Hello,

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) through a partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), seeks a qualified independent Contractor(s) to support work under the initial phase of the anthropogenic underwater noise reduction project to identify and prioritize locations and sources of underwater noise within the Gulf of Mexico based on their impact to cetaceans; and to prioritize noise reduction opportunities that show the greatest potential for testing in future phases. This solicitation is part of a larger project that includes both short and long-term acoustic monitoring that will be used to evaluate pilot project effectiveness and overall project success.

The Request for Proposals can be found through the following link: https://www.nfwf.org/media-center/announcements/request-proposals-contractor-support-reducing-impacts-marine-mammals-anthropogenic-sound-gulf-mexico-0

Deadlines

• Questions regarding solicitation via email to pico@nfwf.org                                        June 24, 2021(5PM EST)                  
• NFWF posts submitted questions and responses via above weblink                           June 30, 2021
• Proposals due via email to pico@nfwf.org July 29, 2021 (5PM EST)
• Interviews with selected finalists                                                                                       Weeks of August 1st and 8th
• Tentative NFWF Notification to Offerors                                                                          August

Please circulate broadly to anyone that you feel might be interested.

Michelle Pico

Program Director, Marine Conservation

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation