Purchase Order N0018925P0552
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- This is a federal contract award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a civilian agency, to Pacific Gyre Inc., a for-profit small business manufacturer located in Oceanside, California. The $30,000.00 firm fixed price delivery order is for the purchase of 16 standard drifter buoys. The contract has an ultimate completion date of November 17, 2025 and was awarded on September 17, 2025. Pacific Gyre holds a $500,000.00 multiple award indefinite delivery contract (IDV)...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Office of Naval Research to Pacific Gyre, a small business manufacturer, for the delivery of 10 CARTHE GPS drifter buoys. The $26,595 contract has a completion date of September 11, 2023. Pacific Gyre has previously provided drifting buoys and ocean monitoring equipment to agencies like the U.S. Coast Guard and NOAA under direct contracts and under NOAA's $500,000 IDIQ contract for drifter data buoys, which Pacific Gyre holds as a small...
- This federal contract award, with a ceiling value of $168,750.00, is for the provision of standard drifter data buoys to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) Global Drifting Program. The prime contractor, Pacific Gyre, is a for-profit small business corporation that manufactures drifting buoys and has previously provided similar products to agencies such as the U.S. Coast Guard and the Office of Naval Research....
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), an agency of the Department of Commerce, awarded a $167,000 firm fixed price delivery order contract to Pacific Gyre Inc. of Oceanside, California. The contract is for the delivery of standard drifter data buoys to support NOAA's ocean and atmospheric monitoring programs. As the prime contractor, Pacific Gyre will provide the buoys used to collect data on water temperature, salinity, and currents to help NOAA study weather, climate, and...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), an agency of the Department of Commerce, awarded a $20,164 firm fixed price purchase order to Pacific Gyre Inc. of Oceanside, California for ocean drifter buoys. As part of NOAA's mission to understand and predict changes in Earth's environment, these buoys will be deployed in oceans to collect data on water temperature, salinity, and currents to support the agency's ocean observation programs. Pacific Gyre will serve as the prime...
- The Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Coast Guard awarded a $24,658.50 firm fixed-price purchase order to Pacific Gyre, a small business manufacturer of drifting buoys and marker buoys. The contract is for surface drifting buoys to validate ocean model data as part of cadet capstones. Pacific Gyre has provided similar drifting buoys and ocean drifter data to the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Department of the Navy's Office of Naval...
- The Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $1,950 firm fixed price delivery order to Pacific Gyre Inc. of Oceanside, California on March 8, 2022. The delivery order is for standard drifter data buoys with an expected completion date of May 10, 2022. NOAA monitors ocean and atmospheric conditions worldwide using a variety of data collection platforms including drifter buoys, which are floating devices that transmit meteorological and oceanographic...
- The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $230,154.00 firm fixed-price purchase order contract to Blue Ocean Gear Inc., a small business, to provide 45 Farallon smart buoys, 3 chargers, and 45 data subscriptions, with options for up to 30 additional units per year. The smart buoys are designed to work with ropeless fishing systems, providing fishermen with alerts and coordinates to locate and retrieve submerged gear, helping to address concerns...
- This firm fixed-price purchase order contract was awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a civilian federal agency, to Blue Ocean Gear Inc., a small business manufacturer. The $233,964.00 contract is for the purchase of 30 smart buoys, 3 chargers, and 30 annual data and software subscriptions, with a base year and up to 3 option years. The smart buoys are a specialized tracking solution to support NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center and their ropeless...
- This is a $79,300 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to Ocean Innovations, a small business based in La Jolla, California. The contract is for the delivery of a Glider Payload CTD (GPCTD) and associated cables from Sea-Bird Electronics Inc. These oceanographic instruments and components will support the Navy's marine research and ocean exploration missions. The contract has a total small business set-aside designation, indicating it is reserved for...
The Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command awarded a $300,494 firm fixed-price purchase order to Pacific Gyre Inc. on September 17, 2025, for the procurement of Surface Velocity Profile Drifter System (Ice Ball) Buoys. The contract, which carries an ultimate completion date of December 16, 2025, represents a 90-day delivery requirement for these specialized oceanographic monitoring systems. Pacific Gyre, a small business manufacturer based in Oceanside, California, was selected as a sole source contractor under simplified acquisition procedures for commercial items. The award includes no set-aside designation, and work will be performed in Seattle, Washington. This procurement supports the Navy's urgent operational need for ice ball buoy systems used in oceanographic data collection and environmental monitoring. Pacific Gyre has established itself as a critical supplier of drifter buoys and ocean monitoring equipment to multiple federal agencies, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Coast Guard, and Office of Naval Research, with a demonstrated track record of reliable delivery on similar systems. The company's existing indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract with NOAA, valued at $500,000 and spanning March 2022 through March 2027, reflects the sustained federal demand for its specialized oceanographic instrumentation and the confidence agencies place in the company's technical capabilities and performance.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Surface Velocity Profile Drifter System (Ice Ball) Buoys | N0018925Q0505 | Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command | Solicitation 2/2 | 9/9/25, 9:43 PM | |
Surface Velocity Profile Drifter System (Ice Ball) Buoys | N6306125RC00EFS | Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command | Pre-Solicitation 1/2 | 9/8/25, 9:57 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $300.5k | 9/17/25 |