Blue World Research Institute Inc.

Blue World Research Institute Inc., a nonprofit marine ecology research organization based in Cocoa, Florida, operates exclusively as a prime contractor to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), delivering specialized marine science research, environmental assessment, and technical support services for offshore energy development planning and marine conservation without set-aside designation.

Blue World holds three master Indefinite Delivery Vehicles with BOEM: a $20 million single-award IDIQ for ecological research and environmental assessment services (awarded December 15, 2022, through December 31, 2027), a $5.6 million contract for technical and communication support on ecological studies, and a $785 thousand Blanket Purchase Agreement for telemetry and engineering services. The $20 million IDIQ anchors the portfolio, with 21 task orders totaling $9 million in combined potential value. Delivery orders under these vehicles range from equipment procurement and workshop hosting to multi-year research programs: a $790,524 Acoustic Workbench development order (March 18, 2026, ultimate completion February 15, 2029); a $980,620 delivery order for scientific and technical support services focused on emerging resources including critical minerals (December 16, 2024, through June 14, 2027); a $2.57 million order for apex predator distribution in-situ data collection (September 30, 2023, through January 5, 2028); and a $1.83 million large whale spatial and behavioral research order (December 30, 2021, through May 6, 2025). Smaller orders include $102,210 for sea turtle hearing research, $708,321 for whale and shark mortality risk assessment, $713,355 for basking shark mortality risk, and $450 thousand for North Atlantic right whale occurrence prediction modeling.

BOEM represents 100% of Blue World's recent award activity — all 40 awards totaling $41.7 million in combined potential value come from this single customer. The portfolio concentrates in two NAICS categories: 33 awards in Environmental Consulting Services and 5 in Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences. By PSC, 29 awards fall under Special Studies/Analysis—Environmental Assessments, with 4 under Oceanological studies and 3 under R&D Life Sciences. Work is performed at Blue World's facilities in Port St. John and Cocoa, Florida.

Activity trajectory shows growth through 2023 (ten awards) before contracting to four awards in 2024, recovering to seven in 2025. The most recent award arrived in March 2026. Of the 40 prime awards, ten with combined potential value of $5.4 million carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, exposing the vendor to recompete risk on a substantial share of its current order book.

Service Contract Inventory data reflects a subset of this marine research footprint: SCI-reportable invoiced revenue of $2.1 million in FY2023 and $2.8 million in FY2024 across 1.2 and 3.7 FTEs respectively, representing the organization's growth in federal service delivery. Government-paid hourly rates on SCI-captured prime contracts ranged from $189.47 at the 10th percentile to a median of $460.52 per hour, with senior labor and specialized technical roles reaching $3,544.78 per hour at the 90th percentile. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, subcontractors accounted for an average of 9% of total contractor hours, with three named subcontractors appearing in SCI records, indicating Blue World self-performs the majority of its marine science delivery.