BAE Systems SOCET SET and SOCET GXP Support, Maintenance, and License

THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, EASTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-NORFOLK, NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS) NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY (NGS), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF RFO FAR 6.103-1, WITH BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELCTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC. OUT OF SAN DIEGO, CA FOR BAE SYSTEMS SOCET GXP AND SOCET SET SOFTWARE LICENSES AND SUPPORT RENEWAL. NO SET ASIDE IS TO BE USED FOR THIS SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT. THE ASSOCIATED NAICS CODE IS 334111.

THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELCTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC. IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT MANUFACTURES AND DISTRIBUTES THE BAE SYSTEMS SOCET GXP AND SOCET SET SOFTWARE LICENSES.

BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELCTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC IS UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE THESE LICENSES TO THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY BASED UPON THE FOLLOWIN: BAE SOCET GXP PROVIDES A UNIQUE SET OF PHOTOGRAMMETRIC MAPPING TOOLS, THAT CONFORMS WITH OUR SPECIALIZED 3D MAPPING ENVIRONMENT, ALLOWING US TO USE A MIX OF FILM BASED OR DIGITAL CAMERAS, LIDAR, OR MULTISPECTRAL SENSORS DATASETS.

SOCET GXP ALLOWS REAL TIME 3D VISUALIZATION OF COASTLINES, AND FAA OBSTRUCTIONS AND AIRSPACES, ALLOWING US TO ACCURATELY ASSESS, AND MAP COASTLINES AND OBSTRUCTIONS IN 3D. SOCET GXP ALSO PROVIDES RAPID AND ACCURATE AERO TRIANGULATION, AND SPECIFIC FEATURE EXTRACTION TOOLS NEEDED TO MAP COASTLINES. THEY ARE CURRENT THE ONLY SOFTWARE VENDOR OF THESE LICENSES THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY UTILIZING TO PERFORM QUALITY CONTROL AND PROCESS THE COASTAL MAPPING DATA.

NOT PURCHASING THESE LICENSES WOULD CAUSE NOAA TO NOT BE ABLE TO REVIEW THE QUALITY OF THE DATA TO ENSURE ITS INTEGRITY AND ACCURACY, AND WOULD NOT ALLOW US TO CONTINUE PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION TO OTHERS WHO HAVE OTHER CONTRACTS RELYING ON THE DATA. THIS SOFTWARE AND LICENSE ARE PROPRIETARY AND NO ONE BUT THIS COMPANY HAS THE SOURCE CODE TO PROVIDE THIS PRODUCT, LICENSE, OR MAINTENANCE SERVICES. SINCE THE SOURCE CODE IS PROPRIETARY, NO OTHER VENDOR CAN PROVIDE THIS.

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.