GeoCue Software and Maintenance
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 141011-26-0014
- Agency
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513210 Software Publishers
- Place of performance
- Madison, Alabama, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), specifically the National Ocean Service's National Geodetic Survey (NGS), is procuring GeoCue software renewal and maintenance services through a sole-source purchase order. The procurement is being conducted by NOAA's Acquisition & Grants Office, Eastern Acquisition Division in Norfolk, with a due date of March 19, 2026. GeoCue software is essential to NGS's coastal mapping and lidar data processing workflow, providing critical capabilities for managing large lidar datasets, visualization, editing, and analysis, as well as applying lidar strip and calibration error adjustments. The sole-source justification is based on GeoCue Group, Inc.'s exclusive manufacture and distribution of the proprietary software, with no other vendors possessing the source code or capability to provide equivalent functionality. NOAA determined that discontinuing this software license would create a break in service for this mission-critical requirement and prevent NGS from continuing its essential data quality review and processing operations.
This procurement is designated as a sole-source award with no set-aside, and GeoCue Group, Inc. of Madison, Alabama is the identified incumbent and sole contractor eligible for award under FAR 6.103-1 authority. The contract falls under NAICS code 513210 (Software Publishers) and PSC code 7A21 (IT and Telecom - Business Application Software, Perpetual License Software). No award value or budget range is specified in the pre-solicitation notice, nor are specific contract duration or quantity details provided, though the procurement addresses the renewal and continuation of existing software licenses currently integrated into NOAA's operational infrastructure. The pre-solicitation notice indicates that this is a necessary renewal to maintain continuity of NOAA's coastal mapping data quality control and processing capabilities without service interruption.
Notice text
***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, EASTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-NORFOLK, NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS) NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY (NGS), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF RFO FAR 6.103-1, WITH GEOCUE GROUP, INC. OUT OF MADISON, ALABAMA FOR GEOCUE SOFTWARE RENEWAL. NO SET ASIDE IS TO BE USED FOR THIS SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT. THE ASSOCIATED NAICS CODE IS 513210.
***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT GEOCUE GROUP, INC. IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT MANUFACTURES AND DISTRIBUTES GEOCUE SOFTWARE.
GEOCUE GROUP, INC. IS UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE THIS SOFTWARE TO THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY BASED UPON THE FOLLOWING:
- THIS SOFTWARE AND LICENSE IS PROPRIETARY AND NO OTHER COMPANY HAS THE SOURCE CODE TO PROVIDE THIS PRODUCT, LICENSES, OR MAINTENANCE SERVICES. GEOCUE GROUP, INC. IS THE SOLE PROVIDER OF THE GEOCUE SOFTWARE. GEOCUE IS UNIQUE IN ITS ABILITY TO MANAGE WORKFLOWS, ALLOW FOR THE IMPORT OF LARGE LIDAR DATA SETS FOR VISUALIZATION, EDITING, AND ANALYSIS, AND, APPLY LIDAR STRIP AND CALIBRATION ERROR ADJUSTMENTS. GEOCUE IS CURRENTLY THE ONLY SOFTWARE VENDOR OF THESE LICENSES THAT NGS IS CURRENTLY UTILIZING TO QUALITY CONTROL AND PROCESS COASTAL MAPPING DATA. CURRENTLY GEOCUE SOFTWARE IS FULLY INTEGRATED INTO THE NOS/NGS LIDAR PROCESSING WORKFLOW. NOT PURCHASING THESE LICENSES WOULD CAUSE NOAA TO BE UNABLE TO REVIEW THE QUALITY OF THE DATA TO ENSURE ITS INTEGRITY AND ACCURACY. FURTHERMORE, NOT PURCHASING THESE LICENSES WOULD PREVENT NGS FROM CONTINUING ITS PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION TO OTHERS WHO RELY ON THE DATA. THIS CONTRACT IS NECESSARY TO AVOID A BREAK IN SERVICE FOR THIS CRITICAL MISSION REQUIREMENT. GEOCUE GROUP POSSESSES THE UNIQUE CAPABILITY TO IMPORT LARGE LIDAR DATA SETS FOR VISUALIZATION, EDITING, AND ANALYSIS REQUIRED TO PERFORM THIS REQUIREMENT.
- GEOCUE HAS NO AUTHORIZED PARTNERS OR RESELLERS WHO CAN PROVIDE THE SOFTWARE AND LICENSES.
***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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