Development of a Biologging Cetacean Dorsal Fin Tag that Measures Conductivity or Salinity

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Acquisition and Grants Office (AGO), Western Acquisition Division (WAD) in Boulder, CO intends to award a hybrid Firm-Fixed-Price/ Time-and-Materials Purchase Order utilizing the policies and procedures of FAR Part 12 and FAR Subpart 13.5. The Government intends to procure contractor support services to develop a new novel biologging cetacean dorsal fin tag capable of measuring conductivity or salinity for bottlenose dolphins to monitor the health and behavior of bottlenose dolphins in Barataria Bay, Louisiana, especially in response to freshwater influx from the Mid-Barataria Mississippi River Sediment Diversion project in support of Office of Protected Resources (OPR).

The planned Request for Quotation (RFQ) number is 1305M325Q0262. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this procurement is 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology), which has a corresponding size standard of 1,000 employees. A complete RFQ package will be available on or about August 20, 2025 on SAM.gov. Potential contractors are hereby notified that the solicitation and subsequent amendments to the solicitation will only be available for download at the above site; this office will not issue hard copy solicitations. By submission of a quote, the contractor acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation, except for awards to foreign vendors for work to be performed outside the United States. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make a contractor ineligible for award. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the Internet at https://sam.gov/content/home.