photographic identification surveys annually, concurrent uncrewed aircraft system operations from a small boat platform, and associated data collection in coastal waters between Cape Blanco, Oregon and Cape Mendocino, California. Place of performance is the specified survey corridor along the northern California and southern Oregon coast. The contract runs from September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027 with two optional one-year renewal periods; total value does not exceed $77,656 across all periods ($25,000 base year, $25,875 option year 1, $26,781 option year 2).
Required qualifications include a minimum of twenty years of large cetacean research experience in the specified coastal region, demonstrated affiliation with a university-based marine mammal research program specializing in PCFG gray whale monitoring, expertise in gray whale photographic identification, vessel-based marine mammal surveys, UAS operations from small boats, body condition assessment, entanglement documentation, and NOAA data collection systems. The contractor must provide a twin-engine vessel certified for offshore Pacific Ocean operations with all required safety certifications. Deliverables include monthly progress reports, annual summary reports, and imagery, metadata, survey logs, and datasets in NOAA-compatible formats, submitted by January 1 annually. Option years are contingent on future funding availability. Sources must submit a capabilities statement with technical data and cost information demonstrating clear capability to meet requirements; questions without affirmative responses will not be considered.
Notice text
Notice of Intent For Single Source Contract - 143061-26-0088 - Gray Whale Surveys, Photo ID & UAS Monitoring
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) intends to negotiate and award, on a sole source basis, under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 and RFO FAR 12.102(a), a firm fixed price purchase order to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Molecular Genetics Laboratory for the purchase of twelve (12) vessel-based surveys annually for Pacific Coast Feeding Group (PCFG) gray whales in coastal waters between Cape Blanco, Oregon and Cape Mendocino, California, vessel-based photographic identification surveys from a small boat platform and collect high-quality digital images of all gray whales encountered during surveys., and uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) surveys directly from the small boat survey platform while conducting vessel-based photo-identification operations. This contract is expected to have a period of performance of approximately one year with two option periods. This non-personal service requirement seeks a vendor that can perform the requested service in accordance with the attached Statement of Work. No set aside is to be used for this sole source requirement. The associated NAICS code is 541715.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation documents exist for the requirement. Sources interested in responding to this notice are required to submit a capabilities statement that includes technical data and cost information, sufficient detail, and convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to meet the requirement. All capabilities statements received by the due date of this notice will be considered by the Government.
A request for documentation or additional information or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed with a sole source procurement.
Capabilities statements are due no later than Saturday, 15 August 2026, by 1700 Central Time. Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads “- 143061-26-0088 - Gray Whale Surveys, Photo ID & UAS Monitoring”. To ensure your response, along with any and all attachments, is received, attachment(s) must be less than 20 MB [in total]. It is the responsibility of the offeror to contact the government to confirm receipt prior to the offer due date and time. Capabilities statements shall be submitted by e-mail ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to the following POCs:
Charles “Matt” Kendall at charles.kendall@noaa.gov
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