This procurement is being procured in accordance with FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The office of NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service located in La Jolla, CA require a contractor to collect marine mammal data, biopsies and photographs in order to provide a complete exosystem assessments of West Coast Marine Mammals. Interested parties must respond to this announcement within fifteen (15) calendar days of its publication. All responses must be in writing and may be faxed to 206-526-6025 or email ([email protected]) . This is a simplified acquisition with an estimated value of less than $100,000.

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