Maryland Oyster Restoration Monitoring
Contract Overview
Solicitation details, issuing organization, response deadlines, documents, and interested companies for this government contract opportunity.
AI Contract Overview
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) plans to award a sole source firm fixed price purchase order to Oyster Recovery Partnership, Inc. for monitoring established oyster reefs in Maryland to assess oyster population density, biomass, year class presence or absence, and shell volume in support of the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office of the National Marine Fisheries Service. The work is scheduled to occur from August 2026 through July 2027 under authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 and FAR 12.102(a), with no set aside applied. This is a non-personal service requirement, and the associated NAICS code is 813312. A presolicitation notice has been issued to allow other potential vendors to submit capabilities statements demonstrating their ability to meet the stated requirements, though no formal solicitation exists and competition is not guaranteed. Interested parties must submit capabilities statements by 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, July 10, 2026, via email only, using Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF formats, with total file size under 20 MB. Submissions must include technical details and cost information sufficient to prove capability, and must reference the solicitation number 143013-26-0020 and the subject line “143013-26-0020 - Maryland Oyster Restoration Monitoring” in the email. Responses must be sent exclusively to Madison Vogeler and Aakanksha Bhargava at NOAA, and offerors are responsible for confirming receipt before the deadline. Questions or inquiries alone will not be considered as responses, and the government retains full discretion to determine whether to proceed with a sole source award or initiate a competitive process based on the submissions received.
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Annapolis, MD, 21401, USASet-Aside
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PRESOLICITATION NOTICE
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) intends to negotiate and award, on a sole source basis, under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 and RFO FAR 12.102(a), a firm fixed price purchase order to Oyster Recovery Partnership, Inc., for services to monitor established oyster reefs to determine oyster population density, oyster biomass, presence and/or abscence of multiple oyster year classes, and shell volume in support of the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). This contract is expected to have a period of performance of August 2026 - July 2027. This non-personal service requirement seeks a vendor that can provide all services outlined in accordance with the Statement of Work. No set aside is to be used for this sole source requirement. The associated NAICS code is 813312.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation documents exist for the requirement. Sources interested in responding to this notice are required to submit a capabilities statement that includes technical data and cost information, sufficient detail, and convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to meet the requirement. All capabilities statements received by the due date of this notice will be considered by the Government.
A request for documentation or additional information or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed with a sole source procurement.
Capabilities statements are due no later than Friday, 10 July 2026, by 1300 Eastern Time. Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads “143013-26-0020 - Maryland Oyster Restoration Monitoring”. To ensure your response along with any and all attachments are received, attachment(s) must be less than 20 MB [in total]. It is the responsibility of the offeror to contact the government to confirm receipt prior to the offer due date and time. Capabilities statements shall be submitted by e-mail ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to the following POCs:
Madison Vogeler at madison.vogeler@noaa.gov
Aakanksha Bhargava at aakanksha.bhargava@noaa.gov