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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed price purchase order to Valinor Labs for non-personal services to continue development and enhancement of the proprietary COMPASS C++ program, which simulates the survival and passage of juvenile and adult salmon and steelhead through the Columbia River hydropower system. The work includes developing a graphical user interface, completing the adult passage module, expanding model capabilities to include tributary travel time and survival dynamics, and optimizing code for improved speed and efficiency. This procurement is authorized under FAR 12.102(a) and 41 U.S.C. 1901 due to Valinor Labs’ unique and irreplaceable expertise with the COMPASS model, as no other entity possesses the proprietary knowledge or historical development background necessary to maintain or extend the system without unacceptable risk of failure or rework. No competitive process is planned, and the contract will not be set aside for small businesses or other socioeconomic categories. The period of performance spans three years beginning October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2029, with two optional one-year periods for additional enhancements, including extension to the Columbia River estuary and modeling of fall Chinook salmon life history. Deliverables will be issued incrementally and invoiced upon completion, with payment terms set at net 30 days. Performance is required to occur in Seattle, Washington, at NOAA’s Western Acquisition Division facility, and acceptance will be determined by NOAA’s technical representatives based on compliance with internal specifications and functionality rather than external standards. The contract requires a senior C++ programmer with over three decades of experience and direct involvement in the original development of COMPASS, making the contractor’s personnel non-replaceable. There are no security clearance requirements, packaging specifications, or formal evaluation factors outlined, as the award is based exclusively on sole-source justification. Responses to this presolicitation notice are due by June 3, 2026, and must be submitted in writing to the designated contracting specialists; no oral communications will be considered. The estimated contract value is not specified in the documentation, and no line-item pricing or financial data is provided.
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Seattle, WA, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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Requisition 143041-26-0066
(1) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Acquisitions and Grants Office Points of Contact:
Grace LaPierre, Contract Specialist
U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA
Western Acquisition Division
7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg 1,
Seattle, WA 98115
EMAIL: grace.lapierre@noaa.gov
Charles Kendall, Contracting Officer
U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA
Western Acquisition Division
7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg 1,
Seattle, WA 98115
EMAIL: charles.kendall@noaa.gov
(2) Set-asides, if applicable: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Acquisitions and Grants Office, Western Acquisition Division-Seattle Simplified Acquisitions Branch, intends to award a firm-fixed price purchase order, on a sole source basis, under the authority of RFO FAR 12.102(a) and 41 U.S.C. 1901, to Valinor Labs for non-personal services to modify the custom NOAA designed C++ program which produces predictions of the effects of alternative dam and reservoir operations on juvenile salmon and steelhead survival and passage through the Columbia River hydropower system. The graphic user interface needs to be completed, the adult passage module needs to be completed, the model needs to be expanded to include travel time and survival in tributaries, and modified to improve speed and efficiency. The proposed contract action is unrestricted.
(3) Codes for services or supplies: NAICS 513210
(4) Description:
(i) The requirement is for non-personal services to continue development and modification of a custom C++ program for predicting fish ecology. An experienced C++ programmer with knowledge of fish ecology is required ;
(ii) 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 before the due date/ deadline of this SAM posting. 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. The anticipated award date is estimated to be June 2026.
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