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Right Whale Aerial Surveys

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FWC 26/27-16State & Local

Response Deadline10/07/2026, 08:00:00 PM UTC

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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is soliciting competitive bids for aircraft and pilot services to conduct annual aerial surveys of Atlantic coastal waters in Florida and Georgia. These surveys are scheduled to take place from December through March for the purpose of detecting the presence of right whales. Interested vendors must be registered with SunBiz and the MyFloridaMarketPlace system before the bid opening. The response deadline for this solicitation, identified as FWC 26/27-16, is October 7, 2026.

General Info

FWC seeks bids for right whale aerial surveys in Florida and Georgia by 10/7/2026.

Agency

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation CommissionView Agency

NAICS

481219 - Other Nonscheduled Air TransportationView NAICS

Place of Performance

FL, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

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FWC 26/27-16 Right Whale Aerial Survey ITB

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PhaseSolicitation

PostedSep 10

Solicitation

Response DeadlineOct 7

Submission deadline

Response Deadline

10/07/2026, 08:00:00 PM UTCin 27 days

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Organization & Contact Information

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AgencyFlorida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Contacts1 person available

OfficeN/A

Organization / Agency

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

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Office AddressN/A

Contacts

Randy Golightly

contact@example.gov

+1 (555) 000-0000

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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is seeking competitive pricing for aerial surveys of the Atlantic coastal waters of Florida and Georgia annually from December through March to detect the presence of right whales. The purpose of this bid is to obtain aircraft and pilot services, per the specifications contained herein.A vendor submitting a bid should be registered in the MyFloridaMarketPlace (MFMP) system and with SunBiz prior to the bid opening.For a copy of this bid, click on the link at the bottom of the advertisement page on the Florida Vendor Information Portal (VIP) website to download.

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