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<p class="DefaultText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span class="InitialStyle"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">State of Maine<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="DefaultText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span class="InitialStyle"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Department of Marine Resources<span style="color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p>
<p class="DefaultText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span class="InitialStyle"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">RFP# 202101009<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="DefaultText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span class="InitialStyle"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hydrographer Services for the Maine Coastal Mapping Initiative<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="InitialStyle"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The State of Maine is seeking proposals for operating a multibeam sonar system on a pre-determined vessel, providing services as a field marine geologist, and synthesizing
all collected data into technical reports and data deliverables in support of the
</span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Maine Coastal Mapping Initiative (MCMI).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">MCMI, an initiative of the Maine Coastal Program, acquires seafloor and marine habitat information including bathymetry and backscatter data, sediment information, fauna type and abundance, and
water column data. The data contribute to numerous ongoing efforts including assessment of nearshore sand movement over time to inform beach nourishment projects, investigations of cable areas and other State Submerged Lands Programs interest areas, mapping
of fisheries management areas, marine habitat modeling, and marine planning. This project also provides new data that are incorporated into National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) nautical charts. These data are acquired and processed to meet
Office of Coast Survey bathymetry standards and are shared with the UNH-NOAA Joint Hydrographic Center / Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping for review.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Maine Coastal Program seeks proposals for services as the lead hydrographer for the MCMI. Services include set-up and operation of the multibeam sonar system on a pre-determined vessel under
existing contract, collection and field descriptions of grab sediment samples, post processing and data delivery of multibeam and backscatter including tidal corrections, digital elevation models and bathymetric attributed grid generation, and other digital
mapping products.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="DefaultText"><span class="InitialStyle"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We are seeking to fulfill this work through a Request For Proposals (RFP) due February 25, 2021. A copy of the RFP can be obtained at the following by searching for
RFP# 202101009: </span></span><a href="https://www.maine.gov/dafs/bbm/procurementservices/vendors/rfps"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.maine.gov/dafs/bbm/procurementservices/vendors/rfps</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="DefaultText"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Questions may be directed to Claire Enterline, MCP Research Coordinator (<a href="mailto:Claire.Enterline@maine.gov">Claire.Enterline@maine.gov</a>).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:gray">Claire L. Enterline</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:gray">Research Coordinator, Maine Coastal Program</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:gray">Department of Marine Resources</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:gray">PO Box 8, 194 McKown Point Rd.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:gray">W. Boothbay Harbor, ME 04575<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:gray">Phone: (207) 446-2451 // Email:
<a href="mailto:Claire.Enterline@maine.gov"><span style="color:blue">Claire.Enterline@maine.gov</span></a>
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