SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- MATS for Echoview Software
- Notice Date
- 7/20/2017
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Acquisition Division - Norfolk, Norfolk Federal Building, 200 Granby Street, Norfolk, Virginia, 23510, United States
- ZIP Code
- 23510
- Solicitation Number
- NCNS0000-17-01200
- Archive Date
- 8/15/2017
- Point of Contact
- Linda L Mullen, Phone: 757-441-3436
- E-Mail Address
-
Linda.Mullen@noaa.gov
(Linda.Mullen@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT The US Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisition Division, Simplified Acquisition Branch intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Echoview Software PTY LTD, GPPO Box 1387, 7001 Hobart, Australia, using the procedures in FAR Part 13, to Purchase an Upgrade 1-year renewal of MATS for Echoview Licenses, containing the following Modules: Echoview Essentials, Habitat Classification, Media, Advanced Operators, School Detection, Multibeam Fish Tracking and Multibean School Detection. The National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) is engaged in a variety of advanced, computationally demanding statistical modeling tasks. For over 5 years, NCCOS federal and contract staff have invested in developing a library of habitat classification to achieve these tasks, written from the Echoview School Detection and Tracking Software Packaging. Certain analytical tasks can only be practically and efficiently be performed in Echoview Software, and the software is required in order for NCCOS to run the computer scripts we have developed and to achieve mission-critical analytical tasks. Echoview software is only available from Echoview Software Pty Ltd - Echoview authorized reseller. Echoview licenses are required to perform NCCOS's mission, and once new licenses are purchased, they must be renewed each year to receive the latest versions and technical support. Echoview Software Pty Ltd is the sole owner and developer of Echoview software products for hydroacoustic data processing and analysis. Echoview Software Pty Ltd is the only organization able to supply Echoview upgrades, maintenance and technical support in the USA and they also hold the Trademark registration. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this acquisition is 511210 with a business size standard of $38.5M. This is not a solicitation for competitive quotes. However, if any other interested party believes that it can meet the requirements, it may submit a statement of capabilities, which if timely received, will be considered by NOAA. A statement of capabilities must be received by 04:00 pm, July 31, 2017. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. Evidence must be provided of ability to provide the required services. The capability statement and any other information furnished must be in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow NOAA to determine if the party can meet all of the requirements. Capability statements and related materials must be e-mailed to linda.mullen@noaa.gov by 04:00 pm, July 31, 2017.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/EASC/NCNS0000-17-01200/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: NMFS, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, 1305 East-West Highway, SSMC-4, RM 8110, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, United States
- Zip Code: 20910
- Zip Code: 20910
- Record
- SN04588255-W 20170722/170720235106-1a17f4ea980c12e554240426d40f11ef (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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