NOAA’s Office of Marine and Aviation Operations intends to negotiate a sole-source, firm-fixed-price purchase order with RVET Operating, LLC for booths at its job fairs. The purpose is to recruit wage mariners—masters, mates, engineers, deckhands, and stewards—to crew NOAA research and survey vessels, with emphasis on transitioning or soon-to-be-separated military veterans. RVET Operating is the only company contracted by the U.S. Army’s Human Resources Command and the Department of Labor for veteran hiring and the only entity that can grant booth access to its events, which include military installation, city-based, virtual, and private in-person job fairs. RVET Operating is located in Williamsburg, VA, and hosts more than 100 job fairs annually. This requirement is a small business set-aside under NAICS 561311 with a $34M size standard, and award is anticipated by November 13, 2026.