IIC Technologies S-100 XSB Exchange Set Builder and One-Year Software Support

THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, EASTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-NORFOLK, NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS), OFFICE OF COAST SURVEY (OCS), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF RFO FAR 6.103-1, WITH IIC TECHNOLOGIES INC. FOR S-100 XSB EXCHANGE SET BUILDER AND ONE-YEAR SOFTWARE SUPPORT. NO SET ASIDE IS TO BE USED FOR THIS SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT. THE ASSOCIATED NAICS CODE IS 541519.

THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT IIC TECHNOLOGIES INC. IS THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPER OF THE IIC S-100 XSB SOFTWARE TOOLSET AND THE ONLY AUTHORIZED VENDOR WHO CAN PROVIDE THE S-100 XSB EXCHANGE SET BUILDER. IIC TECHNOLOGIES INC. HAS NO AUTHORIZED PARTNERS OR RESELLERS.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 12 MONTHS FROM DATE OF AWARD. THIS SOFTWARE IS FUNDAMENTALLY REQUIRED TO BUILD, VALIDATE, AND PACKAGE THE NECESSARY S-100 EXCHANGE SETS TO RELEASE NOAA’S CORE S-100 PRODUCT LINES. THIS MAY INCLUDE GENERATING CRITICAL GEOSPATIAL DATA PRODUCTS FOR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS). OTHER FUNDAMENTAL MARITIME AGENCIES- INCLUDING THE U.S. COAST GUARD (USCG) AND THE NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (NGA) MAY ALSO USE OUR SYSTEM FOR THEIR DISTROBUTION.

PROCESSING MASSIVE, CONTINUOUSLY UPDATING STREAMS OF HYDROGRAPHIC AND METEOROLGICAL DATA MANUALLY IS OPERATIONALLY IMPOSSIBLE. WE MUST HAVE A PROGRAMMATIC WORKFLOW. THE IIC S-100 XSB SATISFIES THIS REQUIREMENT VIA ITS BUILT-IN AUTOMATED/BATCH PROCESSING INTERFACES, ALLOWING US TO USE ITS API TO SEAMLESSLY AUTOMATE THE ENTIRE COMPILATION AND PACKAGING PIPELINE. IIC TECHNOLOGIES INC. IS THE SOLE MANUFACTURER OF THE IIC S-100 XSB SOFTWARE. NO ALTERNATIVE VENDOR CAN PROVIDE THIS SOFTWARE OR SUPPORT ITS INTEGRATED FEATURES DUE TO THE FOLLOWING:

THERE IS NO OTHER COMMERCIAL OR OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE PACKAGE ON THE MARKET THAT IMPLEMENTS THIS SPECIFIC VERSION OF THE IHO S-100 FRAMEWORKCOMPILATION ENGINE WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY OFFERING THE CRITICAL BATCH/AUTOMATED API INTERFACES REQUIRED TO SUSTAIN OUR MISSION-CRITICAL DATA AUTOMATION. THE REQUIRED SUPPLIES XSB EXCHANGE SET BUIDER MUST BE COMPATIBLE IN ALL ASPECTS (FORM, FIT, AND FUNCTION) WITH EXISTING SYSTEMS OR EQUIPMENT, AND THE SOURCE IS UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENT.

THE XSB ECHANGE SETS INGESTS COMPLEX “HYDROGRAPHIC DATA” – WHICH SPANS BATHYMETRIC, NAVIGATIONAL, TIDAL, GEODETIC, AND GEOSPATIAL MARINE DATA- AND TRANSFORMS IT INTO FORMAL, STRUCTURED EXCHANGE SETS (DATA FILES METADATA PACKAGED PER IHO SPECIFICATIONS FOR OFFICIAL DISTRIBUTION). IT CONTAINS TECHNICAL INTERFACES EXPLICITLY DESIGNED TO HANDLE AUTOMATED AND BATCH PROCESSING WORKFLOW CONFIGURATIONS. IIC TECHNOLOGIES IS THE ONLY AUTHORIZED SOURCE OF THE ICC S-100 XSB USED BY OCS.

THIS PRESOLICITATION NOTICE 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 OR A REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE.

SUCH REQUESTS AND 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.