Southeast Fisheries Observer Program (SEFOP) Observer Services Extension
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NOAA Fisheries intends to negotiate a sole-source action to extend observer services for the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Observer Program. The contractor will manage the recruitment, selection, supervision, and outfitting of sea-going personnel to fulfill federal fisheries obligations of the SEFSC. The geographic area includes the coastal states from North Carolina through Texas, as well as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the U.S. Caribbean. These federal fisheries obligations are part of the National Observer Program and are authorized by statute under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The SEFOP operates in Federal reef-fish, shrimp, and pelagic longline fisheries in the Gulf of America, Caribbean and Western North Atlantic Ocean. More than 500 observers are deployed across 11 U.S. observer programs, the majority of which are managed by NOAA Fisheries' six regional Fisheries Science Centers. Observers act as the sole, independent data source for specific types of information, including bycatch composition and mortality, economic and regulatory discards, as well as gear interactions with marine mammals, seabirds, sea turtles, and many other protected resources. The observer collected data is utilized in various regional stock assessments. SEFSC Observer Services requires the Contractor to provide and retain the necessary qualified personnel, material, services, and facilities (except as otherwise specified) to perform quality environmental, biological, and fisheries operations data collection for SEFSC Observer programs. Vendors who believe they can meet this requirement are required to submit in writing a proposal and affirmative response demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of the requirement. All written responses must include a written narrative statement of capability, including detailed technical information demonstrating their ability to meet the action requirement, including the extension timeline. The response must be sufficient to permit agency analysis to establish a bona fide capability to meet the requirement. Failure to submit such documentation will result in the Government proceeding as previously stated. Affirmative written responses must be received no later than November 29, 2026 at 2:30 P.M. Pacific Standard Time. The responses must be submitted via e-mail to Contract Specialist, Jamie Abu Shakrah, at Jamie.AbuShakrah@noaa.gov.
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