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Hawaii Class II Research Vessel

Agency: COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF / NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
Location: Honolulu, HI
Amount: Amount not listed
Posted: Sep 4, 2026
Set-aside: No Set aside used
NAICS code: 336611 look up NAICS codes
PSC code: 1925

Timeline

Posted

Sep 4, 2026
Status

Closing soon

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What this contract is for

Agency: COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF / NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
Location: Honolulu, HI
Set-aside: No Set aside used
NAICS: 336611
Scope: Federal

The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries requires one new and unused NOAA Class II research vessel for operations supporting Papah?naumoku?kea National Marine Sanctuary.

The vessel will be based in Oahu, HI, and will carry science and dive parties of up to nine people total.

The vessel will conduct the following missions: Dive Training and Proficiency, Emergency Response, Acoustic Studies, Whale Entanglement Response, Vessel Inspections, Partner Missions, Baseline Data Collections, and Specimen Collections.

All questions shall be submitted via email to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist no later than Tuesday, September 15th at 12:00 PM Eastern Time.

Please refer to the attached solicitation and statement of work for additional details.

Amendment 0001 extends the solicitation closing date to Friday, September 25th at 12:00 PM Eastern Time; extends the deadline for questions to Tuesday, September 15th at 12:00 PM Eastern Time; and adds Attachment B, "Vendor Questions and Responses" to the list of attachments.

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