Southern California Marine Institute
Los Angeles, CA Part of University Of Southern California
- UEI
- XFBGMLNSPL76
- CAGE
- 4ZRY4
- Primary NAICS
- 611710 Educational Support Services
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
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Its parent company, University of Southern California, ranks #86 in NAICS 48831
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- Corporate family
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Parent
University Of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA
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Parent
University Of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA
G88KLJR3KYT5
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 820 S Seaside Ave, San Pedro, CA 90731, USA
- Website
- scmi.net
- Founded
- 1993
- Employees
- 1-10
- Estimated annual revenue
- $0-$1M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Education Services
- Education
- SIC code
- 82 Educational Services
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $11,220 |
| FY2025 | $11,359 |
| FY2024 | $39,131 |
| FY2023 | $11,081 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Commerce | $11,220 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| The environmental status of artificial structures offshore california | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | $750,000 |
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York University | R01DA064979 | $326,344 | |
| New York University | U24HG011851 | $134,024 |
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About the company
Southern California Marine Institute (SCMI), a non-profit educational consortium and child entity of the University of Southern California, operates as a federal prime recipient on purchase orders and cooperative agreements for marine facility access, specialized diving training, and ocean research support. SCMI is a minority institution and holds no federal contract prime vehicle seats; all recent awards are direct purchase orders or grants rather than IDVs or task-order work.
SCMI's customer concentration is heavily concentrated in civilian marine and ocean agencies. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration accounts for 19 of 23 identified awards (approximately 73% by count) with combined potential value of $369 thousand, anchoring SCMI's federal footprint. The Department of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard has issued 2 awards ($55 thousand combined potential value), the Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management holds 1 award, and NASA's Shared Services Center placed 1 award ($18 thousand) for Artemis logistics testing. This concentration reflects SCMI's core capability: providing marine facility services, specialized diving instruction, and ocean research support centered at its San Pedro, California location.
Representative recent work includes a $57.8 thousand firm-fixed-price purchase order from NOAA (award date July 1, 2026, completion June 30, 2031) for specialized marine facility access and storage — small boat storage, dive locker, equipment storage, and laboratory facility with access — supporting NOAA's San Pedro marine operations. SCMI also delivered diver and divemaster training at the NOAA Diving Center's facility at USC Wrigley (NOAA purchase order, January 15, 2024, $27.9 thousand). A July 2023 $18 thousand purchase order from NASA's Shared Services Center funded testing of Artemis logistics off-loading techniques and pressurized container transfer methods using seafloor mockups. In the grant space, SCMI is a prime recipient under a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management cooperative agreement (award September 23, 2021, completion March 31, 2026) for research on the environmental status of artificial structures offshore California.
SCMI operates exclusively as a prime (100% of identified awards) and does not sub-award to other vendors. Activity is sparse and irregular — one award in 2020, two in 2021, one each in 2023, 2024, and 2026 — with combined potential value of $474 thousand across 26 identified awards. SCI-reported federal service activity is minimal: only one record in FY2022, spanning 0.2 FTEs, indicating that SCMI's federal work falls largely outside the $150,000 SCI reporting threshold and consists primarily of small purchase orders and facility-access contracts rather than substantial service-contract vehicles. SCMI is positioned as a specialized provider of marine facility and training services to NOAA and related civilian ocean-mission agencies, with limited exposure to large-dollar federal vehicles or multi-agency competitive procurement.
Quick answers
Is Southern California Marine Institute registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Southern California Marine Institute's SAM.gov registration is active through January 12, 2027.
What is Southern California Marine Institute's CAGE code?
Southern California Marine Institute's CAGE code is 4ZRY4, and its Unique Entity ID (UEI) is XFBGMLNSPL76.
How much has Southern California Marine Institute received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $11,359 to Southern California Marine Institute in fiscal year 2025 and $72,791 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Southern California Marine Institute rank among federal contractors?
Southern California Marine Institute's parent company, University of Southern California, ranked #86 in NAICS 48831 in FY2025.
What is Southern California Marine Institute's most recent federal award?
Southern California Marine Institute's most recent federal contract award is Specialized marine facility access and storage to include small boat storage, dive locker facility, equipment… (1333MF26P0039), from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, on July 1, 2026.
On GovTribe
See Southern California Marine Institute's full federal record
- Federal contract awards
- IDV awards
- Federal grant awards
- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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