Purchase Order 1305M324P0193

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $68,291 to Echoview Software PTY LTD, an Australian-based software company specializing in hydroacoustic data processing and analysis. The contract covers the purchase of Echoview Analysis Suite perpetual licenses for the base year and an option year, with a completion date of May 31, 2029. This sole source award was issued to support the Southwest Fisheries Science Center's critical need for acoustic data processing capabilities in oceanographic research surveys. No set-aside designation was used in this procurement. The contract is performance-based, with Echoview as the prime contractor and sole provider of the specialized software suite required by NOAA's marine science operations.

The award originated from a Special Notice posted on April 30, 2024, in which NOAA justified the sole source determination based on Echoview's exclusive manufacture and distribution of the requested Analysis Suite software and associated maintenance and technical support services. Echoview has established itself as the industry standard provider for hydroacoustic data analysis in federal marine and fisheries research, with a history of multiple contracts exceeding $1.5 million since 2019 across NOAA centers and the Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service. This perpetual license acquisition enables the Southwest Fisheries Science Center to maintain essential capabilities for processing and analyzing acoustic data critical to marine resource management and oceanic research activities.