maintenance and enhancements to LAPXM software
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- NRMJ20002301139SRG
- Agency
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services
- Place of performance
- Boulder, Colorado 80305, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Chanders Company for the provision of nonpersonal services, including the supply of all necessary equipment, labor, and materials for a computer programmer to perform maintenance and enhancements to the LAPXM software. The contract will be for a base year and four option years. Chanders Company, as the developer of the current system using the LAPXM, has proprietary knowledge for maintaining the system and its functionality.
Services and products to be provided:
- Nonpersonal services for the maintenance and enhancement of LAPXM software.
- Provision of a computer programmer.
- Supply of all necessary equipment for the task.
- Supply of all necessary labor for the task.
- Supply of all necessary materials for the task.
Notice text
SPECIAL NOTICE
NRMJ20002301139SRG
*** National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) 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 Chanders Company of Steamboat Springs, Colorado for the ongoing nonpersonal services to provide all equipment, labor and materials (unless otherwise provided herein) necessary for a computer programmer to perform intermittent tasks of maintenance and enhancements to LAPXM software as determined necessary
***The sole source determination is based on the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA), Physical Sciences Laboratory (PML) nonpersonal services required maintenance and enhancements to the LAPXM.
In 2012, Vaisala sold the radar segment of its business to another company, Scintec, which now has proprietary rights to LAP-XM. Scintec has since stopped maintaining and further developing LAP-XM. However, with over 40 years of intellectual property invested into this software in the form of advanced signal-processing methods, NOAA/OAR relies heavily on LAPXM to advance its wind-profiling research and meet its project deliverables. As such, NOAA/OAR continues to maintain and enhance a research version of LAP-XM. Chanders Company is the developer of the current system USING THE LAPXM and has proprietary knowledge for maintaining the system and its functionality of the enhanced research version of the LAPXM.
Period of performance will from date of award for a Base Year and 4 Option Years.
***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.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 23-01139 SAM 15 Day Posting.doc | DOC document |
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