# HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING FLIGHTS FOR GLERL

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/145025260013jrw

- Solicitation number: 145025-26-0013JRW
- Notice type: Presolicitation
- Status: Awarded to Aerial Associates Photography Inc.
- Department: Department of Commerce
- Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Contracting office: Department of Commerce NOAA (1305M3)
- NAICS: 541360 Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services
- Product or service code: F999 Other Environmental Services, Studies, and Analytical Support
- Place of performance: Michigan
- County: Washtenaw County (FIPS 26161). https://abierto.us/counties/washtenaw-county-mi-26161
- City: Ann Arbor. https://abierto.us/cities/ann-arbor-mi-2603000
- First posted: March 26, 2026
- Last posted: March 26, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a399bf07121e4f01ab21cafa17a70882/view

## Description

JAMIE ROSALES-WOLD U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/NOAA WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION 325 BROADWAY, SOU6 BOULDER, CO 80305 303-578-6951 JAMIE.ROSALES@NOAA.GOV

THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, OFFICE OF OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (OAR) GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY (GLERL), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 6.103-1, WITH AERIAL ASSOCIATES PHOTOGRAPHY INC LOCATED IN ANN ARBOR, MI FOR NON-PERSONAL SERVICES FOR HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING FLIGHTS ON A SPECIALLY EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT TO DETECT AND MAP HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS (HABS) TO BE PERFORMED IN THE AREAS OF LAKE MICHIGAN, LAKE ERIE/LAKE ST. CLAIR, AND LAKE HURON. NO SET ASIDE IS TO BE USED FOR THIS SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT. THE ASSOCIATED NAICS CODE IS 541360.

THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT AERIAL ASSOCIATES PHOTOGRAPHY INC IS THE ONLY SOURCE TO PERFORM THE REQUIRED FLIGHTS THAT IS SPECIALLY EQUIPPED. THESE FLIGHTS ARE FEDERALLY MANDATED. REFERENCE HABNRCA LEGISLATION SL 1254; PL 115-423 WHICH WAS ENACTED TO MONITOR HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM GROWTH AND TOXICITY IN THE GREAT LAKES-LAKE ERIE AREAS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE A VENDOR THAT IS ALREADY EQUIPPED AND PREPARED TO FLY ON SHORT NOTICED BASED ON UNKNOWN AND UNCONTROLLABLE ALGAL BLOOMS. AERIAL ASSOCIATES PHOTOGRAPHY INC IS THE ONLY VENDOR IN THE AREA THAT HAS A MODIFIED AIRCRAFT CAPABLE OF MOUNTING THE GOVERNMENT’S HYPERSPECTRAL DATA IMAGER.

**PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:** DATE OF AWARD TO DECEMBER 30 2026.

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: Aerial Associates Photography Inc. (UEI FF9BP7Q6Y572)
- Contract: 1305M326P0071, purchase order
- Obligated: $52,123.36
- Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 145025260013JRW equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1305M3 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1305M326P0071_1330_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- March 26, 2026: Presolicitation, due April 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice a399bf07121e4f01ab21cafa17a70882. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a399bf07121e4f01ab21cafa17a70882/view

## Points of contact

- Jamie Rosales, jamie.rosales@noaa.gov, 3035786951

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