The purpose of this study is to characterize the communities of Cameron Parish

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a Special Notice seeking support for a comprehensive study of Cameron Parish in Louisiana. This Request for Information (RFI) aims to gather detailed socioeconomic and sociocultural baseline data for the region. The study is part of a broader initiative to assess potential environmental impacts related to offshore wind development, carbon capture and sequestration, and green hydrogen projects in the Gulf of Mexico. BOEM is specifically looking for contractors with expertise in environmental and community research to conduct an extensive baseline study of the area. The opportunity is categorized under Environmental Consulting Services with a NAICS code of 541620 and focuses on energy research and development services.

Contractors interested in this opportunity must submit comprehensive responses by February 13, 2025, at 9:00 A.M. Eastern Time. The project requires vendors to demonstrate capability in conducting scientific research and fieldwork, including a minimum of 90 person-days of ethnographic work. Respondents must provide company details, including DUNS number, business size status, and SAM registration confirmation. The study involves multiple technical areas such as ethnographic fieldwork, cultural resource assessment, economic data collection, NEPA documentation, fisheries data analysis, species distribution studies, and geospatial data production. The period of performance is set for 36 months, with key deliverables including project management plans, quarterly reports, field logistics plans, and draft and final comprehensive reports. Contractors will be expected to produce detailed baseline datasets that will support environmental assessments for future energy development projects in the region.