Indefinite Delivery Contract 1305M226D0008

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract valued at approximately $50 million to Pacific Rim Shipbrokers, Inc., a woman-owned small business located in Bainbridge Island, Washington. This Total Small Business Set-Aside contract, effective from December 31, 2025 through December 30, 2030, procures marine services to support the maintenance and operations of the National Data Buoy Center's Ocean Observation System. The contract specifically covers deployment, servicing, and repair of ocean observing stations and buoy networks across the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Pacific Ocean, with primary focus on the Deep-Ocean Reporting and Assessment of Tsunamis network, the Weather and Ocean Platform Network, and selected Tropical Atmosphere Ocean buoys and moorings. Approximately three contractors total are expected to be awarded under this multiple-award vehicle.

The contracted services require specialized marine vessels capable of lifting and securing buoys, maintaining position during maintenance operations, inspecting and replacing moorings, and supporting scientific research crews. The procurement encompasses maintenance of 39 Deep-Ocean Reporting and Assessment of Tsunamis stations, over 100 moored buoys within the Weather and Ocean Platform Network, and 55 Tropical Atmosphere Ocean buoys with associated Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler moorings. Maintenance schedules typically include weather buoy servicing every two years with exchanges every three years, and mooring inspections every two years with replacements every four to five years. The contract will be evaluated using lowest price technically acceptable criteria, with the North American Industry Classification System code 483111 designated for Deep Sea Freight Transportation and a small business size standard of 1,050 employees.