Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Recirculating Aquaculture System Components

Notice of Intent to Sole Source – 1172859

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service (ARS) intends to award a sole source firm-fixed price purchase order to Innovesea Systems, Inc. for a complete suite of recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) components, such as pump sumps, degassing systems, moving bed biofilters (MBBR), low-head oxygenators (LHO), head tanks, heating and chilling controls, diffuser kits, control system panels, in support of the Research, Education, and Economics (REE) mission area.  Please see the sole sources justification for more details on the requirement.

This notice is not a formal solicitation.  However, interested responsible sources may submit a capability statement for the agency’s consideration in determining whether a competitive procurement should be conducted in the future for this requirement. Any response to this notice must show clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed procurement action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government.

1. Date: August 26, 2026
2. Product Service Code – 2060 (Fishery and Aquaculture Machinery and Equipment)
3. Contracting Office Address: 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20250
4. Subject: Notice of Intent to Sole Source
5. Proposed Solicitation Number: 1172859
6. Closing Response Date: September 10, 2026, at noon Eastern Standard Time
7. Contact Specialist: Alexis Galloway, alexis.galloway@usda.gov
8. Estimated Contract Award Dollar Amount: $130,000.00
9. Proposed Contract Award Date: September 1, 2026
10. Contractor: Innovesea Systems, Inc.
11. Description: This acquisition involves procuring a complete suite of RAS components, such as pump sumps, degassing systems, MBBR, LHO, head tanks, heating and chilling controls, diffuser kits, control system panels, and related shipping, to support mission-essential broodstock nutrition and conditioning research.
12. Place of Contract Performance: 8 Greenhouse Lane, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469
13. Set-aside Status: no set-aside used