This notice is a combined synopsis and solicitation for
commercial products related to marine mammal surveys, telemetry tagging, biopsy darting, and data analysis services. Offerors must submit offers in accordance with attachment 2, section L M. The government will award a firm fixed price, indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract to the responsible offeror using a lowest price technically acceptable source selection process. The minimum guarantee for the initial award is $50,**** shall be submitted via electronic submission to kiani carroll at ***@***. *. * on or before 2:00 p. m. EST on Thursday, September 04, 2025. Quotes received after this date and time are late and may not be considered for award. The government requires that on-water surveys be conducted at soar which combine the following types of data collection: behavioral data, photoidentification, and potentially biopsy, tagging, edna, fecal samples, unmanned aerial system uas imagery, or other types of data collection deemed appropriate. The surveys will focus on Cuvier's or goosebeaked whales, ziphius cavirostris and fin whales, balaenoptera physalus, and any other species of interest as required by the icmp. The contractor shall provide a vessel and all related equipment suitable for photographing, tagging, biopsy, uas and other data collection work. The vessel shall be equipped with an automatic identification system (AIS), along with all appropriate safety, communication, and navigation equipment as determined by U. S. Coast Guard regulations. The contractor shall provide a minimum of eight satellite tags including new and refurbished capable of recording 28 days of dive and movement data per year. Field efforts are required and shall be scheduled to coincide with available support from m3r for at least 30 days per year for the life of the contract. The contractor shall participate in planning meetings by phone. The contractor shall be responsible for tabulating all data in a format matching that of the navy's icmp data standards, provided as gfi, including tables, figures and maps to support sighting and effort details for two reports. Deliverables include interim and final reports, and a report detailing the disposition of the photographs and related data. Additional information, such as applicable documents, government furnished information (GFI), and government furnished property (GFP), is included in the notice. Active registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) is required prior to award.