SolicitationPosted May 16, 2025·Responses due May 23, 2025

Fishery Observer Support Services for the Northeast Fisheries Science Center Observer Program (NEFOP)

NOAA · DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
541690
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
1305M325R0015
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
F020
Place
Woods Hole, MA, USA
Contact
Novelle Key (novelle.key@noaa.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 1305M325R0015 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
None posted
Solicitation
  • Apr 18, 2025
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Apr 22, 2025
    Solicitation
    Open
  • May 12, 2025
    Solicitation
    Open
  • May 16, 2025 · this notice
    Solicitation
Award
  • Sep 12, 2025
    Award Notice
    A.I.S., Inc. · $24.9M
    Open

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What the notice says

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NOAA Fisheries, Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) intends to award a single award, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) commercial services type contract with a five (5) year ordering period, including Firm-Fixed-Price rates for Fishery Observer Support Services and a Time and Materials (T&M) line item for Travel, Training, and Vessel Meal Reimbursements in support of the Northeast Fisheries Observer Program (NEFOP). The NEFSC requires a contractor to provide all qualified personn… (show all)

el, material, equipment, services, support and facilities (except as otherwise specified) to perform quality environmental, biological, and fisheries operations data collection, data analysis, and information dissemination for the NEFSC. Data quality is of the utmost importance. Performance of contract requirements may occur in multiple locations on land and at sea. The primary Place of Performance is Woods Hole, MA. The Period of Performance of this IDIQ is anticipated to be from 06/08/2025 � 06/07/2030. This solicitation is set aside 100% for small business. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541690, and the small business size standard for this requirement is $19.0 Million. It is highly encouraged that any small business meeting this size standard and desiring to be considered for award be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) using this NAICS code. It should be noted that offerors must be registered in SAM prior to submission of an offer. For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following website: https://sam.gov/. In order to register with the SAM, all offerors must also have a unique entity identifier through http://sam.gov/conent/entity-registration. All responsible Small Business concerns meeting the requirements of the solicitation may submit a proposal by the due date and time included in the Solicitation. The Government intends to award a single award IDIQ contract as a result of this solicitation; however, the Government reserves the right to award no contract at all, depending on the quality of the proposals and the prices submitted. Paper copies of the solicitation will not be issued. Interested parties may use the �follow� feature to monitor changes to this posting. Each potential offeror is responsible for checking https://sam.gov/ to gain all current information related to the solicitation. The solicitation and any further announcements regarding the solicitation will be posted only at https://sam.gov/. Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing via email to the Contract Specialist, Novelle Key at Novelle.Key@noaa.gov and the Contracting Officer, Kayla Johnson at Kayla.Johnson@noaa.gov. Questions shall be received no later than ten (10) calendar days after the issuance date of this solicitation. Any Government responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Please see attached Solicitation 1305M325R0015 and associated attachments for more information. The services required in this solicitation are currently being performed under Contract Number 1305M218DNFFM0003.

Who won similar work

5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA), same product/service code (PSC) F020.

Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $135K to $930K, median $136K; range $19K to $24.9M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
A.I.S., Inc.2$25.8MMar 30, 2026
MAREL, INC.1$136KSep 18, 2026
GULF OF MAINE LOBSTER FOUNDATION, INC.1$135KSep 17, 2026
JESSY RANDY HAPDEI P.O. BOX 5253 Hagatna GU 96932 USA1$19KJul 21, 2025

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Competitive landscape

For the 4 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 304 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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