Echoview Analysis Suite Perpetual License

***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE (AGO), WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER (WAD), NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS) SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER (SWFSC), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(B)(1), WITH ECHOVIEW SOFTWARE PTY LTD LOCATED IN AUSTRALIA FOR ECHOVIEW ANALYSIS SUITE PERPETUAL LICENSE.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT ECHOVIEW SOFTWARE PTY LTD IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT MANUFACTURES AND DISTRIBUTES THIS REQUESTED SOFTWARE PERPETUAL LICENSE AND MAINTENANCE/TECHNICAL SUPPORT. ECHOVIEW ANALYSIS SUITE PERPETUAL LICENSE IS A PROPRIETARY LICENSE AND SERVICE ONLY OFFERED BY ECHOVIEW. ECHOVIEW SOFTWARE IS MISSION CRITICAL FOR SWFSC PROCESSING AND COLLECTING ACOUSTIC DATA FROM OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH SURVEYS. ALL LICENSE AGREEMENTS ARE HIGHLY SPECIALIZED WITH MODULE SELECTIONS CUSTOMIZED FOR OUR SPECIFIC PROGRAM NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS. NOAA SURVEY AND RESEARCH TEAMS HAVE BEEN USING ECHOVIEW SOFTWARE TO PROCESS AND ANALYZE ACOUSTIC DATA FROM OCEANOGRAPHIC AND RESOURCE SURVEYS FOR THE PAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO FOR MANY YEARS INTO THE FUTURE. ECHOVIEW SOFTWARE PTY, LTD IS UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES AND IS THE ONLY COMPANY ABLE TO PROVIDE LICENSING AS WELL AS MAINTENANCE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT (MATS) FOR ECHOVIEW SOFTWARE. ECHOVIEW HAS NO AUTHORIZED RESELLERS, ECHOVIEW SOFTWARE PTY LTD IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION ABLE TO SUPPLY ECHOVIEW MAINTENANCE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 06/01/2024 THROUGH 05/31/2029.

 ***THIS NOTICE OF INTENT 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 IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS SYNOPSIS. SUCH 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.