The government seeks non-personal services to deploy and retrieve standard fishing gear to collect biological samples from commercially important reef fishes, such as snappers, groupers, grunts, and wrasses, in waters surrounding Puerto Rico over 20 days at sea, with required documentation provided to the Sustainable Fisheries Division. The acquisition is set aside for small businesses under NAICS 541690, with a $19M small business size standard. The base period of performance runs from date of award through December 31, 2027, with Option Period 1 from September 1, 2027 through December 31, 2028, and Option Period 2 from September 1, 2028 through December 31, 2029. The start date is an estimate subject to funding approval, and a shortened base