The Department of the Interior is seeking a total small business set-aside for an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) equipped with advanced sonar systems for the USGS Michigan Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. This solicitation requires a customizable USV with specific technical specifications, including a catamaran hull design, payload capacity, and various communication ports. Small businesses with expertise in unmanned vehicle technology and sonar systems should track this solicitation closely, as it presents a competitive bidding opportunity.
Analysis by Mindy, grounded in the SAM.gov notice.
Description
Technical Specifications
140G0126Q0210
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 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 ADC
- Have a minimum endurance of 18 hrs
- Wireless range with omnidirectional antennae of at least 200 m and at least 800 m with
directional antenna
- Cellular communication equipped
- Wireless controller for manual navigation
- Payload bracket to support attachment of other sensors and wet link penetrators to allow cables
to traverse the hull
- Include ethernet switch or other means to integrate multiple data sources (e.g., 2 or more sonar
units)
- Include a Cerulean Sonar Omniscan 3D 450 SS or equivalent 450-kHZ 16-channel side scan
sonar system
- Include a Cerulean Surveyor Multibeam echosounder or equivalent 240 kHz 16-channel
multibeam sonar system with an 80-degree swath, depth range of up to 100 meters, and a built-in
IMU to provide pitch and roll compensation
- 1080p USB camera with depth rating of 400 m, preinstalled wetlink penetrator and
USBconnection or equivalent
- Open-source, customizable operating system and software
- Includes and uses readily available 14.8v 18 AH or greater lithium batteries
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Delivery Address:
ATTN: TBA
USGS Michigan Cooperative Research Unit
480 Wilson Rd
East Lansing, MI 48824
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Source: SAM.gov, as posted. Verify the current solicitation before responding.
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