Wildlife Acoustics, Inc.

Wildlife Acoustics, Inc., doing business as Wildlife Acoustics Inc., manufactures and supplies autonomous acoustic recording units, bat detectors, and bioacoustic monitoring software to federal natural resource and research agencies as a prime contractor operating exclusively in the commercial market (100% prime awards, no subcontract footprint). The Maynard, Massachusetts-based for-profit Subchapter S corporation competes full-and-open with no SBA set-aside designations, though recent awards include two Total Small Business set-asides and selective sole-source procurements based on technical uniqueness.

Wildlife Acoustics' federal capability portfolio centers on specialized audio recording hardware—principally its Song Meter product line (SM4, SM5BAT, Mini, and Mini 2 variants) and F4 bat detectors—along with Kaleidoscope Pro acoustic analysis software. Representative recent work includes a $529,658 total small-business set-aside purchase order from the Bureau of Land Management Coos Bay District (April 2026) for 745 Song Meter Mini 2 Li-ion autonomous recording units with batteries and cable locks; a $249,963 firm-fixed-price order from the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station (September 2024) for Song Meter Mini2 devices supporting the Non-game Species Monitoring project; a $318,353 sole-source award from the Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station (August 2023) for Song Meter Mini units serving the agency's endangered species assessments and biodiversity studies; and multiple software subscription renewals for Kaleidoscope Pro at approximately $38,000–$41,000 annually from Forest Service Acquisitions. The equipment is specified for 16-bit PCM WAV recording, IP67-rated weatherproof polycarbonate housings, ultrasonic capability (100–96,000 Hertz range for bat and bird vocalization detection), and multi-day battery life, with Bluetooth connectivity for field status monitoring.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted to Department of Agriculture and Department of Interior agencies managing public lands. The top five customer subunits—accounting for 64% of combined potential value—are the Forest Service R6-Pacific Northwest Region (26 awards, $2.1 million), the Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station (11 awards, $1.8 million), the USGS Office of Acquisitions and Grants (16 awards, $375 thousand), National Park Service Midwest Region (16 awards, $322 thousand), and National Park Service Southeast Region (11 awards, $199 thousand). The portfolio spans 53 distinct agencies in total, including the Bureau of Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Land Management, Smithsonian Institution, and National Science Foundation, but roughly two-thirds of dollars flow to Forest Service and USGS research stations.

Wildlife Acoustics' primary vehicle is Blanket Purchase Agreement 12046W20A0064, established with the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region on September 4, 2020, carrying a $3.5 million ceiling and performance through September 2025. The vendor has issued 19 task orders against this BPA worth $2 million in combined potential value. Individual purchase orders (not on standing BPAs) dominate the award count; the vendor uses GSA Schedule or agency direct procurement channels for smaller, episodic acquisitions.

Activity has contracted year over year—13 awards in 2022, declining to 3 in 2025 and 7 in 2026 through mid-September—reflecting episodic capital equipment purchasing cycles among research agencies rather than sustained service contracts. Only 2 awards (combined potential value $35 thousand) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal near-term recompete exposure; however, the BPA renewal risk in 2025 represents a material recompete opportunity for competitors, as the agreement anchors roughly $2 million in annual Forest Service task orders. The source data reflects 223 total prime awards across a nineteen-year window with $7.6 million combined potential value and 100% obligated dollars, indicating full delivery against historical commitments. Hardware procurement is classified primarily under NAICS 334310 (Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing; 169 awards) and PSC 5835 (Sound Recording And Reproducing Equipment; 105 awards), with secondary R&D work under NAICS 541712.

Wildlife Acoustics is the leading provider of bioacoustics monitoring systems for researchers, conservationists, universities and government agencies worldwide. We offer solutions for both terrestrial and marine monitoring applications of sound and noise.