# SAM #1333MJ27Q0001

Vessel charter for SWOT buoy recovery and deployment off Santa Barbara

**Buyer:** DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA EAD-NORFOLK-SAP
**Posted:** October 05, 2026
**Respond By:** October 13, 2026
**Identifier:** 1333MJ27Q0001
**NAICS:** 483111

NOAA is seeking a vessel charter to recover and deploy scientific buoys off Santa Barbara, California.
- **Government buyer**
  - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce; Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), OAR Field Delegates.
  - The solicitation identifies Benjamin Carlson as the contact. The Statement of Work also refers to NASA, while the solicitation identifies NOAA as the buyer.
- **Requested service**
  - One non-personal vessel charter service, CLIN 0001, including labor, vessel, crew, equipment, materials, transit, fuel, and related costs.
  - Recover one previously deployed SWOT surface buoy about 60 nautical miles west of Santa Barbara and deploy one new buoy furnished by NOAA. Return the recovered buoy to NOAA; two PMEL personnel will accompany the vessel.
- **Vessel and mission requirements**
  - Vessel must be United States-flagged, with current U.S. Coast Guard inspections and endorsements.
  - Must support scientific equipment loading and offloading, maneuver at approximately 1 knot, and have a crane rated for at least 5,000 pounds with reach to the open deck.
  - Must provide approximately 3 m x 3 m of deck space for the buoy and mooring gear and accommodate two PMEL personnel.
- **OEMs and vendors**
  - No commercial OEMs, vessel providers, or vendors are named. NOAA-furnishes the new buoy; no buoy model or part number is provided.
- **Pricing and evaluation**
  - The requirement is firm-fixed-price and all-or-none. The solicitation requests monthly and annual pricing for base and option years, and includes option pricing in the evaluation; option periods are not specified in the provided materials.

### Description

Vessel Charter - Buoy Recovery and Deployment - Santa Barbara, CA

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