Blue Water Autonomy joins $40m NAVOCEANO ocean-survey IDIQ
Blue Water Autonomy was selected as one of six small-business awardees on a two-year U.S. Navy IDIQ for high-resolution seafloor mapping with long-endurance unmanned surface vessels.
Evidence notes
- The contract has a $40 million combined ceiling; Blue Water's minimum guarantee is $10,000, and additional revenue depends on competed task orders.
- NAVOCEANO can issue work for international waters across the Indian Ocean and Pacific basins during the August 2026–July 2028 ordering period.
- The small-business competition received nine offers and produced six awardees; no survey task order was disclosed with Blue Water's selection.
Company context
Blue Water Autonomy is a U.S. maritime robotics and shipbuilding company developing long-endurance unmanned surface vessels for naval logistics, sensing and open-ocean missions.