Description
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) is publishing a Notice of Intent to Award a Best Value Grant in the amount of $295,000.00 to the U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for the management, operation, and maintenance of navigational aids that are part of the Boston Harbor Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS). The grant will provide funding to NOAA for the project through the Fund created by M.G.L. c. 21M, and specifically, to effectuate the provisions of M.G.L. c. 21M, §8(d)(9). The scope of the grant includes the operation and maintenance of the BHPORTS system, which will consist of several major components, including a current measurement station, an existing NOS National Water Level Observation Network (NWLON) station, a stand-alone meteorological station, and spare equipment and measurement system components. The grant award contract will commence after the expiration of the posting period and will run through December 31, 2029, with up to three five-year renewal options.
• The grant will provide funding to NOAA for the management, operation, and maintenance of navigational aids that are part of the Boston Harbor Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS).
• The grant award contract will commence after the expiration of the posting period and will run through December 31, 2029, with up to three five-year renewal options.
• The scope of the grant includes the operation and maintenance of the BHPORTS system, which will consist of several major components.
• MassDEP will provide funding to NOAA for the project through the Fund created by M.G.L. c. 21M, and specifically, to effectuate the provisions of M.G.L. c. 21M, §8(d)(9).