DOD Funding Opportunity: Humpback Whale Tagging

REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF INTEREST WITHIN THE COOPERATIVE ECOSYSTEM STUDIES UNIT
INTEREST #N62473-19-2-0002
PROJECT TO BE INITIATED IN 2019

Project Title: Humpback Whale Tagging in Support of Marine Mammal Monitoring Across Multiple Navy Training Areas in the Pacific Ocean

Approximately $423,123.00 is expected to be available to support this project for the base year, $459,927.00 for option period 1 and $470,872.00 for option period 2.
Type of Assistance Instrument Anticipated: Cooperative Agreement

The Navy operates in several range complexes throughout the Pacific Ocean including the Gulf of Alaska Temporary Maritime Activities Area (GOA TMAA), Northwest Training Range Complex (NWTRC), Southern California Range Complex (SOCAL), Hawaii Range Complex (HRC), and the Mariana Islands Range Complex (MIRC). Navy activities within these ranges are documented in four Environment Impact Statement (EIS) documents: GOA Navy Training Activities, Northwest Training and Testing (NWTT), Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing (HSTT), and Mariana Training and Testing (MITT). To authorize these actions, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued Letters of Authorization (LOAs) under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and Biological Opinions (BOs) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for GOA, NWTT, HSTT, and MITT and required Navy to implement marine species monitoring per the Integrated Comprehensive Monitoring Program (ICMP). Monitoring projects must address key Intermediate Scientific Objectives of which the Navy has committed to complete as part of regulatory requirements promulgated by NMFS. In particular, this project has been set up to answer the following Intermediate Scientific

Objectives for ESA-listed baleen whales:
• Determine which species and populations of marine mammals are present in Navy range complexes
• Determine which species and populations of marine mammals are exposed to Navy training and testing activities
• Establish the baseline habitat uses and movement patterns of marine mammals where Navy training and testing activities occur
• Evaluate behavioral responses by marine mammals exposed to Navy training and testing activities

RSOI and Enclosures are available here:

RSOI for N62473-19-2-0002 Humpback Whale Tagging in Support of Marine Ma…

N62473-19-2-0002_Enclosure 1 Statement of Work for N62473-19-2-0002

N62473-19-2-0002_Enclosure 2 Terms and Conditions

N62473-19-2-0002_Enclosure 3 SF 424

N62473-19-2-0002_Enclosure 4 Research and Related Senior Key Personnel Form

N62473-19-2-0002_Enclosure 5 Research and Related Budget

N62473-19-2-0002_Enclosure 6 SF LLL

N62473-19-2-0002_Enclosure 7 Research and Related Personal Data