Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Wave Gliders
Deadline: 18 Dec 2025
Posting Date: 03 Dec 2025
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 131361458
Document Ref. No.: F1T0DF5198A101
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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The Air Force Test Center Operational Contracting Squadron (AFTC/PZIOAB) Eglin AFB, FL intends to award a sole source contract to Liquid Robotics, Inc, 460 Herndon Pkwy, Herndon, Virginia, 20170 Cage: 4Y9T1, to provide commercial unmanned surface vehicles with related control software, payloads, and peripheral launch and recovery equipment (Quantity of 20). The anticipated contract will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Commercial contract.
The statutory authority which permits other than full and open competition for this acquisition is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), as implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(a)(2) only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This authority is supported by an approved FAR Part 15 Justification and Approval. It is the Government's intent to proceed with this sole-source action. The applicable NAICS code is 334511. The size standard as defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration is 1350 employees. The anticipated award date is 19 December 2025.
CLIN 0001 - Unmanned surface vehicles (Qty 20 Ea) that meet the following specifications:
1. Safety:
Emergency Location: Shore-activated light or beacon and redundant RF communications to allow persistent tracking at all times via Iridium RUDICS or similar satellite communication capability.
Health Sensors: Pressure and temperature sensors need to be available in dry/payload boxes.
Dry boxes & or payload bays need to be protected from water intrusion and monitored for water intrusion as to not damage installed test instrumentation. In the event of a drybox/payload bay failure, a warning message must be transmitted to allow rapid response to the issue. Automated hazard avoidance in response to Automatic Identification System (AIS) traffic.
2. General:
Endurance: Capable of continuously operating at least 10 months at sea without physical intervention.
Speed: Sustained 2 to 3 kts while allowing maneuverabili...
Notice ID: f1t0df5198a101
Department/Ind. Agency: dept of defense
Sub-tier: dept of the air force
Office: fa2823 aftc pzio
Product Service Code: 2090 - miscellaneous ship and marine equipment
NAICS Code: 334511 - Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
Inactive Dates: jan 02, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
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