Issuance of a non-exclusive General Offshore Geophysical Survey Permit

The California State Lands Commission has issued a three-year, non-exclusive General Offshore Geophysical Survey Permit (A5021) to Bubbleology Research International, Inc. Effective from August 21, 2025, through August 20, 2028, this permit grants statutory authority under Public Resources Code section 6826 to conduct low-energy geophysical surveys of the ocean bottom. The authorized area of performance encompasses California State Marine Waters, extending from the mean high tide line to three nautical miles offshore, including all granted and ungranted tidelands and submerged lands. The project is governed by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), with approval based on a Mitigated Negative Declaration and an associated Mitigation Monitoring Program originally adopted in 2013 and revised in 2014. These documents ensure that the surveys will not have a significant environmental effect, provided that all specified mitigation measures are implemented. As this is a regulatory permit rather than a federal procurement contract, there are no listed contract values, FAR clauses, or standard federal acquisition terms. Administrative oversight is managed by the California State Lands Commission in Sacramento.