# SeaTrac USV Demo

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/pmel250032

- Solicitation number: PMEL-25-0032
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Awarded to Seatrac Systems Inc.
- Department: Department of Commerce
- Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Contracting office: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (n-NATIONALOCEANICANDATMOSPHERICADMINISTRATION)
- NAICS: 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 1925 Special Service Vessels
- Place of performance: San Diego, California
- County: San Diego County (FIPS 06073). https://abierto.us/counties/san-diego-county-ca-06073
- City: San Diego. https://abierto.us/cities/san-diego-ca-0666000
- First posted: February 7, 2025
- Last posted: February 7, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/54aa5db7af9347febcf3c885a79e9e93/view

## Description

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Acquisition & Grants Office (AGO), Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL), intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with SeaTrac Systems, Inc. located in Marblehead, MA for a 10 day USV Demo to be performed off the California coast.

The sole source determination is based on NOAA’s requirement that SeaTrac System, Inc. is the only vendor that manufactures and distributes the USV previously purchased and modified by NOAA for Surface water Ocean Topography (SWOT) with the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). Delivery within 90 days from date of award.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can fully meet the government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact within 15 days after publication of this synopsis. Such documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Seatrac Systems Inc. (UEI FQVWQABUZ961)
- Contract: 1333MJ25P0019, purchase order
- Obligated: $20,000.00
- Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number PMEL250032 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same sub-agency 1330 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1333MJ25P0019_1330_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- February 7, 2025: Special notice, due February 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice 54aa5db7af9347febcf3c885a79e9e93. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/54aa5db7af9347febcf3c885a79e9e93/view

## Points of contact

- Benjamin Carlson, ben.carlson@noaa.gov, 206-526-4321
- Weiming Tan, Weiming.tan@noaa.gov, 5167371332

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