# Satellite Imagery Processing Enhancements

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/1305m325q0291

- Solicitation number: 1305M325Q0291
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as solicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Regents of the University of Minnesota for $144,114.00
- Department: Department of Commerce
- Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Contracting office: Department of Commerce NOAA (1305M3)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: DA10 Support services, delivered as a service contract (SaaS or Subscription) involved with the analysis, design, development, code, test and release packaging services associated with application development projects, as well as off-the-shelf Business software.
- County: Hennepin County (FIPS 27053). https://abierto.us/counties/hennepin-county-mn-27053
- City: Minneapolis. https://abierto.us/cities/minneapolis-mn-2743000
- First posted: August 29, 2025
- Last posted: September 24, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/56cb78dda0c84c678ffa9543b4611e45/view

## Description

Services to enhance the Geospatial Artificial Intelligence for Animals (GAIA) project's satellite imagery processing to improve detection of whales from space.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Regents of the University of Minnesota (UEI KABJZBBJ4B54)
- Contract: 1305M325P0332, purchase order
- Obligated: $59,518.00
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 13 offers received
- Link: award number 1305M325P0332 equals the contract number; same awarding office 1305M3 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1305M325P0332_1330_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- August 29, 2025: Solicitation, due September 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 18accdc83c7e47dbbcdaaa9de3800c74. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/18accdc83c7e47dbbcdaaa9de3800c74/view
- September 4, 2025: Solicitation, due September 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 38467921dec74aefa6dd29cd8ee24dfc. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/38467921dec74aefa6dd29cd8ee24dfc/view
- September 24, 2025: Award notice. Notice 56cb78dda0c84c678ffa9543b4611e45. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/56cb78dda0c84c678ffa9543b4611e45/view

## Points of contact

- ELWELL, HANNAH R., HANNAH.ELWELL@NOAA.GOV

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