19--USGS Intent to Award Notice: Blue Robotics ROV & USV
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The U.S. Geological Survey intends to award a non-competitive purchase order to Blue Robotics, Inc. for an unmanned surface vehicle and a remote operated vehicle to be delivered to Hilo, Hawaii within 60 days of order receipt. The vehicles must support advanced research capabilities, and Blue Robotics is the only vendor identified with an open-source operating system that allows scientists and students to integrate custom instruments, cameras, sonars, and other equipment without restrictions imposed by proprietary software. This flexibility is critical to adapting the platforms for evolving research needs in collaboration with partner organizations. The award will be made under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul authority, which permits non-competitive acquisition when only one source fully meets the technical requirements. The contract is anticipated to be firm fixed-price, with an award date of August 24, 2026, and all vendors must be registered in SAM.gov to be eligible. The NAICS code is 336612 with a size standard of 1,000 employees. All interested parties may submit quotations for informational purposes, but the government does not intend to conduct a competitive solicitation. Responses must be emailed to Contracting Officer Leah Williams at leah_williams@ios.doi.gov and must reference Solicitation Number DOIGFBO260033 in the subject line. The notice was posted on August 10, 2026, with a response deadline of August 24, 2026, and is issued under the authority of RFO 12.102(a). The purchase will be managed by the Office of Acquisition, Grants-National, under the Department of the Interior, with performance to occur in Hawaii.
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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Ecosystems Mission Area, Cooperative Research Units, Hawaii Cooperative Fishery Research Unit (HI CFRU) intends to award a non-competitive purchase order to Blue Robotics, Inc, located in Torrance, CA, for an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) and an underwater remote operated vehicle (ROV), to be delivered to Hilo, HI within 60 days of award from the date the contractor receives the purchase order.
While other companies may produce ROVs or USVs that approach the specifications required, they all use proprietary software for their operating systems limiting the survey equipment that can be added aftermarket and thus the mission profiles that can be performed using a single platform. Blue Robotics, Inc. uses an open-source operating system that will allow for Unit scientists and students to add additional instruments, cameras, sonars, and other devices as required to meet the research needs of our cooperators and to program the ROV and USV to perform missions integrating those aftermarket additions. This flexibility is not possible with other ROVs or USVs that use proprietary software for their operating systems. Blue Robotics, Inc. is the only source of ROVs and USVs that use an open source and completely customizable operating system that meets the other specifications required.
In accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 5.101(c)(4)(vi), all responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency, however, THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. The Government intends to award this requirement noncompetitively in accordance with RFO 12.102(a).
Responses must be emailed to Contracting Officer, Leah Williams, at leah_williams@ios.doi.gov. Reference Solicitation# DOIGFBO260033 in the subject line.
The NAICS code is 336612. The size standard is 1,000 employees.
The anticipated award date is 08/24/2026. The anticipated contract will be firm fixed-price. A vendor must be registered at https://www.sam.gov to be awarded the purchase order.
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