SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- North Atlantic Right Whale IT Identification Platform
- Notice Date
- 7/19/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541511
— Custom Computer Programming Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service, SSMC 3, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20910
- Solicitation Number
- NFFM7320-18-03132
- Archive Date
- 8/10/2018
- Point of Contact
- Susan E. Faux, Phone: 508-495-2205, Kelly Taranto, Phone: 508-495-2312
- E-Mail Address
-
susan.faux@noaa.gov, kelly.taranto@noaa.gov
(susan.faux@noaa.gov, kelly.taranto@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE: Pursuant to FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), North East Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), Protective Species Branch (PSB) located at Woods Hole, Massachusetts intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Wild Me, Portland Oregon, under Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13, and Other Than Full and Open Competition as authorized by FAR 6.303. The anticipated award date is 29 August 2018. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this acquisition is 541511 with a business size standard of $7.5M. The government's requirement is to obtain a complete and publicly available end-to-end platform to automate the identification of North Atlantic right whales. There are less than 450 North Atlantic right whales making them one of the most endangered animals on the planet. The precarious status of the population is monitored by an extensive photo-identification effort whereby a consortium of public and private researchers collect photographs from vessels and aircraft which are matched to the New England Aquarium photo-identification data base. Making a preliminary identification match to a known individual in the field is a time consuming process of manual comparison of photographs with the assistance of search criteria and reference photographs. This requirement is deep learning and is a very promising cutting edge technology that has been revolutionizing the field of image recognition in recent years with a 87% accuracy rate. This notice is not a request for quote/proposal and no solicitation will be issued. It is for informational purposes only and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. Interested parties may identify their interest by providing a capability statement not later than March 27, 2018 at 11:00AM (EST). The capability statement must provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capability of the party to provide the required services. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. No solicitation package is available. Oral communications will not be accepted. Information can be sent to Contract Specialist, Susan Faux at susan.faux@noaa.gov. All correspondence must reference NFFM7320-18-03132. Telephone or facsimile requests will not be honored.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/NMFSJJ/NFFM7320-18-03132/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 1726 N. Terry Street, Portland, Oregon, 97217-6543, United States
- Zip Code: 97217-6543
- Zip Code: 97217-6543
- Record
- SN04998644-W 20180721/180719230940-26ea73bbb4f9bd845e469f8c47931a75 (fbodaily.com)
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