D--WAVE GLIDER PILOTING SVC

The U.S. Geological Survey, under the Department of the Interior, intends to procure Wave Glider piloting services through a sole-source acquisition to Liquid Robotics, the sole provider with access to the proprietary Wave Glider Management System required to remotely operate the USGS SV3-1126 Wave Glider equipped with a Sonardyne GPS-A Payload. This action is conducted under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 12 for commercial services, following a sources sought notice to assess market capability, though no formal solicitation will be issued. The mission involves 24/7 remote command and control of the Wave Glider during a 45-day operational period beginning the week of August 10, 2025, conducting GPS-A surveys at four specific deep-sea sites: NBR1, GCC1, NCC1, and NTH1, located off the U.S. West Coast. Services include mission planning, launch and recovery support, continuous situational awareness, navigation, risk mitigation, and delivery of an operational risk assessment report and mission plan in accordance with a Reporting Requirements Checklist. All operations are conducted via a web-based management system from shore, with no physical presence required at sea. Responses must be submitted exclusively via email to yangzhideng@usgs.gov by July 24, 2026, at 1500 PST; hardcopy or portal submissions will not be accepted. The NAICS code is 541519 for Other Computer Related Services, and while the agency has not committed to an award based on this notice, it remains open to evaluation of any responsible submissions received. The contracting office is located in Sacramento, CA, with Yangzhi Deng as the primary point of contact. No pricing, contract value, or detailed evaluation criteria have been established since this is a pre-solicitation market research effort.