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Amendment 0001 to Solicitation 1305M325Q0091 is issued:

1. Due date has been extended to Friday March

28, 2025. 1400 EST.

2. Addendum to 52.212-1 -ADDITIONAL

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

Added. Submissions must be emailed to

Carina.Topasna@noaa.gov and

Nathan.Rowsell@noaa.gov.

3. CLARIFICATION to Section 14 and 16 of the statment of need (pages 41. and 42)

Requirement is for views in two directions.

Minimally that can be 2 cameras but can be more.

Operating system to run the system should be configurable for a minimum of two cameras, but with the flexibility to add additional systems

(e.g. satellite stereo-camera).

Stereo camera can be paired with the main cameras in a variety of orientations (e.g.

beneath/vertical orientation).

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STATEMENT OF NEED

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION FISHERIES

A Compact, Low-Cost, Wide Angle, Underwater, Stereo Imaging System The Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries, South East Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) are seeking the development of a compact, low-cost, wide angle underwater stereo imaging system. This system is intended to be a key component of an automated, end-to-end optical data acquisition and analysis pipeline for fishery-independent surveys, supporting NOAA Fisheries’ mission to advance stock assessments, and ensure sustainable fisheries.

BACKGROUND:

Underwater camera systems have become essential tools in fisheries research, offering a non-extractive, fishery-independent means of surveying fish populations in their natural habitats. Over the past decade, advancements in optical technology and machine learning have significantly expanded the utility and efficiency of these systems. They address many limitations of traditional survey methods, such as those dependent on extractive sampling or visual observation from crewed vessels.

As NOAA Fisheries moves towards platform-agnostic, uncrewed survey systems, the integration of advanced optical hardware with automated data processing pipelines is increasingly critical. Tools like VIAME, CoralNET, and many others illustrate the potential of machine learning to enhance data utility but require closer hardware-software integration, including capabilities for real-time processing (e.g., AI at the edge).

Recent challenges, such as reduced days at sea (DAS) aboard NOAA Fishery Survey Vessels (FSVs) and the need to collect data in otherwise inaccessible areas (e.g., wind lease sites), underscore the importance of transitioning to scalable, flexible optical systems. Compact, low-cost, and easily deployable systems will be pivotal in addressing these challenges while expanding data collection capabilities.

NOAA envisions a transformative imaging system that is small, lightweight, affordable, and capable of wide angle stereo imaging. This system should integrate seamlessly into an automated pipeline, from data acquisition to analysis, to support fishery-independent surveys. Utilizing commercially available, off-the-shelf components is encouraged to reduce costs and ensure long-term industry support for maintenance and scalability.

By embedding integrated hardware and software solutions into real-time onboard processing systems, NOAA aims to improve the efficiency, flexibility, and quality of its monitoring efforts. This approach will reduce reliance on NOAA FSVs, diversify sampling strategies, and extend monitoring capabilities to under-served regions, transforming the NOAA Fisheries monitoring enterprise.

CURRENT EXISTING TECHNOLOGY USE CASE EXAMPLES

The Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center deploys the Modular Optical Underwater Survey System (MOUSS) to estimate the species-specific, size-structured abundance of commercially-important fish species in Hawaii and the Pacific Islands (Amin et al. 2017). The MOUSS is an autonomous stereo-video camera system designed for the in situ visual sampling of fish assemblages. This system is rated to 500 m https://www.viametoolkit.org/ https://coralnet.ucsd.edu/ https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/24746/noaa_24746_DS1.pdf and its low-light, stereo-video cameras enable identification, counting, and sizing of individuals when range to target is 0.5–10 m. The modular nature of MOUSS allows for the efficient and cost-effective use of various imaging sensors, power systems, and deployment platforms. The MOUSS has been used for surveys in Hawaii, the Gulf of Mexico, and Southern California. In Hawaiian waters, the system can effectively identify individuals to a depth of 250 m using only ambient light. The MOUSS has been in operational use for more than ten (10) years, and many of the components are past their end of life and are difficult to source or repair. Technology has markedly improved since development of MOUSS, hence, the need to develop the next generation system.

