The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) needs a small business to supply a complete portable uncrewed surface vessel (USV) surveying system.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need? One complete portable uncrewed surface vessel (USV) surveying system, including the primary boat hull, electronics and communication suites, field safety maintenance spares, a pre-integrated high-resolution multibeam echosounder subsystem, secondary hydrographic sensors (side scan sonar and ADCP modules), and professional equipment operation training for the National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Coast Survey (OCS), Center of Excellence for Operational Ocean and Great Lakes Mapping (COE) in Durham, NH.
- What's the contract structure and timeline? This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items, with a total small business set-aside. The contract will be awarded to a single winner.
- How will they pick the winner? The evaluation will be based on the lowest price technically acceptable.
- When and how do you bid? Submit your proposal by July 29, 2026, at 11:00 PM ET via the attached Combined Synopsis with all terms and conditions.
Routine commodity buy — low-effort bid, modest payoff.
Who can apply
- Any certified small business may apply.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov.
- Review the attached Combined Synopsis with all terms and conditions and ensure you meet the requirements.
Primary point of contact
Name
WALTON, MICHELLE
Email
michelle.walton@noaa.gov
Phone
(757) 605-7411