VMS Units (5-year) PID
Past Recompete Updated
- Agency
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Solicitation expected
- Estimated value
- $251,000 to $500,000
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business GovTribe estimate
Forecast facts
- Incumbent contract
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- 1333MF24P0207 Federal contract award held by Directional Command, LLC Ended Nov 15, 2024 · Value with all options $52,375
- Previous solicitation
- Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Transceiver Hardware 1333MF24Q0144 · Posted Aug 23, 2024
- Anticipated award
- Through
- NAICS code
- 334118 Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
- Forecast number
- 53559
- Points of contact
Forecast details come from the Commerce Department's procurement forecast. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.
About this forecast
The Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is forecasting a procurement for Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) units for the National Marine Fisheries Service. The contract will involve purchasing up to 35 VMS transceiver hardware units annually, with specific technical requirements including transceivers, antennas, cables, and accessories for reliable hourly position reporting. The estimated solicitation release date is February 14, 2026, with an anticipated award date of May 14, 2026.
The forecasted contract has an estimated award value range between $251,000 and $500,000, targeting the Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing sector (NAICS 334118). The place of performance will be in Honolulu, Hawaii, and the point of contact is Bonnie Oshiro from NOAA, who can be reached at bonnie.oshiro@noaa.gov. The VMS units must be specifically listed on approved lists for U.S. Fisheries of the Western and Central Pacific Islands and meet the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center's requirements.
The most recent related contract is a purchase order (1333MF24P0207) awarded to Directional Command, LLC for $52,375, which provided 35 VMS transceiver hardware units to NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement, Pacific Islands Division. The previous contract was a small business set-aside, awarded on September 5, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of November 15, 2024. Directional Command, a small disadvantaged and veteran-owned business, has previously delivered similar GPS tracking and communications equipment to federal agencies.
Forecast text
NMFS & WCPFC type-approved VMS units (EMTUs) annual purchase up to 35 units each year for distribution in the Pacific Islands region. Units must include to include transceiver unit, antenna(s), antenna cable (minimum 45 feet long), water sealant, power cable (minimum 15 feet long)/converter/conditioner, mounting brackets, and any other accessories necessary for reliable hourly position reportingThe VMS unit model must be listed on the subset of units listed on both the “U.S. Fisheries of the Western and Central Pacific Islands” sub-section of the US list at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/enforcement/noaa-fisheries-type-approved-vms-units, and the WCPFC list at https://www.wcpfc.int/doc/wcpfc-approved-list-current). To be considered for this procurement, the VMS unit model must also be currently approved by the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) for transmission of electronic logbook (e-logbook) data under the
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