Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Aml Mvproam Underway Profiling System
Deadline: 12 Aug 2026
Posting Date: 29 Jul 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 146102299
Document Ref. No.: 141009-26-0083
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION-S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, EASTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-NORFOLK, NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS) OFFICE OF COAST SURVEY (OCS) CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR OPERATIONAL OCEAN AND GREAT LAKES MAPPING (COE), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF RFO FAR 6.103-1, WITH AML OCEANOGRAPHIC LTD OUT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA FOR AN AML MVP-ROAM UNDERWAY PROFILING SYSTEM.
NO SET ASIDE IS TO BE USED FOR THIS SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT. THE ASSOCIATED NAICS CODE IS 334511.
***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA-S REQUIREMENT THAT AML OCEANOGRAPHIC LTD IS THE MANUFACTURER AND SOLE PROVIDER OF THE MVP ROAM UNDERWAY PROFILING SYSTEM. AML OCEANOGRAPHIC LTD DOES NOT HAVE ANY MVP-ROAM AUTHORIZED PARTNERS OR RESELLERS.
THE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (COE) WILL USE THIS TURNKEY SYSTEM TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE IMMEDIATE AND ONGOING EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE NOAA HYDROGRAPHIC WORKFORCE AND ITS EXTERNAL PARTNERS. MOVING VESSEL PROFILERS ARE A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF MODERN HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYING, ALLOWING FOR DENSE SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL WATER COLUMN SAMPLING WITHOUT BREAKING A SURVEY LINE. THIS HANDS-ON CAPABILITY ENSURES THAT PERSONNEL LEARN HOW TO COLLECT CONTINUOUS SOUND VELOCITY DATA, WHICH IS STRICTLY ESSENTIAL FOR ACCURATE MULTIBEAM BATHYMETRY CORRECTIONS.
THE AML OCEANOGRAPHIC MVP-ROAM SYSTEM FEATURES UPCOMING, NEXT-GENERATION UNDERWAY PROFILING TECHNOLOGY THAT IS CURRENTLY NOT IN ACTIVE DEPLOYMENT ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD. ACQUIRING THIS SPECIFIC BRAND SETS NOAA UP AS GLOBAL LEADERS, FULFILLING A CORE COE PILLAR TO THOROUGHLY TEST, VET, AND ESTABLISH OPERATIONAL WORKFLOWS FOR NOVEL MARITIME SENSORS BEFORE THEY ENTER THE WIDER INDUSTRY. CRUCIALLY, THE MVP-ROAM IS EXPLICITLY ENGINEERED TO TAKE UP CONSIDERABLY LESS PHYSICAL DECK SPACE THAN ANY OTHER PROFILING SYSTEM AVAILABLE, MAKING IT THE ONLY UNDERWAY PROFILING PRODUCT CAPABLE OF EXTREME PORTABILITY. T...
Notice ID: 141009-26-0083
Department/Ind. Agency: commerce, department of
Sub-tier: national oceanic and atmospheric administration
Office: dept of commerce noaa
Product Service Code: 5845 - underwater sound equipment
NAICS Code: 334511 - Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
Inactive Dates: aug 13, 2026
Inactive Policy: manual
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