The Southeast Fisheries Science Center has been deploying 360º-stereo video cameras since 2016 as part of the Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Reef Fish Video (SEAMAP-RFV) survey that dates back to 1992. This survey has been further developed to the Gulf Fishery Independent Survey of Habitat and Ecosystem Resources (GFISHER) - a gulf-wide survey which provides relative abundance for population indices of 24 federally managed species of commercial and recreational fishing value (Switzer et al. 2022). Further experimentation with 360º systems across a variety of habitat types, ocean basins, and taxa has demonstrated their effectiveness to improve accuracy of fish counts as well as provide a more comprehensive understanding of the habitat at deployment sites (Kilfoil et al. 2017, Campbell et

al. 2018, Kilfoil et al. 2021). The wide angle camera arrays provide means for monitoring species in untrawlable habitats on natural and artificial reefs within 10-200m of depth throughout the northern Gulf of Mexico. Cameras record monochrome videos at 10 frames per second for higher contrast in low, ambient light conditions. This specific camera design has been in use by NOAA and other partner organizations since 2016, and has been the standard for the GFISHER survey since then.

MINIMUM TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS for IMPROVED SYSTEM:

The overall objective is to develop the smallest, lightest, easy-to-use, and cost-efficient system possible to collect species-specific, size-structured data on target fish populations.

Required (minimum viable product)

1. Fully autonomous and self-contained: all data acquisition, data storage, and power functions residing within the unit.2. Robust ability to withstand and maintain stereo-calibration during transport, deployment, and recovery in rough sea conditions from a variety of vessel platforms. This may include significant shocks to the system, including being drug across rocky seafloor habitats.

3. Easily deployable by a team of two persons aboard vessels as small as 19ft, by hand.

3.1. Highly desirable: Easily hand-deployable by a single individual in any vessel of opportunity.

4. Easily operable by minimally trained, non-technical staff (e.g. commercial fishers) with little to no contact with developers, technical staff, or advanced training materials.

4.1. Highly desirable: as easy to operate as standard off-the-shelf camera technology, requiring no training or training manuals for successful basic usage. All necessary manuals or training material required for advanced/full usage provided in clear written manuals and/or training videos.

5. Positive system function verification and status prior to and immediately following deployment (e.g.

Stats on the deployment (how many images captured, max depth, dwell time, maybe even the ability to view a sampling of images from the deployment).

6. Fully serviceable by entities other than the developer, including NOAA hardware/software engineering staff.

7. Dry weight: = 25 lb.

7.1.Highly desirable: As light as possible.

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/increasing-efficiency-video-surveys-artificial-intelligence https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/29502 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/science-data/southeast-fishery-independent-surveys

8. Working Depth rating: 500 m

8.1. Highly desirable: 750+ m

9. System standby time: = 24 hours10. Video recording time: = 5 hours

11. Low- and high-ambient-light performance (e.g. low: 3.4x10-4 lux, f/0.8)

11.1 Strong sensitivity long wavelengths (red-orange and red wavelengths; 590 - 740 nm range)

11.2 Highly desirable: Monochrome imager

11.3 Highly desirable: Ability to control artificial lighting

12. User-adjustable recording parameters using lossless file compression within industry standard file containers

12.1. Ability to record video

12.1.1. Video specifications:

12.1.1.1. Sngle view resolution: = 1920 X 1080 pixels

12.1.1.2. Frame rate: = 10 Hz

12.2. Highly desirable: Record still images in addition to video

12.2.1. Still image specifications

12.2.1.1. Single image resolution: = 3.2 Megapixels

12.2.1.2.Frame rate: = 6 fps

13. Internal recording of ambient depth (pressure), temperature.

13.1. Highly Desirable: Ability to interface with diverse external modules (e.g. data sonde, hydrophone, transmissivity and turbidity sensors, current speed/direction). Including extra bulkheads to incorporate additional sensors, lights or cameras.

