Satellite-Based Water Quality Mapping Services

The Northwest Florida Water Management District is pursuing a sole-source procurement for satellite-based water quality mapping services focused on St. Joseph Bay, Florida, with the contract covering Fiscal Year 2024-2025. The procurement seeks comprehensive water quality mapping services utilizing advanced satellite image analysis algorithms to track spatial water quality trends and parameter concentrations. Specific mapping capabilities include measuring concentrations of nitrogen, phosphorus, chloride, total suspended solids, turbidity, chlorophyll-a, phycocyanin, and submerged aquatic vegetation, with additional capabilities for methane leak detection and temperature monitoring. The contract opportunity is posted across Gilchrist County and Hollywood City jurisdictions, with a posting date of January 8, 2025, and a final receipt date of January 29, 2025. The intended vendor, Satelytics, was selected based on their demonstrated leadership in satellite-based water quality mapping technology and their unique ability to rapidly assess and estimate diverse water quality parameters through advanced algorithmic analysis.

The procurement appears to be a single-source contract with no explicit set-aside designations or restrictions on organizational respondents. Satelytics has been identified as the sole proposed vendor, with the agency justifying this selection through their comprehensive technological capabilities and previous successful service delivery to Florida state entities. The estimated contract value is up to $400,000, covering the specified fiscal year. The agency conducted an internet search and determined that no other contractors possess comparable capabilities for mapping the same breadth and depth of water quality parameters. While the document does not specify integration requirements with existing infrastructure, the procurement suggests a technology-driven approach to environmental monitoring that leverages pre-existing satellite imagery and advanced analytical algorithms to provide comprehensive water quality insights.