A--SOLE SOURCE: DATA ANALYSIS FOR PACIFIC FISHERIES

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is issuing a sole source contract for data analysis support for Pacific fisheries. The objective of this requirement is to support the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) in evaluating and minimizing the potential effects of critical minerals activities on fisheries and other marine uses in the U.S. Pacific Islands. The contract will involve developing comprehensive fisheries datasets, such as spatial summaries and density grids, tabular compilations, temporal trend analyses, and value-based indicators. The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) is the intended contractor due to their unique combination of legal authority, data-sharing agreements, technical expertise, and operational infrastructure. • The contract will have a period of performance of 12 months from the date of award, with four one-year option periods. • The estimated total value of the contract is below one million dollars across the base and all options. • The contract will involve analyzing and integrating multi-jurisdictional fisheries datasets to generate composite geospatial products. • The PSMFC will produce marine use intensity datasets for fishing effort and value using the best available source datasets.