SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- Fledermaus Pro with Midwater Add-On Software Licenses and Maintenance
- Notice Date
- 3/26/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisition Division-KC, 601 East 12th Street, Room 1756, Kansas City, Missouri, 64106, United States
- ZIP Code
- 64106
- Solicitation Number
- NRMA0006-14-00690
- Archive Date
- 4/22/2014
- Point of Contact
- Shelley Smith, Phone: 816-426-2066
- E-Mail Address
-
shelley.smith@noaa.gov
(shelley.smith@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisitions Division-Kansas City office intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Quality Positioning Services (QPS) for two Fledermaus Pro with Midwater Add-on Software Licenses which includes one year of maintenance and support; and support and maintenance for three previously procured Fledermaus Pro with Midwater Add-on Software Licenses for the Office of Ocean and Atmospheric Research in Silver Spring, MD. The period of performance is for a base year and four one-year option periods. Justification for Sole Source QPS is an industry leader in 3D visualization and processing of multibeam sonar data and has proprietary rights to Fledermaus software, maintenance, and support. The QPS Fledermaus software suite enables commercial, academic, and military users to interact with massive geo-spatial datasets composed of numerous data types. The software was developed to allow users to explore, analyze, and manipulate geospatial data by representing very large complex information intuitively. The processing, analysis, and presentation of seafloor bathymetric data is a challenging and complex undertaking. Fledermaus is the industry standard for visualizing this type of complex 3D data. Accordingly, having another company develop and support a commensurate product line would require significant initial cost in research and development as well as time for production. Additionally, because Fledermaus is the industry standard in 3-D visualization, its.SD file format is expected by the academic, industry, and government scientists that Office of Exploration and Research routinely works with. Finally, the Office of Exploration and Research has extensive operating procedures in place, products it is publicly committed to providing, and processing pipelines that all rely on the QPS Fledermaus software suite. QPS is the sole seller of the software and licenses, maintenance, and support and thus there is no other source available. Sources Sought This sources sought notice is not a request for competitive offers and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can provide the licenses and maintenance may submit substantiating documentation in writing within ten days of this notice. Responses can be faxed to Shelley Smith at (757) 664-3633 or sent via e-mail to shelley.smith@noaa.gov. Documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon response to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. DOC, Eastern Region Acquisitions Division-Kansas City requires that all contractors doing business with this office be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). No award can be made to a company not registered in SAM. For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following web site: www.sam.gov. To register, all contractors must have a Dun and Bradstreet number. A Dun and Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun and Bradstreet on-line at http://www.dnb.com/eupdate or by telephone at (800)333-0505.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/CASC/NRMA0006-14-00690/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, United States
- Zip Code: 20910
- Zip Code: 20910
- Record
- SN03321060-W 20140328/140326235153-b91cdaf487276b6cb8a8d84aeb146861 (fbodaily.com)
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