7A--Hydroacoustic Software
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- DOIGFBO250022
- Agency
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Office of Acquisitions and Grants
US Geological Survey, Department of the Interior
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513210 Software Publishers
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Western Fisheries Research Center (WFRC) has issued a Special Notice of Intent regarding the procurement of Hydroacoustic Software from Echoview Software Pty Ltd. This notice is specifically for upgraded versions of existing Echoview software licenses, including one year of maintenance and support. The agency has determined that Echoview is the sole vendor capable of meeting their requirements, making this a single-source procurement. The Special Notice is classified under NAICS code 513210 for Software Publishers, with an associated size standard of $47 million. The notice is being published to satisfy federal acquisition regulations, specifically FAR Subpart 5.101(a)(1) and FAR 5.2.
The primary objective of this Special Notice is to ensure data continuity and reliability for USGS by obtaining upgraded software licenses that will allow comparison of data acquisition and processing across multiple years. Contractors interested in responding must submit their capability statements via electronic mail to jongjoco@usgs.gov no later than April 7, 2025, at 1200 hours Eastern Time. Hard copy submissions or submissions through web portals will not be accepted. While this is not a competitive solicitation, all responsible parties may submit a capability statement for consideration. The award will be made using Simplified Procedures for Commercial Products and Services under FAR 13.5 and FAR 13.106-1(b). The government retains sole discretion to determine whether to compete this procurement based on the responses received, with the PSC code for this acquisition being 7A21 for IT and Telecom Business Application Software.
Notice text
NOTICE OF INTENT- Hydroacoustic Software Licenses, Maintenance and Support from Echoview
This is a notice of intent to solicit from a single source.
The purpose of this notice is to satisfy the requirements of FAR Subpart 5.101(a)(1) and FAR 5.2. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all responsible parties may submit a capability statement by the closing date of this announcement which shall be considered by the agency. No solicitation will be issued. A determination not to compete this action based upon responses received is in the sole discretion of the Government.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Western Fisheries Research Center (WFRC) intends to award a purchase order to Echoview Software Pty Ltd for upgraded versions of existing Echoview software licenses (currently in use by USGS), including 1 year of maintenance and support to ensure data continuity and data reliability as the need arises to compare previous data acquisition and processing scaffolding when performing analyses across years. Echoview is proprietary software, and is the only vendor that can meet the requirement.
The NAICS code for this action is 513210 Software Publishers, associated size standard of $47 million; the PSC code is 7A21 IT and Telecom - Business Application Software.
Award will be made in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.5 entitled, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services, FAR 13.106-1(b), and the procedures at FAR Part 12 entitled, Acquisition of Commercial Items.
Responses or inquiries to this notice of intent shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to jongjoco@usgs.gov and must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than 7 April 2025 at 1200 hours Eastern. Responses submitted by hardcopy or any web portal shall not be accepted nor considered.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Special Notice | |
| 7A--Hydroacoustic Software | Pre-Solicitation |
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