Summary
The U.S. Department of the Interior, through its Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Acquisition Management Division, has issued a sole source contract notice (Solicitation 140M0126Q0038) for data analysis support related to Pacific fisheries. The contract aims to support BOEM's evaluation and minimization of potential impacts from critical minerals activities on fisheries and marine uses within the U.S. Pacific Islands' Exclusive Economic Zone, including development of spatial summaries, density grids, temporal trend analyses, and value-based indicators using multi-jurisdictional fisheries datasets. The intended sole source recipient is the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC), with the contract valued below one million dollars, a 12-month base period, and four one-year option periods; responses are due by 5:00 PM Eastern Time on July 16, 2026.