SS Presolicitation Notice.pdf
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This is a presolicitation notice announcing NOAA's intent to award a sole-source purchase order to HOBU Inc. for the development of open-source software libraries and related technical services for the National Ocean Service's Office of Coast Survey. The procurement covers development support for specialized geospatial libraries including GDAL, PDAL, PROJ, QGIS, LibLAS, and Shapely, with a period of performance from September 11, 2026 through September 10, 2027. The contract is classified under NAICS code 541519 (Other Computer Related Services) with a $34 million business size standard.
NOAA justifies the sole-source award based on HOBU Inc.'s unique qualifications as the only company with the requisite knowledge, expertise, and standing to provide the specialized development support needed by the National Bathymetric Source Program. HOBU maintains active roles on the project steering committees for GDAL, PROJ, and PDAL, and the company has no authorized partners or resellers capable of delivering these services. The notice invites firms believing they can fully meet the government's requirements to submit substantiating documentation or requests for additional information in writing to the identified point of contact within 15 days of publication. All submissions will be evaluated solely to determine whether to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis, with the final determination remaining entirely at the government's discretion. Oral communications are not acceptable.
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***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION &
GRANTS OFFICE, EASTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-NORFOLK, INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND
AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF RFO FAR
6.103-1, WITH HOBU INC. FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIBRARIES AND OPEN-SOURCE
SOFTWARE, INCLUDING GDAL, PDAL, PROJ, QGIS, ETC FOR THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE
(NOS), OFFICE OF COAST SURVEY (OCS), FOR THE PERIOD OF 1 YEAR (09/11/2026 – 09/10-2027)
THE NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION CODE (NAICS) FOR THIS ACQUISITION IS
541519, OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES, WITH A BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD OF $34
MILLION.
***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT HOBU IS
THE ONLY SOURCE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING THE SERVICES REQUIRED AT THE LEVEL OF
QUALITY REQUIRED BECAUSE THE TECHNICAL SERVICES ARE HIGHLY SPECIALIZED.
HOBU INC. IS THE ONLY COMPANY WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, EXPERTISE, AND STANDING TO
PROVIDE THE DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT NEEDED BY THE OCS NATIONAL BATHYMETRIC
SOURCE PROGRAM IN THE UNITED STATES. OCS DEPENDS ON GDAL TO CONTINUE
OPTIMIZATION OF OCS BATHYMETRY WORKFLOW. OCS REQUIRES FURTHER
DEVELOPMENT OF MANY LIBRARIES, INCLUDING GDAL, BUT ALSO PDAL, LIBLAS, SHAPELY,
ETC. HOBU, INC., IS A FREQUENT CONTRIBUTOR TO MANY OPEN-SOURCE PROGRAMS AND
HAS A VOICE ON THE PROJECT STEERING COMMITTEES FOR GDAL, PROJ, AND PDAL.
HOBU INC. HAS NO AUTHORIZED PARTNERS OR RESELLERS WHO CAN PROVIDE THESE
SERVICES.
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 09/11/2026 – 09/10/2027.
***THIS PRESOLICITATION NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND NO
SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FIRMS THAT BELIEVE THEY CAN FULLY
MEET THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENTS MAY SUBMIT SUBSTANTIATING DOCUMENTATION
OR A REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF
CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. SUCH
REQUESTS AND DOCUMENTATION WILL BE EVALUATED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF
DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT TO CONDUCT THIS PROCUREMENT ON A COMPETITIVE
BASIS. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE
PROCUREMENT, BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE, IS SOLELY WITHIN THE
DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN
RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.
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