Aerial Survey - Mid-Atlantic area

Past New Requirement Updated

Agency
Solicitation expected
Estimated value
$251,000 to $500,000
Set-aside
No set-aside

Forecast facts

Anticipated award
Through
NAICS code
541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Place of performance
Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States
Forecast number
30784
Points of contact

Forecast details come from the Commerce Department's procurement forecast. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.

About this forecast

The Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seeking a contractor to conduct aerial surveys of large whale populations in the Mid-Atlantic region. The primary objective is to collect line-transect sightings from systematic, broad-scale surveys to map the distribution and estimate the relative abundance of six whale species: right, sei, humpback, fin, minke, and sperm whales. The estimated solicitation release date is May 15, 2023, with an anticipated contract award date of August 15, 2023.

The forecasted contract is classified under NAICS code 541990 for Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, with an estimated award value range between $251,000 and $500,000. The place of performance will be Woods Hole, Falmouth, Massachusetts, and the contract will be competitively awarded through the National Marine Fisheries Service. The primary point of contact is Kelly Taranto, Contracting Officer at NOAA, who can be reached at kelly.taranto@noaa.gov or +1-508-274-5629.

Forecast text

Contractor shall collect line-transect sightings from systematic, broad-scale surveys that can be used to map the distribution of large whales (right, sei, humpback, fin, minke, and sperm whales) and estimate their relative abundance in the Mid-Atlantic area.

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