SeaTrac USV Demo

Closed Special Notice Posted

Solicitation number
PMEL-25-0032
Agency
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Department of Commerce
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
PSC
1925 Special Service Vessels
Place of performance
San Diego, California, United States
Points of contact

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI ·

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Acquisition & Grants Office (AGO) and Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) have issued a Special Notice announcing their intent to negotiate a sole source contract with SeaTrac Systems, Inc. from Marblehead, MA. The contract pertains to a 10-day Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) demonstration to be conducted off the California coast. NOAA has determined that SeaTrac Systems, Inc. is the only vendor capable of manufacturing and distributing the specific USV previously purchased and modified for Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT) with Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) capabilities. The Special Notice was posted on February 7, 2025, with a response deadline of February 24, 2025. The procurement will be conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1) authority.

The primary objective of this Special Notice is to demonstrate a specialized USV for marine research purposes, with delivery expected within 90 days of contract award. While this is a sole source procurement, NOAA will consider alternative proposals from firms that can demonstrate they can fully meet the government's requirements. Interested contractors must submit substantiating documentation in writing within 15 days of the notice's publication, with the understanding that the government retains sole discretion in determining whether to proceed competitively. Oral communications are explicitly not acceptable in response to this notice. The contract falls under NAICS Category 334511 for Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing, and PSC Category 1925 for Special Service Vessels. Potential contractors should carefully review the notice's requirements and be prepared to provide comprehensive documentation if they believe they can meet NOAA's specific technical and operational needs.

Notice text

As posted on SAM.gov.

***The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Acquisition & Grants Office (AGO), Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL), intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with SeaTrac Systems, Inc. located in Marblehead, MA for a 10 day USV Demo to be performed off the California coast.

***The sole source determination is based on NOAA’s requirement that SeaTrac System, Inc. is the only vendor that manufactures and distributes the USV previously purchased and modified by NOAA for Surface water Ocean Topography (SWOT) with the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS).

Delivery within 90 days from date of award.

 ***This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can fully meet the government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact within 15 days after publication of this synopsis. Such documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.

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