Smru, LLC

Smru, LLC is a for-profit limited liability company headquartered in Friday Harbor, Washington, that specializes in marine biology, environmental research, and scientific analysis to support federal agency missions. The firm provides technical expertise in marine science, oceanography, statistical analysis, and software development, with a demonstrated track record of supporting federal agencies including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC).

Smru, LLC has secured multiple federal prime contracts totaling approximately $779,341.50, reflecting substantial engagement across marine and environmental research domains. The company's largest prime contract award was a $683,581 firm fixed-price definitive contract from NAVFAC, awarded in July 2025 with completion scheduled for December 2028, focused on conducting sensitivity, uncertainty, and robustness analyses of NAEMO, a naval environmental modeling tool. Additional prime contracts include a $39,050 small business set-aside purchase order from USGS in July 2023 for the development and publication of a close-kin mark-recapture model of Pacific walrus, and a $56,710.50 purchase order from NOAA in May 2021 to modify PAMGuard software for automated detection of marine mammals from acoustic data. Beyond prime contracts, Smru, LLC has served as a subcontractor on multiple federal contracts, including work with HDR Environmental, Operations And Construction, Inc. on marine species monitoring and density modeling (February 2024) and scientific review services (June 2023), as well as engagement with ABT Global LLC in July 2022 providing technical expertise on field study design, statistical analysis, and population modeling in support of Natural Resource Damage Assessment activities related to PCB effects on dolphins.

Smru, LLC has engaged in federal grant work primarily as a subcontractor, contributing specialized expertise to university-led research initiatives addressing marine resource management and environmental recovery. The company served as a subgrantee to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research beginning in September 2022, supporting the development of Population Consequences of Multiple Stressors (PCOMS) models for ocean cetacean species injured by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Additionally, Smru, LLC participated in a grant subaward with the University of Hawaii in November 2021 for the Dolphin Population Photogrammetry (DoPoGram) project, which assessed the feasibility of generalizable methods to determine delphinid population health. The company also contributed to an August 2021 subaward from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research focused on evaluating impacts of environmental stressors on cetacean populations and identifying monitoring and adaptive management techniques. These grant engagements demonstrate the company's capacity to collaborate within larger research consortia and apply advanced analytical and modeling capabilities to support federal environmental science objectives.