14. Lenses or lens systems in the form of two ~90-135º x 60º field of view (FoV), back to back facing orientation that provide an unobstructed 180-270º total FoV with stereo-coverage allowing for measurement of target individuals within the 180-270º FoV.

14.1.Highly desirable: 360º-stereo coverage allowing target measurement orthogonally or across the full 360º FoV, with ability to add or remove cameras as required

15. Camera control software that has the capacity to add additional cameras as desired by researchers needing more than 270º coverage or additional external cameras pointed in directions of interest (e.g.

downward facing, or satellite pairings).

16. Stereo camera baseline (inter-camera spacing), low lens distortion, and stereo-camera synchronization sufficient to allow measurement of target organisms with a precision of +/- 2cm in the Z-axis at a range of 4m (at optimal target placement).

16.1. Highly desirable: Indexed, variable, user-adjustable, camera baseline separation allowing for up to +/- 0.5cm target measurement precision in the Z-axis at a range of 7.5m across the field of view.

CLARIFICATION to Section 14 and 16 of the statment of need.

Requirement is for views in two directions.

Minimally that can be 2 cameras but can be more.

Operating system to run the system should be configurable for a minimum of two cameras, but with the flexibility to add additional systems (e.g. satellite stereo-camera).

Stereo camera can be paired with the main cameras in a variety of orientations (e.g. beneath/vertical orientation).

17. Users must be able to download image data from the camera system without needing to open the pressure housing.

17.1. Highly desirable: Wireless and hardwired external network connection

18. Software system allows user configuration for recording parameters e.g. duration, file naming

18.1 Manual end of recording shut off with maintained file integrity

Highly Desirable

1. Supports near-real time, in-situ, image processing using “AI-on-the-edge” or similar capabilities.

Examples include real-time object detection, enumeration, and classification, using externally trained models.

2. All hardware and software should be expected to have a 10-year service and support life and should be readily serviceable by NOAA staff or external 3rd party vendors.

DELIVERABLES

Deliverable 1: Provide meeting/logistics and administrative consulting services, including:

a. Set up design consolation meetings and hardware exchanges (prototype delivery).

b. Share progress on hardware design and manufacture through virtual meetings every two months.

c. Conduct equipment testing for robustness, pressure rating, and durability

d. Set up a demonstration meeting that can be attended by multiple NOAA program representatives to show available equipment.

e. Set up prototype consolation meetings to discuss NOAA evaluation and refinements leading to the final unit.

Deliverable 2:

a. The contractor shall provide a working prototype of the Compact, Low-Cost, Wide Angle, Underwater, Stereo Imaging System at readiness level 7.

Deliverable 3:

a. Delivery of revised prototype & equipment specification documentation.

b. A final report including full technical details, design drawings, CAD files, system and software specifications, and any and all source code necessary to allow the government the option to use, replicate, and/or modify the hardware and software developed for operation of the described camera system.

DELIVERABLE SCEHEDULE SUMMARY

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Item Description Quantity Due Date Deliver to Readiness Level

D1 a

Design & Consultation meeting at least 1 = 1 month of start of performance period NOAA Fisheries 3

D1 b

Progress meeting Varies Every 2 months from start of performance period NOAA Fisheries 4

D1 c

Equipment testing at least 1 = 6 months from start of performance period contractor 5

D1 d

Equipment demonstration meeting at least 1 = 8 months from the start of the performance period

NOAA Fisheries and participants

D2 a

Prototype Delivery 1 = 9 months from the start of the performance period NOAA Fisheries 7

D1 e

Design & Consultation meeting at least 1 = 10 months from the start of the performance period NOAA Fisheries NA

D3 a

Delivery of Revised Prototype & Equipment specification documentation

N/A = 12 months from the start of the performance period NOAA Fisheries NA

D3 b Final report N/A End of the performance period NOAA Fisheries NA

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Qualifications

The Contractor must demonstrate that they have the requisite experience in the following:

1. Underwater camera hardware design and fabrication

2. Underwater battery systems and lighting

3. Managing equipment logistics, including shipping, storage, maintenance

4. Availability for communications with clients during field deployments

5. Working with marine fisheries information programs or other science-based programs

6. Basic machine learning and computer vision systems, include edge AI.

The contractor shall provide interdisciplinary expertise related to program and project management, business processes, best practices and procedures.

