Non-personal Services for Hyperspectral Imaging Flights to Detect and Map Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)

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***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (OAR), GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY (GLERL), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH AERODATA DIGITAL AERIAL IMAGERY, INCORPORATED LOCATED IN ANN ARBOR, MI FOR NON-PERSONAL SERVICES FOR HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING FLIGHTS TO DETECT AND MAP HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS (HABS) TO BE PERFORMED IN THE VICINITY OF THE GREAT LAKES NEAR ANN ARBOR, MI.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT AERODATA DIGITAL AERIAL IMAGERY, INCORPORATED IS THE ONLY SOURCE ABLE TO PERFORM THE REQUIRED FLIGHTS. THESE FLIGHTS ARE REQUIRED TO CONFORM TO THE FEDERAL MANDATE, HABNRCA LEGISLATION SL 1254; PL 115-423, WHICH WAS ENACTED TO MONITOR HAB GROWTH AND TOXICITY IN THE GREAT LAKES/LAKE ERIE AREA. IT IS IMPORTANT BASED ON THIS PUBLIC LAW TO HAVE A VENDOR THAT IS ALREADY EQUIPPED AND PREPARED TO FLY IN SHORT NOTICE BASED ON UNKNOWN AND UNCONTROLLABLE ALGAL BLOOMS, AND AERODATA IS THE ONLY SOURCE IN THE AREA THAT HAS A MODIFIED AIRCRAFT CAPABLE OF MOUNTING THE GOVERNMENT’S HYPERSPECTRAL DATA IMAGER.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: DATE OF AWARD THROUGH 12/31/2027

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