# Sole Source: Terrasolid Software Maintenance award to Vertical Aspect LLC Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/1305m226p0082 - Solicitation number: 1305M226P0082 - Notice type: Justification - Status: Awarded to Vertical Aspect, LLC - Department: Department of Commerce - Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Contracting office: Department of Commerce NOAA (1305M2) - NAICS: 513210 Software Publishers - Product or service code: 7A21 Business Application off-the-shelf software delivered by perpetual license, which also encompasses enterprise level software enabling mission capability and business operational support. - Place of performance: Silver Spring, Maryland - County: Montgomery County (FIPS 24031). https://abierto.us/counties/montgomery-county-md-24031 - City: Silver Spring. https://abierto.us/cities/silver-spring-md-2472450 - First posted: April 21, 2026 - Last posted: April 21, 2026 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5e4e0f903bec40f19fd4cd8a9df1c8fa/view ## Description NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, EASTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-NORFOLK, ON BEHALF OF NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS) NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY (NGS) OFFICE, NEGOTIATED, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF RFO FAR 12.102(A), WITH VERTICAL ASPECT LLC OUT OF KANSAS CITY MO TO PROVIDE TERRASOLID SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE. THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT THE TECHNOLOGIES USED BY NOAA’S NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS) FOR SHORELINE MAPPING ARE REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES SUCH AS ANALOG FILM, DIGITAL IMAGERY AND AIRBORNE TOPOGRAPHIC LIDAR. THESE TECHNOLOGIES PRODUCE EXTREMELY LARGE DATASETS AND EQUIPMENT IS NEEDED TO MANAGE, VISUALIZE, EDIT, AND ANALYZE THE OUTPUT. MOST COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELF GIS AND REMOTE SENSING SOFTWARE PACKAGES REQUIRE DATA TO BE SUBSET INTO SMALL SECTIONS FOR PROCESSING OR VISUALIZATION. TERRASOLID IS UNIQUE IN ITS ABILITY TO MANAGE WORKFLOWS, ALLOW FOR IMPORT OF LARGE LIDAR DATA SETS FOR VISUALIZATION, EDITING, AND ANALYSIS. TERRASOLID ALSO IS UNIQUE IN ITS CAPABILITY TO APPLY LIDAR STRIP AND CALIBRATION ERROR ADJUSTMENTS. VERTICAL ASPECT, LLC IS THE ONLY U.S. DISTRIBUTOR OF TERRASOLID SOFTWARE. CURRENTLY, TERRASOLID SOFTWARE IS FULLY INTEGRATED INTO THE LIDAR PROCESSING WORKFLOW MENTIONED ABOVE. VERTICAL ASPECT IS THE SOLE PROVIDER OF THE TERRASOLID SOFTWARE. TERRASOLID IS UNIQUE IN ITS ABILITY TO (1) MANAGE WORKFLOWS, ALLOW FOR IMPORT OF LARGE LIDAR DATA SETS FOR VISUALIZATION, EDITING, AND ANALYSIS, AND, (2) APPLY LIDAR STRIP AND CALIBRATION ERROR ADJUSTMENTS. VERTICAL ASPECT IS CURRENTLY THE ONLY SOFTWARE VENDOR OF THESE LICENSES THAT NGS IS CURRENTLY UTILIZING TO QUALITY CONTROL AND PROCESS COASTAL MAPPING DATA. CURRENTLY TERRASOLID SOFTWARE IS FULLY INTEGRATED INTO THE NOS/NGS LIDAR PROCESSING WORKFLOW. NOT PURCHASING THESE LICENSES WOULD CAUSE NOAA TO BE UNABLE TO REVIEW THE QUALITY OF THE DATA TO ENSURE ITS INTEGRITY AND ACCURACY. FURTHERMORE, NOT PURCHASING THESE LICENSES WOULD PREVENT NGS FROM CONTINUING ITS PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION TO OTHERS WHO RELY ON THE DATA. THIS CONTRACT IS NECESSARY TO AVOID A BREAK IN SERVICE FOR THIS CRITICAL MISSION REQUIREMENT. TERRASOLID POSSESSES THE UNIQUE CAPABILITY TO IMPORT LARGE LIDAR DATA SETS FOR VISUALIZATION, EDITING, AND ANALYSIS REQUIRED TO PERFORM THIS REQUIREMENT. NO OTHER SOURCES CAN FURNISH THE REQUIREMENTS AS TERRASOLID IS A PROPRIETY PRODUCT. NO ONE BUT VERTICAL ASPECT HAS THE SOURCE CODE TO PROVIDE THIS PRODUCT, LICENSE, OR MAINTENANCE SERVICES. SINCE THE SOURCE CODE IS PROPRIETARY, NO OTHER VENDOR CAN PROVIDE THIS. VERTICAL ASPECT IS THE ONLY SOURCE AVAILABLE IN THE U.S. WHO CAN PROVIDE THIS REQUIREMENT. ## Award on USAspending - Recipient: Vertical Aspect, LLC (UEI ZQDVDG9DPZJ9) - Contract: 1305M226P0082, purchase order - Obligated: $20,701.41 - Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received - Link: award number 1305M226P0082 equals the contract number; same awarding office 1305M2 (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1305M226P0082_1330_-NONE-_-NONE-/ ## Publications - April 21, 2026: Justification. Notice 5e4e0f903bec40f19fd4cd8a9df1c8fa. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5e4e0f903bec40f19fd4cd8a9df1c8fa/view ## Points of contact - Chelsea Vera, chelsea.vera@noaa.gov --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/1305m226p0082.