SOLE SOURCE – Sonar Software and Training

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, through Hq Contract Operations (CG-912), intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed price purchase order to Chesapeake Technology, Inc. of Los Altos, California, for SonarWiz side-scan sonar software and associated training services, with a total estimated value of $29,000. The procurement is justified under FAR 12.102(a) and Class Deviation 25-21 Rev. 1, citing the contractor’s unique and exclusive capability to provide software that is fully compatible with currently deployed underwater survey systems, including side-scan sonar, sub-bottom profilers, swath bathymetry, and magnetometer platforms. This exclusivity is critical to maintaining mission readiness for Deployable Specialized Forces conducting Search and Rescue, Disaster Response, and Ports, Waterways, and Coastal Security operations, as alternative solutions would risk operational interoperability and degrade mission effectiveness. The acquisition is not open to competitive solicitation, though responses demonstrating clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous, not cost-prohibitive, and not disruptive to mission objectives may be considered for future requirements. The contract requires delivery of the software license and training sessions at the contractor’s location in Los Altos, California, with no specified delivery schedule, but with urgency implied by the critical nature of the mission support. The offeror’s Unique Entity ID is KTUYZJY12379 and CAGE code is 1SAP1, and while the NAICS code 541370 applies with a size standard of $19 million, no socioeconomic status or affirmative representations are provided. No formal line-item breakdown, packaging or marking standards, invoicing method, payment details, accounting codes, or inspection criteria beyond functional compatibility are specified, and no Contracting Officer’s Representative, technical representative, or contracting officer details are named. The procurement is conducted entirely under commercial item authorities, with no MIL-STD, FAR 52-series clauses, or competitive evaluation factors applied, and the sole basis for award is the technical and operational exclusivity of the offering.