Innovasea Systems, Inc.

Innovasea Systems, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, supplies specialized aquatic monitoring and acoustic telemetry equipment to federal fisheries research, invasive species tracking, and aquaculture operations as a prime contractor. The vendor operates predominantly in full-and-open procurement without set-aside designation (56% of recent awards), with the remainder split between total small business set-asides and partial small business set-asides; the vendor qualifies as small business but does not carry SBA 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other federal designations.

Innovasea's capability portfolio centers on acoustic telemetry receivers, transmitters, hydrophones, and activation probes for fish tracking and movement monitoring, along with aquaculture equipment including fiberglass fish tanks, drum filters, UV lamps, water temperature control systems, and custom plastic tank components. The vendor also provides maintenance and technical services for specialized aquatic monitoring equipment at federal fish hatcheries and research centers. Representative prime work includes a $225.5 million firm fixed-price order from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for acoustic receivers, transmitters, and activation probes supporting fisheries research; a $169.2 thousand USDA Agricultural Research Service contract for 8-foot diameter and 1–2 cubic meter fiberglass fish tanks at the National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center in Franklin, Maine; and a $165.6 thousand sole-source Fish and Wildlife Service order for acoustic telemetry equipment compatible with the Great Lakes Acoustic Telemetry Observation System (GLATOS), supporting invasive carp monitoring in the Mississippi River basin. The vendor also received a $759.3 thousand cooperative agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417), awarded September 1, 2025, to advance permitting and planning for an open-ocean finfish farm development project off Puerto Rico's west coast, including site characterization, environmental sensor deployment, benthic mapping, production planning, and socio-economic impact assessment.

Customer concentration is pronounced and heavily weighted to the Department of the Interior. USGS's Office of Acquisitions and Grants leads with eleven awards valued at $1.7 million combined potential, followed by the Fish and Wildlife Service (six awards, $308 thousand) and Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 (four awards, $444 thousand). Together, the Interior agencies account for 78% of recent award count and 93% of combined potential value. The USDA Agricultural Research Service and Bureau of Reclamation complete the active customer set with two awards each. The vendor operates no parent contract vehicles (GWACs, IDIQs, or BPAs) and functions entirely on purchase orders and cooperative agreements. Innovasea engages exclusively as a prime contractor; the source contains no subcontract awards.

Award activity accelerated from two contracts in 2023 to thirteen in both 2024 and 2025, with four awards in the first five months of 2026. Two awards carrying combined potential value of $852 thousand face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting modest recompete exposure. The vendor's work spans twelve distinct federal agencies, with NAICS concentration in Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (ten awards) and Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing (nine awards). Performance locations include Boston, Massachusetts (primary corporate headquarters and performance location), with subordinate operations and deliveries at Denver, Colorado; Buffalo, New York; Columbia, Missouri; Sacramento, California; and field offices across the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins. One contract summary identifies the vendor as Canadian-headquartered, though the primary registration lists Boston as headquarters; the source carries internal inconsistency on domicile.