Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Notice of Intent Unmanned Vehicle Sonar
Deadline: 24 Jul 2026
Posting Date: 21 Jul 2026
Other Information
Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 145571943
Document Ref. No.: 140G0126Q0210
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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Tender Details
The Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey, Ecosystems Mission Area, Cooperative Research Units, Michigan Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit requires an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) with side scan and bathymetric multibeam sonar. The USGS is aware of no other source that can provide the above. Therefore, it intends to make an award to Blue Robotics unless it is contacted by any vendor who believes they have similar technical expertise and can provide the same product(s). Vendors are invited to contact the Contract Specialist, Miranda Blankenship, via email at [email protected] no later than 1:00 PM EDT, Friday, July 24th, 2026, with an affirmative answer. Sole Source Justification States the Following Parts:Contracting Agency: The Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey, Ecosystems Mission Area, Cooperative Research Units, Michigan Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.102(a), I hereby determine that the required services/products for an unmanned surface vessel (USV) are available from only one responsible source, and competition is precluded. No other vendors are known to provide services that meet the Government-s requirements without resulting in unacceptable duplication of cost or delay.This acquisition is restricted to the following source:Blue Robotics, Inc.2740 California StreetTorrance, California 90503, USAPhone: 310-533-9184Description of Supplies: The supplies consist of an unmanned surface vessel (USV) meeting the following criteria: USV must use an open source and completely customizable operating system. Catamaran hull design not to exceed 47 X 36.5 X 18 inches when deployed and 47 X 28 X 95 inches when folded for transport and not exceed 32 lbs. in weight (without payload or batteries) Payload capacity (batteries and instrumentation) of at least 30 lbs. Includes at least 3 serial UART ports, 1 ethernet port, 2 USB 2.0 and...
Notice ID: 140g0126q0210
Department/Ind. Agency: interior, department of the
Sub-tier: us geological survey
Office: ofc of acqusition grants-national
Product Service Code: 1990 - miscellaneous vessels
NAICS Code: 336612 - Boat Building
Inactive Dates: jul 25, 2026
Inactive Policy: manual
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