Un-crewed Aircraft System Requirement to Protect Northern Right Whales
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 143011-24-0187
- Agency
-
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541370 Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services
- Place of performance
- Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) seeks a service provider to supply and operate long-duration unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to monitor and enforce the Right Whale Ship Strike Reduction Rule along the U.S. East Coast. The UAS must be capable of locating and identifying vessels exceeding the 10-knot speed limit in designated Seasonal Management Areas (SMAs), and provide evidence sufficient to issue notices of violation and extract fines from non-compliant vessel owners/operators. The applicable NAICS code is 541370 (Surveying and Mapping Services) with a $19M size standard. Interested companies must submit information on their relevant capabilities, experience, business size, and approach by May 14, 2024.
This opportunity is set aside for small businesses. The anticipated period of performance is from summer/fall 2024 through 2026, with specific flight days and locations identified across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast SMAs. The government will use the responses to this Sources Sought Notice to inform the competitive strategy and set-aside decisions for the upcoming solicitation, which may have a total value up to the small business size standard of $19 million.
Notice text
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
Amendment #1 hereby extends the response due date from Friday May, 10th at 2pm Mountain Daylight Time to Tuesday, May 14th at 2pm Mountain Daylight Time.
Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) is in need of a service provider that can provide and operate long-distance/long-duration un-crewed aircraft systems (UAS) to locate and identify vessels subject to the RWSSRR traveling at speeds over 10 knots in Seasonal Management Areas (SMAs) during posted times that are not able to be identified and sanctioned via other sources (AIS, shore-based collection platforms). The service provider must provide evidence of sufficient quality to issue a notice of violation to and extract fines from vessel owners/operators found to be speeding.
Update #1 ·
Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) is in need of a service provider that can provide and operate long-distance/long-duration un-crewed aircraft systems (UAS) to locate and identify vessels subject to the RWSSRR traveling at speeds over 10 knots in Seasonal Management Areas (SMAs) during posted times that are not able to be identified and sanctioned via other sources (AIS, shore-based collection platforms). The service provider must provide evidence of sufficient quality to issue a notice of violation to and extract fines from vessel owners/operators found to be speeding.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 143011-24-0187 - Sources Sought Notice - Amendment 1.pdf | ||
| 143011-24-0187 - Sources Sought Notice.pdf |
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