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Bid Title

INTENT TO AWARD TO A SINGLE SOURCE - ALASKA WHALE FOUNDATION

Issuing Agency

COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF

Location

Alaska

Published Date

Aug 26, 2026

Closing Date

Sep 10, 2026

Government Level

Federal

Status

Closed

Ref. #

26-475

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INTENT TO AWARD TO A SINGLE SOURCE - ALASKA WHALE FOUNDATION

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Contract Opportunity

Notice ID

26-475

Related Notice

Department/Ind. Agency

COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF

Sub-tier

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

General Information View Changes

• Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Updated)
• Updated Published Date: Aug 26, 2026 01:55 pm EDT
• Original Published Date: Aug 26, 2026 01:12 pm EDT
• Updated Response Date: Sep 10, 2026 04:00 pm EDT
• Original Response Date: Sep 18, 2026 04:00 pm EDT
• Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
• Updated Inactive Date: Sep 25, 2026
• Original Inactive Date: Oct 03, 2026
• Initiative:
  • None

Classification

• Original Set Aside:
• Product Service Code: B509 - SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- ENDANGERED SPECIES: PLANT/ANIMAL
• NAICS Code:
  • 541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Place of Performance:
  AK 99801
  USA

Description

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Acquisition & Grants Office (AGO), Management and Budget Acquisition Office (OMB), intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 12.102(a) and 41 USC 190, with Alaska Whale Foundation . The requirement is for professional services to support long-term whale monitoring in Southeast Alaska.

The sole source determination is based on NOAA’s requirement for integrated data collection, including systematic surveys, photo-identification, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) photogrammetry, and biologging tag data. This requirement encompasses two primary projects: (1) estimating gray whale abundance, habitat use, and energetic benefits in Sitka Sound, and (2) identifying spatially and temporally important humpback whale foraging hotspots throughout northern Southeast Alaska to evaluate their ecological significance.

The stated vendor is the only entity able to execute the desired services as they must demonstrate the specialized capability to operate small research vessels safely in remote coastal Alaskan waters, possess a significant record of peer-reviewed publication in cetacean ecology or bioenergetics, and hold or be able to obtain the specific NMFS research permits required for gray and humpback whale research activities.

***This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can fully meet the government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact within 15 days after publication of this synopsis. Such documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.

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Contact Information

Contracting Office Address

• US

Primary Point of Contact

• Heather Mahle
• heather.mahle@noaa.gov
• Phone Number 3233721750

Secondary Point of Contact

History

• Aug 26, 2026 01:55 pm EDTSpecial Notice (Updated)
• Aug 26, 2026 01:12 pm EDT Special Notice (Original)

Commodity Codes

• FSC BSpecial Studies and Analyses - Not R&D

• NAICS 541990All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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