The firm-fixed-price contract will support high-resolution ocean-floor mapping services using long-endurance unmanned surface vehicles. Work will be performed across the Indian and Pacific Ocean basins based on NAVOCEANO mission requirements.
The contract has a two-year ordering period anticipated to begin in August 2026 and continue through July 2028. Under the multiple-award structure, individual task orders will be competed among the contract holders. The $40 million represents the aggregate contract ceiling across all awardees.
“We believe this award is a strong validation of the work we have undertaken over the past year and beyond to demonstrate that commercially proven maritime technologies can be transitioned into operational capabilities for Department of War customers,” said Jason Weed, Senior Vice President, Commercial Sales at Ocean Power Technologies. “Our deployment history across both the WAM-V® and PowerBuoy® product lines provides a proven foundation for long-endurance ocean operations. This contract creates an important pathway for OPT to compete for task orders supporting critical ocean-mapping missions while continuing to advance our Robotics as a Service strategy.”
The award further expands OPT’s ability to support US Government maritime programs and reflects the Company’s continued transition to a maritime technology provider with an integrated set of deployable platforms, data, operational support, and recurring services.
