# GeoCue Software and Maintenance Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/141011260014 - Solicitation number: 141011-26-0014 - Notice type: Presolicitation - Status: Awarded to Geocue Group Inc. - 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: Madison, Alabama - County: Madison County (FIPS 01089). https://abierto.us/counties/madison-county-al-01089 - City: Madison. https://abierto.us/cities/madison-al-0145784 - First posted: March 4, 2026 - Last posted: March 4, 2026 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d3954ef228154e7ea89757cbe069eb38/view ## Description 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 GEOCUE GROUP, INC. OUT OF MADISON, ALABAMA FOR GEOCUE SOFTWARE RENEWAL. NO SET ASIDE IS TO BE USED FOR THIS SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT. THE ASSOCIATED NAICS CODE IS 513210. THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT GEOCUE GROUP, INC. IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT MANUFACTURES AND DISTRIBUTES GEOCUE SOFTWARE. GEOCUE GROUP, INC. IS UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE THIS SOFTWARE TO THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY BASED UPON THE FOLLOWING: THIS SOFTWARE AND LICENSE IS PROPRIETARY AND NO OTHER COMPANY HAS THE SOURCE CODE TO PROVIDE THIS PRODUCT, LICENSES, OR MAINTENANCE SERVICES. GEOCUE GROUP, INC. IS THE SOLE PROVIDER OF THE GEOCUE SOFTWARE. GEOCUE IS UNIQUE IN ITS ABILITY TO MANAGE WORKFLOWS, ALLOW FOR THE IMPORT OF LARGE LIDAR DATA SETS FOR VISUALIZATION, EDITING, AND ANALYSIS, AND, APPLY LIDAR STRIP AND CALIBRATION ERROR ADJUSTMENTS. GEOCUE IS CURRENTLY THE ONLY SOFTWARE VENDOR OF THESE LICENSES THAT NGS IS CURRENTLY UTILIZING TO QUALITY CONTROL AND PROCESS COASTAL MAPPING DATA. CURRENTLY GEOCUE 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. GEOCUE GROUP POSSESSES THE UNIQUE CAPABILITY TO IMPORT LARGE LIDAR DATA SETS FOR VISUALIZATION, EDITING, AND ANALYSIS REQUIRED TO PERFORM THIS REQUIREMENT. GEOCUE HAS NO AUTHORIZED PARTNERS OR RESELLERS WHO CAN PROVIDE THE SOFTWARE AND LICENSES. 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. ## Award on USAspending - Recipient: Geocue Group Inc. (UEI CZ4QKKQD8KJ6) - Contract: 1305M226P0045, purchase order - Obligated: $37,901.50 - Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received - Link: solicitation number 141011260014 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1305M2 (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1305M226P0045_1330_-NONE-_-NONE-/ ## Publications - March 4, 2026: Presolicitation, due March 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice d3954ef228154e7ea89757cbe069eb38. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d3954ef228154e7ea89757cbe069eb38/view ## Points of contact - Kyle Lawrence, kyle.lawrence@noaa.gov, 7574413835 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/141011260014.