This federal contract award is for a research grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to the University of Hawaii at Manoa for the development of improved predictive models of coral disease outbreaks in the western tropical Pacific Ocean. The goal is to incorporate higher-resolution satellite-derived data, including sea surface temperature and ocean color, into the existing NOAA Coral Reef Watch decision support system. The $1,075,584.71 grant is being used to...
This federal contract award, identified as NNX15AR96G, was granted by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to the University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston) for a research project focused on coral reef environments in the Hawaii region. The $205,758 grant supports concurrent field measurements, including the collection of hyperspectral remote-sensing reflectance, bathymetry, water optical properties, and underwater video, to evaluate the quality of Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging...
This is a firm-fixed-price delivery order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory to Reef Systems Corp, a minority-owned small business, for $405,155.84. The contract provides regulatory protection support services with a period of performance through April 3, 2027. Reef Systems Corp holds a $400 million single-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract with the Air Force Materiel Command's 711th Human Performance Wing, which allows for the issuance of task orders across a...
This is a firm fixed-price delivery order for $704,334.84, awarded by the U.S. Air Force to Reef Systems Corp, a minority-owned small business, to provide scientific research support for the Human Effectiveness Directorate's BATDOK Program Management. The contract will run from April 2024 through April 2027. Reef Systems Corp is an SBA 8(a) certified small disadvantaged business that specializes in management consulting, government and staffing services, and cyber compliance. Through this and...
This is a $768,694.40 Firm Fixed Price delivery order awarded to Reef Systems Corp, a minority-owned small business, by the Air Force Materiel Command. The contract is for the AIRMAN SYSTEMS DIRECTORATE SOPHISTICATED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE UTILIZATION REGARDING OPHTHALMOLOGIC NEEDS (SAURON) program, which involves the development of sophisticated artificial intelligence systems to support ophthalmologic needs. Reef Systems Corp is an 8(a) certified small disadvantaged business that...
This is a $224,998.00 Firm Fixed Price definitive contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Oceanit Laboratories Inc., doing business as Oceanit, a technology development company. The contract is for the "CARBON-NEGATIVE OCEANIT REEF FOR AQUATIC LIFE (CORAL)" project, which is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I research effort. The contract requires work to be performed in Honolulu, Hawaii and has a completion date of June 26,...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a delivery order against its Coastal Geospatial Services contract to NV5 Geospatial, Inc. for $446,325.54 to develop a data visualization tool for the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program. NV5 Geospatial will deliver the tool under a firm fixed price order with performance taking place in Charleston, South Carolina through August 2023. As a provider of geospatial products and services, NV5 Geospatial will leverage its expertise to...
This is a $34,215,576 definitive contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to the University of Hawaii as the prime contractor. The contract is part of DARPA's Reefense program, which seeks to develop self-healing hybrid biological and engineered reef structures to mitigate coastal flooding, erosion, and storm damage threatening DoD infrastructure. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. The University of Hawaii will leverage its expertise in...
Reef Systems Corporation has been awarded a $500,000 firm fixed price delivery order against the Department of the Navy's SEAPORT Next Generation (NG) multiple award contract vehicle. SEAPORT NG is the Navy's flagship multiple award contract for professional support services and solutions. This particular task order has a period of performance through January 2029 and will be carried out by Reef Systems Corporation in Cary, North Carolina for unspecified minimum obligation requirements under the...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to Arete Associates, a small business manufacturer. The contract, valued at $94,951.79, is for the development of a "Coastal Eyes" sensor system that can provide topographic, current retrieval, and debris mapping capabilities. This SBIR project is part of NOAA's Technology Partnerships Office under the Office of Atmospheric Research. Arete...