Environmental Monitors on Lobster Traps and Large Trawlers

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries is seeking services from the Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation, Inc. (GOMLF) for the acquisition of Environmental Monitors on Lobster Traps (eMOLT) and Large Trawlers commercial services. The required tasks include meeting with fishermen, procuring field equipment, providing a lead dockside technician, coordinating with cellular providers, maintaining cloud infrastructure, and generating a quarterly breakdown of finances. The services will assist in facilitating the coordination, outreach, and technical support for over 145 fishing vessels with environmental monitoring systems. • The contract will be for a period of one base year and four one-year option periods. • The services will be provided at fishing ports between Maine and North Carolina. • The contractor will be required to provide installation of science equipment on fishing boats, data collection, and data transmission. • The contractor will be required to provide fishing vessels with high-resolution access to data collected from the eMOLT program. • The contractor will be required to provide supplies compatible with existing systems or equipment.