Ocean Surface Instruments

The Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk is conducting market research to identify qualified sources for ocean surface instruments that operate remotely in maritime environments. The requirement encompasses instruments primarily designed for collecting ocean temperature data, with optional capabilities for additional sensor configurations including conductivity, temperature, depth (CTD), currents, bioluminescence, acoustic, echosounders, and wave spectra. Vendors must demonstrate the ability to deploy instruments via vessel and air platforms, meeting specific performance standards such as an 18-month shelf life, DISA-approved communications with encryption requirements, and hardening capabilities for deployment environments ranging from 1-60 feet (vessel) to 500-10,000 feet (air). Key qualifications include providing comprehensive documentation, software for data processing, application programming interfaces, calibration services, maintenance services, and a one-year warranty covering instrument failures. Interested parties must submit a capabilities statement addressing business details, technical capabilities, potential teaming arrangements, and relevant qualifications by February 4, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. EST. This is a pre-solicitation sources sought notice for planning purposes only and does not constitute a formal solicitation or commitment to award.

The government has not designated this opportunity for any small business set-aside, though evaluation for potential small business set-aside designation is ongoing. The anticipated contract will be structured as a firm-fixed-price, single-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) agreement with performance estimated to commence around October 1, 2026, and a two-year ordering period. The requirement falls under NAICS code 334511 (Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing) with a 1,350 employee size standard. No incumbent contractor information or specific award value is disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice, as this phase is limited to market research and determining vendor capability and interest. Interested firms should prepare comprehensive responses demonstrating their organizational quality acceptance plans and compliance with military shipping and labeling standards.