Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)

May 3, 2023

Dept of Navy Funding Opportunity: Support for Marine Mammal Surveys Gulf of AK

REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF INTEREST WITHIN THE ALASKAN AND PACIFIC NORTHWEST COOPERATIVE ECOSYSTEM STUDIES UNITS

Project Title: Support for Marine Mammal Surveys in Gulf of Alaska

Please note: On 5/8/23 the deadline was extended to May 31, 2023.

N62473-23-2-0005 Announcement and Enclosures

Please note: on 5/8/23 the Funding Announcement and Enclosures have been edited and have replaced existing docs within the google drive folder.

Responses to this Request for Statements of Interest (RSOI) will address measures in support of acoustic hydrophone analysis in the Gulf of Alaska and the Navy’s Northwest Operation Area.

Approximately $121,583.00 is expected to be available to support the base requirements of this project. Approximately $72,305.00 would support Option Item One (1), $2,552.00 for Option Item Two (2), and $2,552.00 for Option Item Three (3).

The Department of the Navy (DoN) is seeking statements of interest that address the Navy’s request for hydrophone acoustic analysis of marine mammals in the Gulf of Alaska. The project will support the collection of new acoustic monitoring data and address a backlog of collected acoustic hydrophone data and newly collected data, which will be analyzed and incorporated into a synthesized report. Data analysis and reporting requirements of the project include, but are not limited to, the reporting of marine mammal (and anthropogenic source) occurrence, distribution, and seasonal timing, classification of species, habitat preferences, and abundance, when practicable, within the study area.

Timeline for Review of Statements of Interest:
We request that Statements of Interest be submitted by May 16, 2023 2:00 PM PDT. This Request for Statements of Interest will remain open for two weeks until an investigator team is selected. Statements of Interest received after May 16, 2023 2:00 PM PDT will be deemed “late” and may not be considered. Please submit requests for information/questions no later than May 11, 2023 2:00 PM PDT.