Ocean buoy weather data collection platform
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- 140GG027Q0002
- Agency
- Not on record
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 140GG027A0006
- NAICS code
- 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- PSC
- 2050 Buoys
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Interior has awarded contract 140GG027A0006 to Sofar Ocean under a limited sources justification for an ocean buoy weather data collection platform, with the award dated October 29, 2026. The notice's award line does not identify the vendor or amount; the attached justification, as summarized, names Sofar Ocean and an estimated value of $250,000. The Interior's Reston acquisition branch is procuring for the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal Marine Center, through a single-award FSS blanket purchase agreement under FSS contract 47QSMS25D00AX. The agreement runs one year with four option periods and covers Spotter ocean sensing buoys, related hardware, maintenance services, and Spotter Dashboard API access. No set-aside was used.
The justification rests on installed-base and integration grounds. The USGS center has used the Spotter platform since 2021 and holds ten Spotter buoys valued at $10,400 each ($104,000 total), which are integrated with Sofar's proprietary data ecosystem and incompatible with third-party software or non-Sofar networks. Switching vendors would forfeit that investment and introduce calibration, collection, and processing inconsistencies that compromise dataset continuity. Market research, including a sources sought notice and a GSA MAS catalog review, identified only Sofar Ocean, and Sofar confirmed it has no authorized third-party distributors or service providers with API access. The justification cites 10 U.S.C. 3406(c)(2) and GSAR 538.7104-3(a). The contracting officer will determine fair and reasonable pricing by comparing previous procurements for identical items and services.
Notice text
Ocean buoy weather data collection platform Awarded contract 140GG027A0006 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2026-10-29.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| A16_JOFOC_Sofar_Redacted_1.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Limited / Sole Source Justification | |
| Establish a FSS BPA for Ocean monitorign | Award Notice |
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