Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)

January 25, 2017

DOD RSOI Acoustic Monitoring Marine Mammals Gulf of Alaska

Department of Defense RSOI

REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF INTEREST WITHIN THE COOPERATIVE ECOSYSTEM STUDIES UNIT
INTEREST #N62473-17-2-0002
PROJECT TO BE INITIATED IN 2017
Project Title: Passive Acoustic Monitoring of Marine Mammals in the Gulf of Alaska Range Complex
Responses to this Request for Statements of Interest (RSOI) will address marine species monitoring in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Range Complex. Approximately $250,000.00 is expected to be available to support the base requirements of this project.

The Department of the Navy (DoN) is seeking statements of interest that address the Navy’s passive acoustic monitoring requirements for marine mammals in the GOA Range Complex. Generally, the Navy’s passive acoustic monitoring requirements include: (1) collect and analyze passive acoustic monitoring data for one year; (2) evaluate the potential impact of sonar on marine mammals; (3) produce a report of each effort; (4) attend the Acoustical Society of America Annual meeting.

Please find the full RSOI and enclosures 1-6 here.

Posted 1/25/2017