TCarta Marine LLC (dba TCarta) has been awarded a task order under its NOAA ProTech Oceans prime contract to provide Hydrographic Training Curriculum and Course Development Services for the NOAA Office of Coast Survey (OCS) Center of Excellence for Operational Ocean and Great Lakes Mapping (COE).
Running from October 2026 through September 2027, the project puts TCarta in the prime contractor and program manager role alongside subcontractor IIC Technologies and its training division, IIC Academy. Together, the team is developing 200 instructional hours of turnkey, online hydrographic training courses mapped directly to NOAA's formal learning standards, Knowledge Areas, and Student Learning Outcomes.
Designed for foundational and intermediate learners across self-paced and hybrid environments, the modular courses go well beyond static slide decks. The team is building interactive, SCORM-compliant learning packages that combine narrated lectures, screen demonstrations, diagrams, worked examples, scenario-based exercises, and assessments.
"Building a stronger hydrographic workforce is an established element of TCarta’s mission, including our global training in space-based mapping capabilities. Teaming with IIC to develop these hydrographic training modules in support of COE’s goals is a natural fit," said Corey Goodrich, Managing Partner at TCarta. "As prime on this effort, we're focused on disciplined execution and on-time delivery for NOAA, while pairing our federal program management with IIC Academy's deep operational training expertise."
To build the technical coursework, TCarta teamed with IIC Academy, widely recognized across the maritime sector for their work in hydrographic surveying, nautical cartography, and marine geospatial education. Backed by more than 30 years of operational hydrographic expertise and internationally recognized (IBSC) training programs, IIC brings practitioner-tested instruction directly into the curriculum.
By pairing TCarta's federal program leadership with IIC's specialized training background, the team is delivering practical, reusable courseware that supports NOAA's mission to train the next generation of ocean mapping professionals.
About ProTech: NOAA’s Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (ProTech) Oceans domain is a multiple-award contracting vehicle designed to support the National Ocean Service and partner offices with geospatial mapping, scientific data collection, coastal resilience, and capacity-building services. TCarta Marine LLC holds a prime contract on ProTech Oceans (Contract No. 1305M424D0036) as a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), giving federal agencies a direct path to procure TCarta’s marine geospatial solutions and hydrographic training programs.