- Country: USA
- Summary: Request for Information: NOAA Fisheries AFSC Marine Mammal Observer Program
- UST Ref No: 112249655
- Deadline: 25 Jan 2025
- Financier: Self Financed
- Purchaser Ownership: Government
- Tender Value: Refer Document
- Notice Type: Tender
- Document Ref. No.: NOAA-AG0-WAD-SRW-25-10
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- Description
AFSC seeks industry input into the draft performance work statement (PWS), attached. AFSC welcomes any comments, concerns, or suggestions to clarify or improve the PWS, especially from vendors interested in participating in any future contract.
This is a Request for Information (RFI), for market research purposes, in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 10 Procedures. This is not a solicitation, nor does it guarantee a solicitation will be issued. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. This is not a request for proposals and it does not obligate the government in any manner.
Background
The FMA Division desires to obtain sampling services and electronic monitoring technology
support for the collection of fisheries data including fishing effort, gear characteristics and
marine mammal and seabird interactions during the commercial salmon drift gillnet fisheries
operating in inland waters of Southeast Alaska in 2025 and 2026.
The FMA Division plans to shift monitoring methods from a traditionally observer centric
program to one that employs electronic monitoring (EM) methods. Direct observation of the
fishery has historically been obtained from separate platforms requiring the program to procure
vessels and boat operators in addition to fishery observers which is extremely costly. EM has
been shown to be minimally intrusive to fishing operations and has the potential to document
fishing effort and marine mammal interaction at a fraction of the cost of fishery observers,
allowing the program to obtain higher coverage levels and more precise bycatch estimates.
While EM has been an effective method for monitoring marine mammal interaction in other
gillnet fisheries, the application of EM for the AMMOP has not yet been attempted. In 2023 and
2024, FMA partnered with Archipelago Marine Resources to conduct field trials deploying several
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CLICK HERE TO LOGINRequest for Information: NOAA Fisheries AFSC Marine Mammal Observer Program - USA Tender
The COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, a Government sector organization in USA, has announced a new tender for Request for Information: NOAA Fisheries AFSC Marine Mammal Observer Program. This tender is published on USARFP under UST Ref No: 112249655 and is categorized as a Tender. Interested and eligible suppliers are invited to participate by reviewing the tender documents and submitting their bids before the deadline on 2025-01-25.
The estimated tender value is Refer Document, and full details, including technical specifications and submission requirements, are provided in the official tender documents. Ensure all submissions meet the criteria outlined to be considered for evaluation.
