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Justification, first published as sources sought

Advancing Satellite Tag Technology for Large Whales

1305M325Q0179

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce NOAA. Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations.

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Awarded

Center for Coastal Studies, Inc.

$458,551.00 obligated so far on USAspending, September 17, 2025, contract 1305M325C0048

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Description

As published on SAM.gov.

Field data collection, data downloading and organization, preparation of reports, and data analyses related to the deployment of satellite telemetry tags on large whale species in the Gulf of Maine and nearby waters. This includes deployment of satellite tags on large whales, developing and executing a training program for tag deployment and data synthesis into a final report.

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The contract, on USAspending

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Recipient
Center for Coastal Studies, Inc.
UEI
N7MUG651GCJ3
CAGE
0WMN5
Vendor location
Provincetown, MA
Contract
1305M325C0048, definitive contract
Obligated
$458,551.00, potential $733,158
Actions
2 between September 17, 2025 and July 10, 2026
Competition
Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offer received
Set-aside reported
No Set Aside Used.
Described as
Field Data Collection, Data Downloading and Organization, Preparation of Reports, and Data Analyses Related to the Deployment of Satellite Telemetry Tags on Large Whale Species in the Gulf of Maine and Nearby Waters. This Includes Deployment of Sate
Match
award number 1305M325C0048 equals the contract number; same awarding office 1305M3 (high confidence)
Record
USAspending award page

Publications

Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.

  1. July 17, 2025

    Sources sought

    Due July 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 5c4c3d55cb264d2ab030bbfe6236c15a

  2. August 1, 2025

    Sources sought

    Due August 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice c2a36dc06d86414988d6561f5718e383

  3. August 22, 2025

    Special notice, originally sources sought

    Due September 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice c51702e66dc040b6a8182f022c37bcd6

    2 revisions on SAM
    • August 22, 2025: publish, special notice
    • August 1, 2025: publish, sources sought

  4. September 17, 2025

    Award notice

    Advancing Satellite Tag Technology for Large Whale

    Awarded to Center for Coastal Studies, Inc. for $733,158. SAM.gov, notice 2c002004f427496abbbcc9735413e8e9

    1 revisions on SAM
    • September 17, 2025: publish, award notice

  5. September 19, 2025

    Justification

    SAM.gov, notice 4fdfdbf5c19a4c5c80a079d3cd925dfe

    1 revisions on SAM
    • September 19, 2025: publish, justification

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