AUV Survey Support Services
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 143021-26-0030
- Agency
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Place of performance
- Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), through its Western Acquisition Division, seeks to procure autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) survey support services for Atlantic sea scallop optical surveying and stock assessment. The Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) requires a contractor to conduct fisheries-independent surveys using AUVs equipped with optical payloads to collect seafloor imagery data for estimating scallop abundance and size within the Mid-Atlantic Bight management areas. Key contract requirements include calibration of AUVs and camera payloads, mobilization and demobilization of equipment, piloting and operation of AUVs, data acquisition and delivery to NOAA Fisheries, and submission of a final report documenting mission statistics and survey results. The contractor must deploy Long-Range AUVs capable of maintaining survey speeds of 1-2 knots, operating for three or more days on battery charge, maintaining stable position within two meters of the seafloor at depths up to 200 meters, and collecting continuous optical data along predetermined tracklines. A pre-solicitation notice was posted on March 13, 2026, with a deadline of March 29, 2026, for firms to submit substantiating documentation or requests to be considered for this procurement.
This procurement is being pursued on a sole-source basis with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute under FAR 12.102(a) authority, and no competitive set-aside designations apply to this contract action. The target deliverable is a minimum of 200 nautical miles of optical AUV data acquisition, with survey operations scheduled to occur between April 1 and August 31, 2026. The contract will be awarded as a firm-fixed price purchase order with delivery FOB destination to Woods Hole, Massachusetts, classified under NAICS code 541360 (Environmental Consulting Services). While no specific award value is disclosed in the pre-solicitation notice, the contract encompasses all operational components including equipment preparation, mobilization, mission execution, data delivery within one week of completion, and submission of a final report within two months. The government will provide scientific guidance, survey design specifications, waypoints, encrypted hard drives for data transfer, and up to two optical payloads compatible with current survey data pipelines, with the contractor responsible for providing all trained labor, transportation, permits, insurance, and quality control measures.
Notice text
Point of Contact(s):
Grace LaPierre, Contract Specialist
U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA
Western Acquisition Division
7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg 1,
Seattle, WA 98115
EMAIL: grace.lapierre@noaa.gov
Jenna Taulman, Contracting Officer
U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA
Western Acquisition Division
7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg 1,
Seattle, WA 98115
EMAIL: jenna.taulman@noaa.gov
- Set-asides, if applicable: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Acquisitions and Grants Office, Western Acquisition Division-Seattle Simplified Acquisitions Branch, intends to award a firm-fixed price purchase order, on a sole source basis, under the authority of RFO FAR 12.102(a) and 41 U.S.C. 1901, with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute for the purchase of autonomous underwater vehicle support services for scallop surveys (FOB Destination to Woods Hole, MA). The proposed contract action is unrestricted.
- Codes for services or supplies: NAICS 541360
Description:
(i) The requirement is for Atlantic sea scallop optical surveying using autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to collect images for estimating abundance and size estimates of scallops. In this request, the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) will solicit a target of 200 Nautical Miles (nm) of optical AUV data acquisition using one or more AUVs within the Mid-Atlantic Bight scallop management areas. The intended award is to include all components of AUV operations and data acquisition, including but not limited to: calibrating AUVs and camera payloads, mobilization of the AUVs to appropriate launching point, piloting and running the AUVs, retrieving and demobilizing the AUVs, and data delivery to NOAA Fisheries. See Draft Statement of Work for more information ;
(ii) This presolicitation notice is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can fully meet the Government’s requirements may submit substantiating documentation or a request for additional information in writing to the identified point of contact before the due date/ deadline of this SAM posting. Such requests and documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. The anticipated award date is estimated to be APRIL 2026.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SOW - AUV Survey Pre-Solicitation Notice.pdf |
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