The Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order contract to the Cal Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs Foundation, doing business as the HSU Foundation, for the lease of a research vessel. The $109,938.36 contract does not have a set-aside designation and was awarded on July 20, 2010 with a performance period ending on July 27, 2011. The HSU Foundation is a non-profit, minority-serving, and Hispanic-serving educational institution that provides a range of research, education, training, and technical assistance services to federal agencies through prime and subcontract awards. This contract supports ocean observing cruises for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries.