The NOAA ship henry bigelow requires an upgrade/modernization to the kongsberg ME70 multibeam scientific echo sounder system. Purchase kongsberg ME70 upgrade kit multibeam scientific echo sounder…
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- Contract number
- 1305M225F0069
- Awardee
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Kongsberg Discovery US, LLC UEI Q9M8VNB2F4F2
- Awarding agency
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Obligated
- $401,981
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $401,981.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 541330 Engineering Services
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Competed Only One Source
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Newport, RI 02841, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $401,981 firm fixed-price delivery order to Kongsberg Discovery US, LLC (doing business as Kongsberg Underwater Technology, LLC) on December 31, 2024, for the upgrade and modernization of the multibeam scientific echo sounder system aboard the NOAA Ship Henry Bigelow. The contract, which is not designated as a set-aside, calls for the purchase and installation of a Kongsberg ME70 upgrade kit with completion targeted for July 31, 2025. Work will be performed in Newport, Rhode Island, where the research vessel operates. Kongsberg Discovery US, LLC is a Lynnwood, Washington-based subsidiary of Norway's Kongsberg Group specializing in advanced maritime acoustic technologies and underwater systems for federal oceanographic research and hydrographic mapping missions.
This delivery order is issued under one of Kongsberg's significant existing indefinite delivery contracts with NOAA valued at $31.8 million (awarded June 23, 2021, through June 30, 2026), which provides oceanographic and hydrographic equipment, software, and related services for NOAA's research vessel fleet operations. As the original equipment manufacturer of the ME70 multibeam sonar system, Kongsberg was awarded the contract without competition, reflecting its specialized technological capabilities and sole-source status for this proprietary equipment. The upgrade modernizes critical survey instrumentation essential to NOAA's ocean mapping, hydrographic surveys, and oceanographic research missions conducted by the Henry Bigelow, a dedicated research vessel supporting the agency's scientific objectives.
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The NOAA ship henry bigelow requires an upgrade/modernization to the kongsberg ME70 multibeam scientific echo sounder system. Purchase kongsberg ME70 upgrade kit multibeam scientific echo sounder system and installation services for the N.S. Henry BI
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Who was awarded contract 1305M225F0069?
1305M225F0069 was awarded to Kongsberg Discovery US, LLC by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Department of Commerce) on December 31, 2024.
How much is contract 1305M225F0069 worth?
The government has obligated $401,981 on 1305M225F0069.
Is contract 1305M225F0069 an order under another contract?
Yes. 1305M225F0069 is a delivery order under 1305M221DNMAN0007, an indefinite delivery contract.
Was contract 1305M225F0069 competed?
The extent of competition for 1305M225F0069 was not competed.
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