NOAA SCALABLE FRAMEWORK FOR COASTAL OCEAN MODELING EMULATION

THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, EASTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-NORFOLK, INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF RFO FAR 6.103-1, WITH FATHOM SCIENCE, INC. FOR SCALABLE FRAMEWORK FOR COASTAL OCEAN MODELING EMULATION ON LARGE-SCALE UNSTRUCTURED MESH FOR THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS), OFFICE OF COAST SURVEY (OCS), FOR THE PERIOD OF 1 BASE YEAR AND 1 OPTION YEAR. THE NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION CODE (NAICS) FOR THIS ACQUISITION IS 541512, COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES, WITH A BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD OF $34 MILLION.

THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT FATHOM SCIENCE INC. IS THE ONLY SOURCE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING THE SERVICES REQUIRED AT THE LEVEL OF QUALITY REQUIRED BECAUSE THE TECHNICAL SERVICES ARE HIGHLY SPECIALIZED. THE REQUIRED SERVICE MUST BE CAPABLE OF ENHANCING COMPATIBLE THE EXISTING AI-BASED NEUROCAST SYSTEM FOR APPLICATION TO NOAA’S SURGE AND TIDE OPERATIONAL FORECAST SYSTEM (STOFS) DOMAINS.

FATHOM SCIENCE POSSESSES THE SPECIFIC EXPERTISE REQUIRED TO REFACTOR THE EXISTING CODE AND INTEGRATE ADVANCED SOLUTIONS—SPECIFICALLY THE GEOMETRY-INFORMED NEURAL OPERATOR (GINO), THE PHYSICS-INFORMED TRANSFORMER NEURAL OPERATOR (PINTO), AND THE TRANSFORMER ATTENTION MECHANISM—TO ALLOW THE SYSTEM TO FUNCTION AT THIS SCALE. FATHOM SCIENCE INC. HAS NO AUTHORIZED PARTNERS OR RESELLERS WHO CAN PROVIDE THESE SERVICES.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 09/15/2026 – 09/14/2027.

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.