Alaska Coastal Observations And Research

Alaska Coastal Observations And Research, a woman-owned nonprofit based in Kodiak, Alaska, conducts nearshore fisheries survey work and fish sample processing for NOAA's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as both a prime contractor and sub-recipient on federal grants. The vendor's footprint is entirely concentrated with a single customer — NOAA carries 100% of its seven recent awards across contracts and grants.

On the prime side, Alaska Coastal Observations And Research holds two recent NOAA purchase orders. A July 2026 firm fixed-price order for $7,340 covers biological technical services supporting nearshore Pacific cod survey work, fish collections for laboratory studies, and fish sample processing in Kodiak, with work due by September 15, 2026. An earlier March 2022 purchase order worth $8,700 called for fish sample preparation (56 fish samples). Neither award carried a set-aside designation. As a sub-recipient, the vendor performs fisheries research work under three federal grant awards channeled through the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. A March 2026 sub-award supports a juvenile pink salmon marine habitat and dispersal-pattern study from Prince William Sound hatcheries into the Gulf of Alaska, including otolith analysis for thermal marks, fish abundance data collection, body condition measurement, and environmental monitoring. A February 2026 sub-award funds Pacific cod recruitment research in the warming Gulf of Alaska, including beach seine surveys, juvenile abundance estimation for NOAA stock assessment models, fish condition measurement, and genetic analysis of spawning groups. A November 2022 sub-award provided support for a five-year survey of age-zero Pacific cod recruitment.

The combined potential value across all seven awards totals $343 thousand, though cumulative obligations reach $1.7 million (489% of potential value), indicating established working relationships and completed invoicing above initial ceilings. One award (the July 2026 purchase order) reaches ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months. Work location is Kodiak, Alaska and the central Gulf of Alaska, with activities grounded in nearshore ecosystem and juvenile fish ecology rather than offshore commercial operations.