Elusive Endeavors Inc.

Elusive Endeavors Inc., a small disadvantaged business based in Lake Worth, Florida, operates as a prime contractor delivering unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations, marine field surveys, and biological monitoring services to the federal government. The vendor has completed three purchase orders with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) within the past three years, all under small business set-asides (two Total Small Business, one full-and-open), with a combined potential value of $133,000.

Elusive Endeavors is a for-profit Subchapter S corporation competing as a small disadvantaged business across full-and-open and set-aside procurements. The vendor's federal footprint is currently concentrated in a single customer: the Department of Commerce's NOAA Fisheries division, which accounts for 100% of recent awards. All three awards target deep coral reef monitoring, manta ray tagging, and related marine biological survey work in coastal Louisiana and Florida. The most recent work is a $82,468 deep coral reef monitoring survey and services order awarded September 30, 2026 (running through July 31, 2030), requiring contractor-provided vessel assets, dive operations equipment, and UAS for biological sampling in the Mississippi River Delta region. Earlier awards included a $16,000 purchase order (September 1, 2025, completing November 30, 2026) for certified UAS operator staffing to locate and deploy satellite tags on manta rays in coastal Louisiana, and a $34,200 order (September 1, 2023, completed June 30, 2025) for UAS-based manta ray location and tagging services. The vendor has obligated $52,000 across these awards to date (39% of combined potential value), and one award carrying $16,000 in potential value faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. Elusive Endeavors operates exclusively as a prime contractor with no subcontract footprint in the source data. The vendor's capability set centers on UAS operations, marine field survey execution, and biological monitoring services for wildlife and fisheries research programs.