Purchase Order N6893625P0067

The U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center has awarded a $150,000.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order to the University of California San Diego (UCSD) Scripps Institution of Oceanography Division to provide FY25 Datawell Buoy Support services. This requirement was sole-sourced to UCSD Scripps as the only vendor capable of providing the continuous ocean condition measurements required for the Navy's live-fire test programs on the Sea Range. The contract has no set-aside designation, reflecting Scripps' status as a large educational institution. Scripps Oceanography has a long history of supporting federal agencies like the Navy through specialized research and technology development expertise in areas like ocean acoustics, marine robotics, and environmental monitoring. This contract is likely part of a broader portfolio of federal work Scripps conducts through both contracts and grants from sponsors like the National Science Foundation, NASA, and NOAA.