SOFAR Data as a Service (DaaS)
Award Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- N0018926PL255
- Agency
-
Naval Supply Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Awarded
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- N0018926PL255
- NAICS code
- 334513 Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables
- PSC
- R702 Support- Management: Data Collection
- Place of performance
- United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command awarded contract N0018926PL255 to SOFAR Ocean Technologies, Inc. for $880,000 on July 28, 2026, for SOFAR Data as a Service (DaaS) support services under the Total Small Business set-aside.
Performance runs 12 months from July 31, 2026 through July 30, 2027. The Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) is the using customer; contracting is through NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk. The award is firm-fixed-price and was made as a sole-source delivery order based on SOFAR's exclusive operation of proprietary Spotter buoy hardware and automated geofencing algorithms. The contractor must deliver continuous, real-time oceanographic and meteorological data from a distributed network of 400 active Spotter buoys, including wave spectra, wind speed and direction, sea surface temperature, and barometric pressure via secure API (JSON) and SFTP (BUFR) endpoints plus dashboard access for up to five programmatic user accounts. SOFAR must maintain 90% network uptime in any 30-day billing cycle with a minimum of 360 active reporting buoys daily (80% daily floor) and replace lost or expired buoys at its own expense. SOFAR holds GSA Schedule Contract 47QSMS25D00AX for Earth Observation Solutions and Electronic Commerce and Subscription Services.
Notice text
Awarded contract N0018926PL255 to SOFAR OCEAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. for 880000.00 on 2026-07-28.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Justification Restricting Competition Template - SOFAR (fully signed).pdf |
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