Intent to Sole-Source Orca Basin Brine Pools
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 140M0126Q0021
- Agency
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Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Department of the Interior
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541360 Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced on June 1, 2026, an intent to sole-source a contract to The University of Mississippi under FAR 6.103-1 (Only One Responsible Source) for specialized geophysical, geological, and geochemical data acquisition in the Orca Basin on the Gulf of America Outer Continental Shelf; interested parties may compete by submitting a written capability statement by June 10, 2026, at 12:00 PM EST.
The contract is a firm-fixed-price arrangement supporting BOEM's statutory responsibilities under OCSLA for evaluating mineral resources. Work includes deep-water surveys using autonomous underwater vehicles and remotely operated vehicles to perform seafloor and subseafloor surveys and sampling. Deliverables span high-resolution AUV geophysical mapping (multibeam bathymetry, backscatter, sidescan mosaics, subbottom profiling), design and cruise planning with post-processing and NOAA SOMP and HSSD-compliant metadata, seafloor geological sampling with laboratory analyses (XRD, SEM/EDS, ICP-MS/OES), water-column and brine sampling for critical mineral indicators, integrated maps, sample catalogs, analytical results, and a final report on critical mineral potential.
NAICS code 541360 (Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services) applies, with a size standard of $28.5 million. Interested contractors must submit capability statements to Christina Mohamed, Contracting Officer, at Christina_Mohamed@doi.ios.gov. The government reserves the right to award on a sole-source basis if no competing responses are received.
Notice text
Please see the attached Intent to Sole Source document.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 140M0126Q0021_Intent_to_Sole_Source_1.pdf |
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