Oregon State University intends to contract for consulting work on conducting line-transect data analysis and serving as the lead-authorship on project manuscripts with Jay Barlow as a sole source because of the uniqueness (design, capability, nature) of the goods and the contractor being the only provider able to meet critical parameters or timeframes to support research and/or business needs of the university. The consultant must have expertise in distance sampling surveys for marine mammals (designing, collecting data, analyzing data), expertise in Bayesian and computer-intensive statistics and deep familiarity with NOAA's 25-yr eastern tropical Pacific Dolphin Research Program. An entity may appeal this determination in accordance with OSU Standard 03-010. Section 5.17 no later than the closing date indicated on the website. Appeals must be submitted to Procurement, Contracts and Materials Management at pacs@oregonstate.edu by October 17, 2023 at 4:00 PM PT. For additional information please contact Hannah Punches by email at Hannah.Punches@oregonstate.edu

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