Sources Sought LIDAR Upgrade.pdf

This Sources Sought Notice is not a Request for Proposal and does not constitute a commitment by the

Government. The Government is currently conducting market research in accordance with Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10, to identify potential sources to fulfill the requirement and gather information on current capabilities of businesses within the market. All information submitted in response to the Sources Sought Notice is voluntary and the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the

Government. Proprietary information submitted should be marked appropriately. All submitted information shall remain with the U.S. Government and will not be returned.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisition Division, Norfolk, VA on behalf of the National Ocean Service (NOS), National Geodetic Survey (NGS), Remote

Sensing Division (RSD) is conducting market research for the upgrade and support services, maintenance, and licensing, of a Riegl VQ-880-G topographic-bathymetric lidar system to a modern, two-channel airborne topographic-bathymetric lidar system. The North American Industrial Classification System

(NAICS) code is 333316, Photographic and Photocopying equipment manufacturing. The small business size standard for this NAICS code is 1000 employees.

NGS, RSD seeks to upgrade to a modern, two-channel airborne topographic-bathymetric lidar system that includes the following subsystems:

● housing for the sensors narrow field of view (FOV) shallow bathymetric lidar (Dmax = 2.7/Kd),

● topographic lidar

● 80MP or greater mid-format camera collecting both Red, Green and Blue (RGB) and Color-

Infrared (CIR) coalingned images.

● the ability to add an additional wide FOV deep-channel lidar (Dmax = 4/Kd) on an as-needed basis

● the sensor control unit, operators console, pilot display, and all sensor peripherals for operation of the systems

The specific systems being replaced are a Riegl VQ-880-G and Riegl LMS-Q680i which include the following components:

Riegl VQ-880-G Riegl LMS-Q680i

Component Component

VQ-880-G (Scanner) LMS-Q680i (scanner)

DR1560 (Data Recorder) Riegl Data Recorder

Phase One iXController Applanix Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU)

Applanix Inertial Measurement Unit

(IMU) Applanix POS AV

Applanix Position and Orientation

System for Airborne Vehicles (POS AV)

Interested firms are encouraged to review the information in the attached DRAFT Statement of Work

(SOW) that provides additional details on Product Specifications, Hardware/Software Maintenance and

Licensing, and Training requirements.

Standard brochures will not be considered a sufficient response to this notice. Respondents to this Sources

Sought Notice shall submit a statement of capabilities, not to exceed ten (10) pages, encompassing the following information:

1. Company name and address

2. DUNS number and CAGE code

3. Type of business (e.g. large business, small business, 8(a),veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and/or women owned small business) as validated via the

System for Award Management (SAM).

4. Firm’s primary point of contact information for this requirement (Name, Email, Address and Telephone number) in the event the government requires clarification or supplemental questions regarding the submitted information.

5. Demonstrate capabilities for meeting the product specifications identified in Section 3 of the draft SOW.

Responses to this sources sought should be submitted via email to Virginia Grimes at

Virginia.Grimes@noaa.gov no later than 9:00 am ET on Thursday, March 26, 2020. Any questions or responses regarding this notice must be submitted to Virginia Grimes via the above email address provided. Information received in response to this notice will be considered solely to conduct informed decisions regarding the potential procurement strategy of this requirement. No telephone requests will be honored. Firms that are interested in subcontracting opportunities related to portions of this requirement should contact potential firms directly.

mailto:Virginia.Grimes@noaa.gov