The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $450,000,000 multiple-award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide hydrographic surveying services for the National Ocean Service, Office of Coast Survey. The contract was awarded to six prime contractors, including David Evans and Associates, Inc., with two awards reserved for small businesses. The contractors will provide hydrographic data collection services within U.S. territorial waters over a base period of one year and four one-year options, using qualified personnel, vessels, and equipment. The original solicitation was posted on January 24, 2024, with responses due by February 23, 2024. Evaluation criteria included technical qualifications, specialized experience, capacity, past performance, and knowledge of U.S. waters. The contract aims to support NOAA's mission to acquire hydrographic data for nautical charting.
The IDIQ contract was awarded to David Evans and Associates, Inc. (DEA), a multidisciplinary engineering and planning firm with extensive experience supporting federal agencies like the Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration on infrastructure projects. DEA has provided hydrographic surveying and mapping services for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and NOAA through previous contracts, and also holds several other significant federal contract IDVs, including a $32 million FTA contract and a $75 million FHWA contract for transportation engineering services.
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