Hydrographic Surveys Contract Vehicle

Overview

Do you need updated hydrography in U.S. waters? We at Coast Survey can use our extensive contracting and hydrographic surveying expertise to draft requirements to meet your needs, lead negotiations, and manage your survey project throughout its lifecycle.

Our hydrographic services contract vehicle offers government entities (federal, state, or local) and nongovernmental stakeholders an efficient mechanism to fulfill their bathymetric data acquisition and processing needs using the private sector's most qualified vendors. Contracting through Coast Survey also supports the Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping principles of coordination and collaboration on mapping, to "Map Once, Use Many Times"; data collected to meet your needs will also be incorporated into our nautical charting products.

The contract, a Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 36 architectural and engineering vehicle, is made up of six individual contracts with a total ceiling of $450 million maximum over the life of the five-year contract (FY 2025 - 2029). Multiple, firm fixed price, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) task orders can be awarded against this ceiling as funds are available. There are six contractors on the current contract and include:

• David Evans and Associates, Inc.
• FUGRO USA Marine, Inc.
• NV5
• Ocean Surveys, Inc.
• Terrasond Limited
• Woolpert

The contract is managed by the Office of Coast Survey in Silver Spring, Maryland, with contracting officer services provided by NOAA's Acquisition and Grants Office. We will assist any agency or partner that has resources to pursue services from this contract. This contract management and technical oversight are provided at a rate of 5-15% of the total contract cost. In addition, NOAA's Acquisition and Grants Office will assess a fee of 2.0% of the total contract cost.

How to Use the Contract

An agreement using NOAA's authority to receive funds (33 U.S.C. § 883e) may be required to use this contract; our team can work to establish or amend the appropriate agreement format as necessary. Individual task orders are managed by Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs) provided by Coast Survey, and weekly coverage updates are provided via webmap services and weekly reporting.

Services Provided on Contract

• Data Acquisition: shipboard, launch and unmanned/autonomous vehicles; collection methods include, but are not limited to:
• Multibeam Echosounder
• Side Scan Sonar
• Subsurface feature investigations
• Sediment Sampling
• Other remote sensing technologies
• Products acquired include, but are not limited to:
• Bathymetric data (multibeam and single beam)
• Backscatter
• Water Column
• Side Scan Sonar imagery
• Survey and control services, including the installation, operation, and removal of water level and Global Positioning System (GPS) stations
• Data processing,quality assessment and review of all acquired hydrographic data
• Data management and stewardship through data archive
• High-resolution bathymetric product generation

Contract Features

• Provides access to the hydrographic community's most qualified vendors
• Is available to other federal, state, and local agencies and nongovernmental stakeholders through documented agreements
• Ability to rapidly award task orders in times of national disasters
• Deliverables can be tailored to partner requirements

Contact Us

If you would like to learn more, reach out to the contracting officer's representative Michael Stephens.

Michael Stephens
NOAA's Office of Coast Survey, Hydrographic Surveys Division
Michael.Stephens@noaa.gov