Ocean floor mapping with long-endurance unmanned systems
Closed 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
The Naval Supply Systems Command seeks ocean floor mapping services using long-endurance unmanned surface vehicles under a firm-fixed-price multiple-award IDIQ contract, with proposals due June 15 and questions due June 10. The procurement is a Total Small Business set-aside, foreclosing competition outside that category.
Place of performance is John C. Stennis Space Center, Mississippi. The NAICS code is 541330, Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture, with a $47 million size standard. All contractor personnel directly or indirectly involved in contract execution, management, or administration must be U.S. citizens with Department of Defense Common Access Card eligibility or Public Trust vetting eligibility.
The contract covers a 24-month base ordering period with anticipated award August 1, 2026. Contractors must provide contractor-owned, contractor-operated, government-augmented services delivering a minimum of 2,000 linear nautical miles of International Hydrographic Organization Order 1a compliant bathymetric survey data per month across the Indian and Pacific Ocean basins. USVs must conduct deep-ocean surveys for minimum 25 consecutive day deployments equipped with multibeam sonar systems, positioning systems, and oceanographic sensors. Contractors must provide all equipment maintenance, logistical coordination, port services, mission planning, data processing, and real-time monitoring access via secure online platforms with end-to-end data encryption and NIPRNET remote interface access.
Technical proposals are limited to 10 pages; past performance submissions to 12 pages. Contractors must achieve CMMC Level 2 (Self-Assessment) certification by August 1, 2026, submit compliance evidence by October 11, 2026, and achieve CMMC Level 2 (Third-Party Assessed) certification by November 10, 2026. Failure to maintain CMMC Level 2 constitutes material performance breach. Past performance evaluation is limited to three contracts within five years of solicitation issuance, each demonstrating minimum one year of completed performance. The Government retains unlimited rights to all bathymetric data, associated sensor data, and custom software produced for deliverables.
Notice text
The Contracting Department, NAVSUP Fleet Logistic Center (FLC), Norfolk intends to solicit a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), multiple award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract and will utilize procedures under Federal Acquisition Regualtion (FAR) Part Part 12, Part 15 and Subpart 16.5.
The Government intends to procure one (1) 24-month base ordering period. The anticipated date of the award is on or about 1 August 2026.
The NAICS code for this solicitation is 541330 (Exception 3) for Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture. The size standard is $47,000,000.00.
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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 | |
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| Ocean floor mapping with long-endurance unmanned systems | Pre-Solicitation | |
| Ocean floor mapping with long-endurance unmanned systems | Special Notice | |
| Ocean floor mapping with long-endurance unmanned systems | Pre-Solicitation |
7 of 10 notices listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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