A16_Sole_Source_Justification_NOI_1.pdf

FWS Form (Rev. 2020) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS

Acquisitions Operations

There are no other capable sources known, as this is a propriety application.

This program is a one of a kind app not available on the open market. The app takes recorded voice files from our aerial surveys, analyzes and corrects the GPS flight track from the aircraft and allows a user to combine the observations with metadata from the flight (i.e., GPS location, time, GPS accuracy). The app also has data validation checking to reduce time in downstream data verification and back and forth communication with the statisticians and observers

The existing contractor has worked on the one of a kind software app (SCRIBE) for aerial survey compilation of observations for over three years and has intimate knowledge with how we use the program. The contractor recently furhter stream lined the app and translated it into a more versatile and efficient programming language (From C++ to Electron JS). We desire to build additional functionality into SCRIBE and to integrate the functionality of a second app (SUMMIT) developed by the same contractor. In addition, operational testing of the current version of SCRIBE is ongoing and by the beginning of the period of performance we anticipate having id tifi d dditi l b kfl i t th t ill t i t d i SCRIBE

This application is not available on the open market.

Program / Project Officer

Contracting Officer

Price is determined to be fair and reasonable based on previous award to vendor.

MARK KONEFF Digitally signed by MARK KONEFF Date: 2024.07.17 16:59:55 -04'00'

The contractor has developed the program along side FWS employees and has the experience in Electron JS programming lanquage and indepth knowledge of the current application version to efficiently complete the project.