Interactive Data Language (IDL) Software license for NCEP
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 142070-25-0055JRW
- Agency
- 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
- United States
- Points of contact
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- Jamie R. Rosales jamie.rosales@noaa.gov (303) 578-6951
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Acquisition & Grants Office has issued a Special Notice regarding a sole source procurement for an Interactive Data Language (IDL) Software license. The notice specifically targets NV5 Geospatial Solutions, Inc., located in Broomfield, CO, as the exclusive manufacturer and distributor of this software for the National Weather Service. The procurement is being conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1) for non-personal severable services. NV5 Geospatial Solutions is identified as the sole source provider of IDL Software in the United States and Canada, with no authorized third-party distributors. The software is critical for NOAA's data analysis and visualization needs, supporting the National Weather Service's mission of protecting life and property.
The Special Notice outlines a procurement opportunity with a performance period from May 1, 2025, through April 30, 2030. While this is not a competitive solicitation, firms believing they can meet the government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation in writing within 15 days of publication. The IDL Software provides advanced features including image processing, interactive 2D and 3D graphics, integrated mathematics and statistics, and cross-platform application development tools. Interested contractors must provide written documentation to be evaluated for potential competitive procurement, though the government retains sole discretion in making this determination. Oral communications are explicitly not acceptable in response to this notice. The software is categorized under NAICS code 513210 (Software Publishers) and PSC code DA10 (IT and Telecom - Business Application Software as a Service), targeting scientific programming and data visualization capabilities.
Notice text
***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE (AGO), WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER (WAD), NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH NV5 GEOSPATIAL SOLUTIONS, INC. LOCATED IN BROOMFIELD, CO FOR NON-PERSONAL SEVERABLE FOR INTERACTIVE DATA LANGUAGE (IDL) SOFTWARE LICENSE TO BE PERFORMED IN BROOMFIELD CO.
***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT NV5 GEOSPATIAL SOLUTIONS, INC. IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT MANUFACTURES AND DISTRIBUTES THIS SERVICE INTERACTIVE DATA LANGUAGE (IDL) SOFTWARE LICENSE. NV5 GEOSPATIAL SOLUTIONS, INC. (“NV5GSI”), IS THE EXCLUSIVE MANUFACTURER, DEVELOPER, DIRECT SALES CHANNEL AND DISTRIBUTOR FOR IDL® SOFTWARE AND IS THE SOLE SOURCE SUPPLIER FOR THESE SOFTWARE PRODUCTS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, AND UTILIZES NO OTHER AUTHORIZED THIRD-PARTY DISTRIBUTORS, RESELLERS, OR AGENTS. IDL IS THE LEADING SOFTWARE PLATFORM FOR DATA ANALYSIS, VISUALIZATION, AND CROSS-PLATFORM APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT. IDL’S FEATURES INCLUDE ADVANCED IMAGE PROCESSING, INTERACTIVE 2D AND 3D GRAPHICS, INTEGRATED MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS, A CROSS-PLATFORM GUI TOOLKIT, AND VERSATILE PROGRAM LINKING TOOLS. THE DATA ANALYSIS THAT IDL SOFTWARE PROVIDES TO NCEP USERS SUPPORTS THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE’S MISSION OF PROTECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY AND IS CURRENTLY IN USE. INTERACTIVE DATA LANGUAGE (IDL) SOFTWARE IS A SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE THAT PROVIDES VISUALIZATION OF NOAA DATA TO NCEP STAFF. IDL SOFTWARE PROVIDES NCEP USERS WITH THE ABILITY TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF NOAA DATA AND SHARE THAT UNDERSTANDING WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS. NV5 GEOSPATIAL SOLUTIONS, INC. WAS CONTACTED AND THEY VERIFIED THEY ARE THE SOLE SOURCE PROVIDER FOR THIS SOFTWARE.
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 05/01/2025 THROUGH 04/30/2030.
***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.
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