# BioBase EcoSound Habitat Plus Subscription Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/panerd26p0000026611 - Solicitation number: PANERD-26-P-0000-026611 - Notice type: Special notice - Status: Closed. Deadline was September 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT - Department: Department of the Army - Agency: Department of the Army - Contracting office: US Army Corps of Engineers (n-USARMYCORPSOFENGINEERS) - NAICS: 518210 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services - Product or service code: B529 Scientific Data Studies - Place of performance: Vicksburg, Mississippi - County: Warren County (FIPS 28149). https://abierto.us/counties/warren-county-ms-28149 - City: Vicksburg. https://abierto.us/cities/vicksburg-ms-2876720 - First posted: August 26, 2026 - Last posted: August 31, 2026 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7182a7e891b04ada8bb636875f1460c3/view ## Description NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO) Subpart 5.101 requiring dissemination of information for proposed contract actions. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract and is not a request for competitive quotes/proposals. The statutory authority for this sole source procurement is prescribed by RFO 12.201-1. The Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intends to issue a 5-year firm fixed price sole source contract to Biobase, LLC. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement demonstrating the ability to provide the requested services, which shall be considered by the agency before the intended award date. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. The Government shall not reimburse interested sources for any information provided. No requests for capability briefings will be honored. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested vendors must respond to this notice prior to 5 September 2026 at 5:00 pm Central Time by sending an email to derek.a.howard@usace.army.mil. **NAICS Code:** 513210 – Software Publishers. NO ALTERNATES OR LIKE ITEMS SPECIFIED IN THIS NOTICE WILL BE CONSIDERED. **Background:** The Environmental Laboratory (EL) of the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) has a requirement to procure a five-year proprietary software-as-a-service (SaaS) subscription to the BioBase EcoSound Habitat Plus Enterprise edition. The contract will be awarded as a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) commercial service contract to BioBase, LLC. This service is essential for the Aquatic Ecology and Invasive Species Branch to perform spatial and bathymetric mapping required during field exercises, herbicide treatment monitoring, and dye tracer exhange capacity studies in water. ## Publications - August 26, 2026: Special notice, due September 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT. Notice 7b063490eb72457dbf7c740140801ff0. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7b063490eb72457dbf7c740140801ff0/view - August 31, 2026: Special notice, due September 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT. Notice 7182a7e891b04ada8bb636875f1460c3. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7182a7e891b04ada8bb636875f1460c3/view ## Points of contact - Derek Howard, derek.a.howard@usace.army.mil, 6016343310 - Christine Shuck, christine.l.shuck@usace.army.mil, 217-552-5258 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/panerd26p0000026611.