BUOYLESS/ROPELESS SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE TO POT/TRAP FISHERMEN TO TEST IN COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS

The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued solicitation 1305M322QNFFM0025 to procure commercial on-demand buoyless and ropeless systems, including controllers and transducers. These systems are intended for use by pot and trap fishermen to be tested in commercial fishing operations with the primary goal of reducing North Atlantic right whale entanglements. The procurement, categorized under NAICS 334511 and managed as a partial small business set-aside, includes requirements for deck systems, underwater acoustic release systems, through-hull transducers, and chart plotter controllers. Multiple firm-fixed price awards were made to various vendors to meet these needs. The awarded companies and their respective values include SMELTS EdgeTech Release at 235,950.00 dollars, Edgetech dba Edgeone, LLC at 175,800.00 dollars, Ropeless Systems, LLC at 115,500.00 dollars, SMELTS Teledyne Modem at 55,190.00 dollars, Fiomarine Industries at 14,890.80 dollars, Desert Star Systems, LLC (Offshore) at 11,362.00 dollars, Ashored Inc. at 11,000.00 dollars, and Desert Star Systems, LLC (Coastal) at 3,792.00 dollars. These values reflect the maximum potential orders based on program needs and available funding.