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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in support of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of Protected Resources (OPR), Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Division is seeking to identify vendors with the capacity to deliver satellite data transmission services. These services must be compatible with wildlife platform transmitter terminals (PTT) and capable of providing data transmitted by PTT in near-real time and in a standardized format. NOAA Fisheries will utilize this service for multiple critical missions to manage and protect fisheries, marine mammal and sea turtle populations. The team will install satellite transmitting devices to provide real-time monitoring and obtain data necessary to understand and implement effective conservation and recovery efforts. Another project this service will support is the efforts to further understand habitat use preferences of fisheries, marine mammal and sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico leading to efforts to better mitigate threats in those areas. The PTT’s utilized by NOAA Fisheries are specifically designed for data transmission via the Argos system. The Argos service provided by the Woods Hole Group is essential to NOAA Fisheries' initiatives in tracking marine life movements and monitoring water temperatures. Marine life generally exhibits secretive behaviors and occupies extensive ranges, making direct tracking challenging. To gain insights into their habitat requirements, movement rates, home ranges, and other ecological parameters, it is necessary to employ remote tracking techniques. 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Background/Overview: NOAA Fisheries requires a satellite data transmission service that is compatible with wildlife platform transmitter terminals (PTT) and is capable of providing data transmitted by PTT in near-real time, in a standardized format. The Woods Hole Group is the United States-based subsidiary of CLS Group and is the sole provider of the Argos satellite communication services for receiving transmissions from PTT and providing those data in a standardized format. NOAA Fisheries will utilize this service for multiple critical missions including to conserve and recover marine mammal and sea turtle populations and to obtain data on other species and environments. Researchers will deploy satellite transmitting devices to provide real-time monitoring and obtain data necessary to implement effective conservation and recovery efforts and manage other marine species. 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