Unmanned vehicle & sonar

The Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey, Ecosystems Mission Area seeks an unmanned surface vehicle with side scan and bathymetric multibeam sonar, with quotations due July 29, 2026 at 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time. This is a Total Small Business set-aside competitive RFQ issued under FAR Overhaul Simplified Procedures 12.201-1.

Delivery is to the Michigan Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit in East Lansing, Michigan within 90 days of purchase order receipt. The USV must feature a catamaran hull design (47 x 36.5 x 18 inches deployed; 47 x 28 x 95 inches folded; 32 lbs. maximum without payload or batteries), minimum 30-pound payload capacity, 18-hour endurance, open-source customizable operating system, and wireless communications of at least 200 meters omnidirectional or 800 meters directional. The sonar package must include a Cerulean Sonar Omniscan 3D 450 SS (or equivalent) 450-kHz 16-channel side scan sonar system and a Cerulean Surveyor Multibeam echosounder (or equivalent) 240 kHz 16-channel multibeam with 80-degree swath and 100-meter depth range. Additional requirements include 1080p USB camera rated to 400 meters depth, at least three serial UART ports, one ethernet port, four USB ports, dual ADCs, ethernet switch, payload brackets, and 14.8v 18 AH lithium batteries or greater.

The NAICS code is 336612, Boat Building; PSC is 1990, Miscellaneous Vessels. Quotations must include compliance with Technical Specifications, IT Security Guidelines, and Section 508 Accessibility conformance documentation (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template Version 2.1 or later). All responsible small business sources registered at SAM.gov may submit. Award will go to the lowest priced technically acceptable quotation. The anticipated award date is September 1, 2026. Quotations are submitted to Miranda Blankenship at miranda_blankenship@ios.doi.gov. Offers must remain firm for 30 calendar days from receipt date.