This firm-fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the Department of the Navy's Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC Pacific) to Makai Ocean Engineering, Inc., a for-profit ocean engineering company based in Waimanalo, Hawaii. The $64,742 contract is for engineering services related to the modeling of fiber optic cables serving as real-time communication links for remotely operated vehicles. This sole-source award was made under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) due to Makai Ocean Engineering being the only source reasonably available to meet the government's needs. The contract has no set-aside designation and is expected to be completed by June 30, 2022. Makai Ocean Engineering holds a SeaPort Next Generation (SeaPort-NXG) multiple award indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with the Naval Sea Systems Command, which allows the company to compete for a broad range of engineering, technical, and programmatic support services for the Navy.