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Country: USA
Summary: Request for Proposals for Geophysical Survey Specialist
Deadline: 21 Nov 2025
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TOT Ref.No.: 128555696
Document Ref. No.: 808-26-243671
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
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TheTexas Historical Commission (THC) is preparing to conduct archaeologicalinvestigations-Geophysical Survey Specialist Services, at Pass Cavallo tolocate the encampments and abandoned shipwrecks associated with Louis MichelAury-s occupation of Matagorda in May and June of 1817. Along with GalvestonIsland, Matagorda served as the revolutionary headquarters of the Republic ofMexico from 1816-1817, with Aury as the governor during the Mexican War forIndependence.Theunderwater archaeological survey will cover 4, 113 acres under Texas AntiquitiesPermit No. 32185 and will be conducted in two stages: a traditionalremote-sensing survey using the agency's 25-ft SeaArk VC Commander Anomaly IIand a micro-shallow water survey using an autonomous survey vessel (ASV). Thisrequest for proposals (RFP) pertains to the traditional underwaterarchaeological survey for which the THC Marine Archaeology Program is seeking aremote-sensing survey specialist to assist with data acquisition aboard AnomalyII. This task includes post-processing and interpretation of the field data.Thisproject is made possible, in part, through grant support from the National ParkService (NPS). The primary objective of the overall project is to discover theshipwrecks and settlements associated with Aury-s tenure in Matagorda. However, unrelated archaeological sites may also be discovered during the fieldwork.Pass Cavallo serves as the historical commercial entrance to Matagorda Bay, prior to the creation of the Matagorda Sh...
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