GeoSpatial Experts GPS-PhotoLink Software Upgrade Licenses

****NOAA's Acquisition & Grants Office, Western Acquisition Division-Boulder, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) with GeoSpatial Experts.
****The sole source determination is based on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Ocean Survey (NOS) Office of Response & Restoration's need for GeoSpatial Experts' GPS-Photolink software upgrade licenses.
GeoSpatial's software is used for litigation-sensitive work and is inextricably linked to all of NOS' Office of Response & Restoration litigation cases currently pending. There are tens of thousands of photos tagged with this software and future and backward compatibility is crucial for ongoing litigation efforts. GeoSpatial Experts is the only source for the GPS-Photolink and Geolot software products. This office requires an upgrade of the software licenses for a Base Year and Four Option Years.

Delivery date of the licenses is by 9/1/2019

***This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can provide the service as described that fully meets 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.

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