US-FED-00000386618 - 19--Notice of Intent - UNMANNED VEHICLE & SONAR - Deadline July 24,2026

The Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey, Ecosystems Mission Area, Cooperative Research Units, Michigan Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit requires an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) with side scan and bathymetric multibeam sonar.The USGS is aware of no other source that can provide the above. Therefore, it intends to make an award to Blue Robotics unless it is contacted by any vendor who believes they have similar technical expertise and can provide the same product(s). Vendors are invited to contact the Contract Specialist, Miranda Blankenship, via email at [email? redacted] no later than 1:00 PM EDT, Friday, July 24th, 2026, with an affirmative answer.Sole Source Justification States the Following Parts:Contracting Agency: The Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey, Ecosystems Mission Area, Cooperative Research Units, Michigan Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit.In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.102(a), I hereby determine that the required services/products for an unmanned surface vessel (USV) are available from only one responsible source, and competition is precluded. No other vendors are known to provide services that meet the Government`s requirements without resulting in unacceptable duplication of cost or delay.This acquisition is restricted to the following source:Blue Robotics, Inc.2740 California StreetTorrance, California 90503, USAPhone: [ phno? redacted ]Description of Supplies: The supplies consist of an unmanned surface vessel (USV) meeting the following criteria:USV must use an open source and completely customizable operating system.Catamaran hull design not to exceed 47 X 36.5 X 18 inches when deployed and 47 X 28 X 95 inches when folded for transport and not exceed 32 lbs. in weight (without payload or batteries)Payload capacity (batteries and instrumentation) of at least 30 lbs.Includes at least 3 serial UART ports, 1 ethernet port, 2 USB 2.0 and 2 USB 3.0 ports, 1 16–bit 3.3 V ADC, and 1 16–bit 6.6 V ADCHave a minimum endurance of 18 hrsWireless range with omnidirectional antennae of at least 200 m and at least 800 m with directional antennaCellular communication equippedWireless controller for manual navigationPayload bracket to support attachment of other sensors and wet link penetrators to allow cables to traverse the hull