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Source Selection Information – see FAR 2.101 and 3.104

SINGLE SOURCE DETERMINATION USING

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES (SAP)

FOR AN ACTION NOT EXCEEDING THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

(AUTHORITY: FAR 13.106-1(b)(1))

NF-FP7410-23-00387

1. Agency and contracting activity.

Department of Commerce, NOAA Acquisition and Grants Office (AGO), NOAA Acquisition, MB Acquisitions, Field Delegate, and the Northwest Fisheries Science Center

2. Description of supplies or services required to meet agency needs (including the estimated value).

Renewal of four (4) Echoview acoustic data processing software licenses (Maintenance and Technical Support), with the addition of a fifth perpetual software license, from 10 January 2023 to 9 January 2024 – base year plus two (2) option years at a total cost of

3. Identification of the single source or the brand name to be solicited.

Echoview Software Pty Ltd GPO Box 1387 Hobart TAS 7001 Australia Brett Merritt (CEO) Tel +61 3 6231 5588

4. Supporting rationale. Only one source or brand name is reasonably available as detailed below:

Compatibility to existing systems or equipment: The NWFSC/FRAM Acoustics Team (FEAT) has been using Echoview acoustic data processing software since 2002. FEAT requires continued use of Echoview Software to ensure comparability with acoustic data collected since 2002. FEAT currently owns four perpetual licenses for the software and has a one-year subscription for a fifth license. Echoview requires annual renewal fees in exchange for providing technical support and updates. Renewal of these licenses allows FEAT to continue accomplishing its missions of 1) producing biomass estimates of coastal Pacific hake through the analysis of acoustic data collected at sea on a NOAA ship during integrated ecosystem and acoustic trawl surveys, and 2) conducting research cruises so that FEAT continues using the best available science when conducting surveys. The processed acoustic data are critical components of stock assessments that are used to set Pacific hake fishery quotas, a primary mission of NOAA Fisheries.

Echoview Software Pty Ltd is the sole provider of Echoview acoustic data processing software and is the world-wide industry standard for working with and processing acoustic data collected during fisheries acoustics surveys. Echoview is used by other NMFS Science Centers and the majority of FEAT’s international collaborators. Without Echoview software, FEAT would be unable to compare acoustic data accurately to those of our collaborators, severely impacting FEAT’s ability to generate biomass estimates of Pacific hake in a timely manner, in collaboration with Canadian colleagues, as well as our research. Echoview is cited in NWFSC and NOAA Fisheries national acoustic protocols as the only software tested and accepted for data analysis in integrated acoustic trawl surveys. Acoustic data that FEAT and international colleagues collect at

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Source Selection Information – see FAR 2.101 and 3.104 sea can be processed only by using Echoview software. In addition, FEAT team members have completed multiple advanced training courses in Echoview to expand their knowledge specifically for using Echoview during surveys and post-survey data processing. FEAT has invested significant time and effort in writing scripts that interface only with Echoview.

Renewal of FEAT’s Echoview acoustic data processing software licenses is vitally needed not only to avoid a break in service, but also to not miss out on needed technical support and software updates when they become available. Furthermore, FEAT wishes to add a fifth perpetual license, instead of continuing with an annual subscription, because significant cost savings can be realized long term. FEAT needs to maintain five licenses given current and projected staffing.

5. Market Research.

In the fall of 2022, FEAT conducted online market research and consulted with our colleagues and peers and determined that there is no other software product available that does what Echoview does. Therefore, another product will not meet our needs. A related product from BioSonics, Inc. lacks the computational power of Echoview and cannot do biomass analyses that FEAT requires. Another software product is The Large Scale Survey System (LSSS), available only from an overseas vendor in Norway. Due to the ongoing requirement to utilize Echoview, LSSS is not a viable option and also will not meet our needs. FEAT requires Echoview software and there is not another software product that meets the needs of the FEAT team.

6. Technical/Requirements Representative Certification

I certify that this requirement constitutes the Government’s minimum needs and the supporting data provided herein are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Stephen de Blois Date Technical POC

FMC Approval Date Dr. Kevin V. Werner, Science Director

7. Determination

I hereby determine that the circumstances of this action deem only one source is reasonably available. This determination is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Contracting Officer Date

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WERNER.KEVIN.VICTOR.1232782486

Date: 2022.11.17 11:10:35 -08'00'

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BLOIS.STEPHEN.K.1365826206

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BLOIS.STEPHEN.K.1365826206

Date: 2022.11.17 12:19:23 -08'00'

RANDOLPH.SHAWAN

A.DENISE.1286340675

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286340675 Date: 2022.12.07 11:41:12 -05'00'