BOEM is proposing to conduct a simultaneous auction to lease eight lease areas using a multiple-factor auction format. For this Lease Sale, multiple-factor bidding would include a combination of monetary and non-monetary factors. The bid made by a specific bidder in each round is the sum of the monetary factor (cash bid) and the value of non-monetary factors in the form of bidding credits. Proposed bidding credits include funding for fisheries compensatory mitigation, domestic supply chain development, and workforce training.