NOAA Protech Oceans Domain

Riverside is the recipient of a ten-year, multiple award IDIQ contract providing a wide range of program management, professional scientists, technical experts, consultants, and administrative support to provide professional and technical services to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Primarily focused on supporting the National Ocean Service (NOS), contract support includes but is not limited to studies and analyses, applied research, development, engineering, consulting, and operations, field sampling, data collection, and surveys, program and project management, capacity building, stewardship, and community outreach. 

The main objectives for the program are high-quality professional and technical services, developing an industrial base of partners, developing and maintaining performance-based contracts, in accordance to Riverside and NOAA’s mission. ​ Riverside support services provided under the Oceans Domain include: 

• Case studies, analyses, and reports
• Applied research, development, engineering, consulting, and operations
• Field sampling, data collecting, and surveys
• Consulting, program and project management
• Capacity building

Coastal communities face challenges from a variety of events, including sea-level rise, storms and hurricanes, coastal erosion, coastal pollution, climate change impacts, economic challenges, infrastructure vulnerability, and community displacement. ​ These events can threaten infrastructure, property, livelihoods, and the overall resilience of coastal communities, many of which encompass lower socioeconomic residents. Riverside is dedicated to providing support services to identify and implement solutions for underprivileged coastal communities struggling with the impacts of dramatic climate change.

In addition to support for coastal communities, Riverside also provides support services for monitoring and observing systems in deep ocean environments, including: ​

• Providing advanced technology for weather and oceanographic observations. ​
• Conducting geodetic, hydrographic, and topographic surveys. ​
• Characterizing seafloor and associated biota habitats. ​
• Assessing habitat damage post natural disasters. ​
• Operating remote operation vehicles (ROVs). ​
• Providing vessel support and transportation services. ​
• Installation and maintenance of deep-sea observatories.
• Data collection and analysis. ​
• Remote sensing and satellite monitoring. ​
• Underwater robotics and autonomous systems. ​
• Data management and dissemination.
• Research and development.