1st article testing 1st Article Testing and approval may be appropriate when-

(a) The contractor has not previously furnished the product to the Government;

(b) The contractor previously furnished the product to the Government, but-

(1) There have been subsequent changes in processes or specifications;

(2) Production has been discontinued for an extended period of time; or

(3) The product acquired under a previous contract developed a problem during its life;

(c) The product is described by a performance specification; or

(d) It is essential to have an approved first article to serve as a manufacturing standard.

1st article testing delivery schedule

(a) The Contractor shall deliver 1 unit(s) of the camera system described herein within 270 calendar days from the date of this contract to the Government at NOAA SEFSC Center for first article tests. The shipping documentation shall contain this contract number and the Lot/Item identification. The characteristics that the first article must meet and the testing requirements are specified above.

(b) Within 30 calendar days after the Government receives the first article, the Contracting Officer shall notify the Contractor, in writing, of the conditional approval, approval, or disapproval of the first article. The notice of conditional approval or approval shall not relieve the Contractor from complying with all requirements of the specifications and all other terms and conditions contained herein. A notice of conditional approval shall state any further action required of the Contractor. A notice of disapproval shall cite reasons for the disapproval.

(c) If the first article is disapproved, the Contractor, upon Government request, shall submit an additional first article for testing. After each request, the Contractor shall make any necessary changes, modifications, or repairs to the first article or select another first article for testing. All costs related to these tests are to be borne by the Contractor, including any and all costs for additional tests following a disapproval. The Contractor shall furnish any additional first article to the Government under the terms and conditions and within the time specified by the Government. The Government shall act on this first article within the time limit specified in paragraph (b) of this clause. The Government reserves the right to require an equitable adjustment of the contract price for any extension of the delivery schedule or for any additional costs to the Government related to these tests.

(d) If the Contractor fails to deliver any first article on time, or the Contracting Officer disapproves any first article, the Contractor shall be deemed to have failed to make delivery within the meaning of the Default clause of this contract.

(e) Unless otherwise provided in the contract, the Contractor-

(1) May deliver the approved first article as a part of the contract quantity, provided it meets all contract requirements for acceptance and was not consumed or destroyed in testing; and

(2) Shall remove and dispose of any first article from the Government test facility at the Contractor’s expense.

(f) The Contractor is responsible for providing operating and maintenance instructions, spare parts support, and repair of the first article during any first article test.

(g) Before first article approval, the acquisition of materials or components for, or the commencement of production of, the balance of the contract quantity is at the sole risk of the Contractor. Before first article approval, the costs thereof shall not be allocable to this contract for (1) progress payments, or (2) termination settlements if the contract is terminated for the convenience of the Government.

(h) The Government may waive the requirement for first article approval test where supplies identical or similar to those called for in the schedule have been previously furnished by the Offeror/Contractor and have been accepted by the Government. The Offeror/Contractor may request a waiver.

Confidentiality and Data Privacy

This contract may require that services contractors have access to Privacy Information. Service contractors are responsible for maintaining confidentiality of all subjects and materials and may be required to sign and adhere to a Non-disclosure Agreement (NDA).

Place of Performance

Work will be conducted at other than the government facility (i.e. off-site), at the requirements of the contractor.

Reallocation of Funds:

Reallocation of obligated funds within line items may be authorized in writing by the COR.

Additional information:

The government shall retain the right to use the hardware and software products described herein at no additional cost.

Intellectual property or data rights involved

The government strongly prefers the use or development of open-source software in fulfillment of this need.

The contractor shall retain all rights to use, distribute, or modify the developed hardware and software, including commercialization of said products.

The government shall retain any and all rights to use, replicate, and/or modify the hardware and software developed for operation of the described camera system, at its sole discretion.

Delivery Date

One year from the start of the Period of Performance. The start of the POP is (To Be completed at Award). See Delivery Schedule for more information.

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