Ocean floor mapping with long-endurance unmanned systems
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
This opportunity was awarded. See its 6 award notices in the notice history.
- Solicitation number
- N0018926RL021
- Agency
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Naval Supply Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541330 Engineering Services
- PSC
- R702 Support- Management: Data Collection
- Place of performance
- Stennis Space Center, Mississippi 39522, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Naval Supply Systems Command intends to solicit a total small business set-aside, firm-fixed-price multiple award IDIQ contract with up to five awards for high-resolution ocean floor mapping services using long-endurance unmanned surface vehicles in support of the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO), with an anticipated award date of August 1, 2026, and a response deadline of May 21, 2026.
The contract vehicle will be a 24-month base period award structured under FAR Part 12 commercial items and FAR Part 15 negotiation procedures. Performance will occur in the Indian and Pacific Ocean Basins. The contractor must deliver a minimum of 2,000 linear nautical miles of International Hydrographic Organization Order 1a compliant bathymetric survey data per month using hull-mounted multibeam sonar systems capable of surveying depths from 200 meters to full ocean depth. The contractor assumes full responsibility for equipment procurement and maintenance, logistical and regulatory coordination, mission planning and execution, data processing, and 24/7 customer support. All contract personnel must be U.S. citizens with National Trust credentials and possess education equivalent to OPM General Schedule standards in physical science or engineering with at least 24 semester hours in relevant disciplines. Data must be protected with end-to-end encryption and delivered via NIPRNET. The government retains unlimited rights to all collected data; contractors are prohibited from releasing data to third parties.
A complete RFP package will be available on SAM.gov on or about May 28, 2026. The NAICS code is 514360 – Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services; the PSC code is R702.
Notice text
The Government intends to intends to procure a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), multiple award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with up to five (5) awards and will utilize procedures under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 – Acquisition of CommercialItems,and FAR Part 15 - Contracting by Negotiation and FAR 19.502-2 Total smallbusiness set-asides.
The Government intends to procure one (1) 24-month base period in the support of Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) for high-resolution ocean floor mapping services using long-endurance Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV).
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code forthisacquisition is 514360 - Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services. The anticipated date of the award is on or about 1 August 2026. The anticipated start date of performance is 1 August 2026.
This presolicitation notice is NOT a request for competitive proposals. A complete RFP package will be available on or about 28 May 2026, by downloading the documents at the SAM.gov website as follows:https://www.sam.gov. Potential contractors are hereby notified that thesolicitation and subsequent amendments to the solicitation will ONLY be available for download at the above site.
By submitting a quote, the vendor is self-certifying that neither the requestor nor the principal corporate officials and owners are currently suspended,debarred,or otherwise ineligible to receive contracts from any federal agency. Failure to do so may represent grounds for refusing to accept the quote. By submission of aquote, the contractor acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee must be registered in the SAM database prior to award,during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation, except for awards to foreign vendors for work to be performed outside the United States. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make acontractor ineligible for award.
Contractor may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the Internet at https://www.sam.gov.
Please direct all questions regarding this requirement to Borui Tang at borui.z.tang.civ@us.navy.mil.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 1.05 PWS - Ocean Floor Mapping.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean floor mapping with long-endurance unmanned systems | Award Notice | |
| Ocean floor mapping with long-endurance unmanned systems | Award Notice | |
| Ocean floor mapping with long-endurance unmanned systems | Award Notice | |
| Ocean floor mapping with long-endurance unmanned systems | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation | |
| Ocean floor mapping with long-endurance unmanned systems | Special Notice | |
| Ocean floor mapping with long-endurance unmanned systems | Pre-Solicitation |
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