The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a purchase order to Lee Engineering Supply Company, Inc. (doing business as Amerimex USA) on August 28, 2026, for mooring lines supporting the NOAA Ships Oscar Elton Sette and Nancy Foster, with a ceiling value of $54,040. The award is a total small business set-aside. Place of performance is New Orleans, Louisiana. The mooring lines provide operational inventory not currently held and replace aged and worn equipment. Period of performance runs through September 30, 2026. The procurement originated from a combined synopsis and solicitation issued as a Request for Quotation on July 28, 2026, under FAR Subpart 12.6 for commercial items, with NAICS code 314994 and PSC code 4020, and a firm fixed price requirement.