“The Professional and Technical (ProTech) services solution is a suite of multiple-award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts consisting of five Domains: Satellite, Ocean, Fisheries, Weather, and Enterprise Operations. These Domains provide resources in support of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to include its Line and Staff Offices. Where applicable, the contracts may also be used by other Bureaus within the Department of Commerce (DOC). The ceiling dollar amount for all orders under all ProTech Domains is $3,000,000,000…” Read the full solicitation here. Awardees are as follows: Prime Offeror Business Size A.I.S., Inc. Small Business Abt Associates Large Business Azura Consulting LLC Woman Owned Small Business CDI Marine Company, LLC Large Business Consolidated Safety Services (CSS) Large Business Earth Resources Technology, Inc. (ERT) Large Business ECS Federal, LLC Large Business Environmental Assessment Services (EAS) Small Business International Business Sales & Services (IBSS) Co Woman Owned Small Business Inter-Fluve, Inc. Small Business Lynker Technologies, LLC HUBZone Small Business Maden Technologies Consulting, Inc. Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Northern Economics, Inc. (NEI) Small Business Saildrone, Inc. Small Business Saltwater, Inc. Woman Owned Small Business Technical and Engineering Support Alliance (TESA) Woman Owned Small Business Think Tank, Inc. Woman Owned Small Business G2X TAKE: 17 Companies held impromptu parties last week as they were each awarded a Prime spot on this IDIQ contract to provide resources in support of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to include its Line and Staff Offices. 27 Bidders vied for this contract.  The success of any IDIQ is almost directly tied to the Prime awardees and their ability to drive business to the vehicles. This fishing license (no pun intended – well kind of) gives these firms an opportunity to drive work not only across all of NOAA, but also Commerce-wide.