The Collier Report of U.S. Government Contracting

Sampling of Federal Government Funding Actions/Set Asides

In order by amount of set aside monies.

• $50,000 - Friday the 30th of October 2015
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  ALL WATER BODIES IN THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING COASTAL ZONES, ARE PROTECTED BY THE CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA). UNDER THIS FEDERAL MANDATE AND WITH GUIDANCE FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), STATES AND TERRITORIES ARE REQUIRED TO PROTECT AQUATIC RESOURCES USING WATER QUALITY STANDARDS THAT ENSURE PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY. ESTUARINE AND COASTAL REGIONS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO ARE MAJOR ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES AND, WITHIN THESE REGIONS, SUBMERGED AQUATIC VEGETATION (SAV) AND CORAL REEFS ARE KEYSTONE COMMUNITIES THAT PROVIDE HABITAT FOR HARVESTABLE FISH AND INVERTEBRATES, REGULATE WATER CLARITY, AND PROTECT SHORELINES FROM EROSION. BECAUSE BOTH COMMUNITIES RELY ON PHOTOSYNTHESIS, PROTECTIVE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS MUST INCORPORATE WATER CLARITY, WHICH VARIES WITH PHYTOPLANKTON CONCENTRATION (CHLOROPHYLL A), TOTAL SUSPENDED MATTER (TSM), AND DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER (DOM). LIGHT ATTENUATION (LOSS OF LIGHT, KD) IS PARTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO LAND-BASED ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES, PARTICULARLY WATERSHED DISCHARGE OF SEDIMENTS, DOM, AND NUTRIENTS THAT SPUR PHYTOPLANKTON GROWTH. EXCESS CHLOROPHYLL A AND TSM HAVE OTHER DELETERIOUS EFFECTS, MOST NOTABLY AS CONTRIBUTORS TO HYPOXIA. A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CAUSES AND BOTH SHORT- AND LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF INCREASED KD, CHLOROPHYLL A, TSM, AND DOM IS NEEDED AT REGIONAL SCALES TO DEVELOP PROTECTIVE STANDARDS FOR THESE VALUED ECOSYSTEMS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO INFORM DECISION-MAKING ACTIVITIES (WATER QUALITY STANDARDS) USING REMOTELY SENSED WATER QUALITY DATA (KD, CHLOROPHYLL A, TSM, AND COLORED DOM, I.E. CDOM) FROM NASA EARTH SCIENCE PLATFORMS (MODIS AND LANDSAT). THE PROJECT WILL (1) ASSESS SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM AVERAGES AND TRENDS IN REMOTELY SENSED WATER QUALITY CONSTITUENTS (1980S TO PRESENT); AND (2) ANALYZE THE DATA PRODUCTS IN COMPARISON TO CHANGES IN THE EXTENT AND CONDITION OF SAV AND CORAL REEF HABITAT (1980S TO PRESENT). THIS PROPOSED PROJECT RESPONDS TO THE PRIORITY TOPIC WATER RESOURCES (A.18 1.3.7).

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• $209,561 - Wednesday the 25th of April 2012
  National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration
  EASTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION KANSAS CITY
  MODIFICATION TO ADD FUNDS TO FULLY FUND OPTION YEAR 1.

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• $150,000 - Friday the 7th of October 2011
  National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration
  EASTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION KANSAS CITY
  OPTION 1

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• $14,985 - Tuesday the 6th of March 2012
  National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration
  EASTERN FIELD DELEGATES OAR
  OCEAN TEST BED WATER SAMPLES

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• $13,603 - Thursday the 13th of September 2012
  National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration
  EASTERN FIELD DELEGATES NMFS
  SCIENTIFIC STUDY ON RED SNAPPER

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