RESONON PIKA L GIGE HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING CAMERA

NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (OAR), GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LAB, INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), RESONON, 123 COMMERCIAL DRIVE, BOZEMAN, MT, FOR A PIKA L GIGE HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING CAMERA WITH OBJECTIVE LENS VINR 17MM, AND AIRBORNE SYSTEM.

THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT RESONON IS THE SOLE MANUFACTURER OF THIS IMAGING CAMERA WITH NO AUTHORIZED RESELLERS. NOAA HAS DEVELOPED PROCESSING PROCEDURES DETAILING EVERYTHING FROM SECURELY TRANSFERRING IMAGES FROM THE CAMERA TO NOAA SERVERS, PROCESSING IMAGES FOR RADIANCE VALUES AND THE CREATING KMLS AND NETCDFS WHICH ARE USED IN A PYTHON SCRIPT TO CREATE RAPID REPORTS FOR LOCAL WATER TREATMENT MANAGERS.

NOAA HAS ALSO DEVELOPED A PROCESS FOR DATA ARCHIVAL AT THE END OF EACH FIELD SEASON, MAKING IT PUBLICALLY AVAILABLE AT NCEI. RESONON OFFERS A HYPERSPECTRAL CAMERA THAT CAN BE SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATED INTO OUR CURRENT DRONE PLATFORM AND PROCESSING PROCEDURES WITHOUT ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE OR LICENSES AND NO OTHER SYSTEM WILL INTEGRATE SEAMLESSLY IN OUR CURRENT HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGE WORKFLOW.

IN ORDER FOR NOAA TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING OUR REMOTE SENSING HYPERSPECTRAL CAPABILITES AND PROVIDE RAPID DATA TO STAKEHOLDERS RESONON IS THE ONLY IMAGING CAMERA THAT MEETS OUR REQUIREMENT. DELIVERY TO BE ON OR BEFORE 09/15/2024.

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT 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 IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS SYNOPSIS. SUCH 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.