Footrope Manufacturing and Delivery

The contract involves the fabrication and delivery of two specialized footropes designed for seafloor contact during marine survey operations in highly abrasive environments. Each footrope includes integrated weights to ensure proper deployment and stability during towing, with construction materials and engineering methods selected to withstand extreme wear and harsh marine conditions. The components must meet stringent durability and performance standards to support scientific data collection efforts without failure or degradation over extended use. This is a small business set-aside subcontract under the SBA’s Total Small Business Set-Aside program, with the NAICS code 314999 indicating it falls under miscellaneous textile product mills. It was posted on July 1, 2026, and proposals are due by July 7, 2026. The contracting entity is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration within the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the work is to be performed in support of federal marine research activities, though the exact location of performance is unspecified. The solicitation is open exclusively to small business concerns, with no other set-aside classifications applicable.