Killer whale sighting database, vessel activity monitoring, Soundwatch boater education, support for
Past Recompete Updated
- Agency
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Solicitation expected
- Estimated value
- $1,100,000 to $2,000,000
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Forecast facts
- Anticipated award
- Through
- NAICS code
- 481211 Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation
- Place of performance
- Seattle, Washington, United States
- Forecast number
- 30414
- 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 forecasting a recompete contract focused on killer whale research and marine education. The project's primary objectives include collecting and archiving killer whale sighting data, conducting on-water boater education, supporting field studies on cetacean foraging and health, maintaining a hydrophone network, and developing educational exhibits. The estimated solicitation release date is May 15, 2024, with an anticipated contract award date of August 15, 2024.
The forecasted contract has an estimated award value range between $1.1 million and $2 million, with performance located in Seattle, Washington. The contract will be managed through NOAA Fisheries Service, with Chris Luecken (chris.luecken@noaa.gov, phone: 206-860-3424) serving as the primary point of contact. The competition strategy is marked as "Competed" and falls under the Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation NAICS code 481211, suggesting a specialized maritime research and education service procurement.
Forecast text
The first purpose of the project is to collect, compile and archive all sighting data of killer whales, particularly Southern Residents, as well as other cetacean species (e.g. humpback whales) from all available data sources throughout the entire year for each year of the contract and to maintain a centralized database of these data that is compatible for GIS analyses. The second purpose is to conduct on-water boater education and vessel data collection. The third purpose is to support field studies on foraging, noise, and health of killer whales and other cetaceans species (e.g. Dtag and other similar projects). The fourth purpose is to maintain an existing site and deploy new sites in The Whale Museum hydrophone network and develop outreach/education exhibits/programs. A fifth purpose is to periodically review the museum’s long-term data sets on killer whale sightings, vessel activities and ambient/anthropogenic sound around kille
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