Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Photo Identification Study Support Services
Past Recompete Updated
- Agency
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Solicitation expected
- Estimated value
- $251,000 to $500,000
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business GovTribe estimate
Forecast facts
- Incumbent contract
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- 1333MF25P0129 Federal contract award held by Mcguire Tamara Ends Sep 30, 2027 · Value with all options $99,500
- Previous solicitation
- Cook inlet beluga photo ID services FD-2025-498 1333MF25Q0086 · Posted Aug 27, 2025
- Anticipated award
- Through
- NAICS code
- 541620 Environmental Consulting Services
- Place of performance
- Juneau, Alaska, United States
- Forecast number
- 60565
- Points of contact
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- Kelly Chang kelly.chang@noaa.gov
Forecast details come from the Commerce Department's procurement forecast. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.
About this forecast
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries is seeking professional scientific services to conduct a Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Photo-Identification Study. The primary objective is to use non-invasive photo-identification techniques to collect and analyze photographic data of Cook Inlet beluga whales, focusing on population demography, survival rates, reproductive characteristics, and habitat use. The estimated solicitation release date is May 15, 2026, with an anticipated award date of August 15, 2026.
The estimated award value range for this contract is between $251,000 and $500,000, categorized under Environmental Consulting Services (NAICS 541620). The place of performance will be in Juneau, Alaska, with Kelly Chang (kelly.chang@noaa.gov) serving as the point of contact. The contract is currently not set aside for any specific business category, indicating potential open competition for qualified contractors.
The most recent contract being recompeted is Purchase Order 1333MF25P0129, awarded to Aqua Wildlife Research on October 1, 2025, for $99,500. This two-year contract, set to conclude on September 30, 2027, involves conducting at least 14 photo-identification surveys of the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale population. The incumbent, a women-owned small business, has been responsible for collecting photographs, maintaining an identification catalog, and performing comprehensive data analysis on spatial and temporal patterns, survival rates, reproduction, and human interactions.
Forecast text
This requirement’s purpose is to obtain professional, scientific services to use non-invasive photo-identification techniques to collect and analyze photographic data of Cook Inlet beluga whales, and provide NOAA Fisheries with broad information regarding population demography like survival, reproductive characteristics (e.g., birth rates, calving intervals, age at sexual maturity, sex ratio, etc.), and habitat use, distribution and movements.
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