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Sole Source: Terrasolid Software Maintenance award to Vertical Aspect LLC

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1305M226P0082Federal

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The contract involves the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), specifically the National Ocean Service (NOS) National Geodetic Survey (NGS) office, awarding a sole source contract to Vertical Aspect LLC of Kansas City, Missouri, for the maintenance of the Terrasolid software. This award was negotiated under the authority of FAR 12.102(a) without competition due to the specialized nature of the software required. Terrasolid is uniquely capable of managing large LiDAR datasets for visualization, editing, and analysis, which is critical for NOAA’s shoreline mapping efforts using remote sensing technologies such as analog film, digital imagery, and airborne topographic LiDAR. No other commercial software matches Terrasolid's ability to handle the size and complexity of NOAA’s data or apply necessary LiDAR strip and calibration error adjustments. Vertical Aspect LLC is the sole U.S. distributor and licensor of this proprietary software. Because the source code is proprietary, no other vendor can provide the licenses or maintenance services needed for NOAA to maintain the integrity and accuracy of its coastal mapping data. The Terrasolid software is fully integrated into the NOAA NOS/NGS LiDAR processing workflow, making uninterrupted licensing and maintenance essential to avoid a disruption in the agency’s critical mission. Failure to maintain this contract would prevent NOAA from quality controlling, processing, and distributing important geospatial data relied upon by various stakeholders. The contract underscores the specialized and sole source nature of the requirement, with performance taking place in Silver Spring, Maryland.

General Info

NOAA awards sole source contract to Vertical Aspect LLC for Terrasolid LiDAR software maintenance.

Agency

Department Of Commerce NoaaView Agency

NAICS

513210 - Software PublishersView NAICS

Place of Performance

Silver Spring, MD, 20910, USA

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PhaseAwarded

PostedApr 21

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AwardedSep 12

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Commerce Noaa

Contacts1 person available

OfficeNORFOLK, VA, 23510, USA

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Department Of Commerce Noaa

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Office AddressNORFOLK, VA, 23510, USA

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Full Description

***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, EASTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-NORFOLK, ON BEHALF OF NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS) NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY (NGS) OFFICE, NEGOTIATED, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF RFO FAR 12.102(A), WITH VERTICAL ASPECT LLC OUT OF KANSAS CITY MO TO PROVIDE TERRASOLID SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT THE TECHNOLOGIES USED BY NOAA’S NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS) FOR SHORELINE MAPPING ARE REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES SUCH AS ANALOG FILM, DIGITAL IMAGERY AND AIRBORNE TOPOGRAPHIC LIDAR. THESE TECHNOLOGIES PRODUCE EXTREMELY LARGE DATASETS AND EQUIPMENT IS NEEDED TO MANAGE, VISUALIZE, EDIT, AND ANALYZE THE OUTPUT. MOST COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELF GIS AND REMOTE SENSING SOFTWARE PACKAGES REQUIRE DATA TO BE SUBSET INTO SMALL SECTIONS FOR PROCESSING OR VISUALIZATION. TERRASOLID IS UNIQUE IN ITS ABILITY TO MANAGE WORKFLOWS, ALLOW FOR IMPORT OF LARGE LIDAR DATA SETS FOR VISUALIZATION, EDITING, AND ANALYSIS. TERRASOLID ALSO IS UNIQUE IN ITS CAPABILITY TO APPLY LIDAR STRIP AND CALIBRATION ERROR ADJUSTMENTS. VERTICAL ASPECT, LLC IS THE ONLY U.S. DISTRIBUTOR OF TERRASOLID SOFTWARE. CURRENTLY, TERRASOLID SOFTWARE IS FULLY INTEGRATED INTO THE LIDAR PROCESSING WORKFLOW MENTIONED ABOVE.

VERTICAL ASPECT IS THE SOLE PROVIDER OF THE TERRASOLID SOFTWARE. TERRASOLID IS UNIQUE IN ITS ABILITY TO (1) MANAGE WORKFLOWS, ALLOW FOR IMPORT OF LARGE LIDAR DATA SETS FOR VISUALIZATION, EDITING, AND ANALYSIS, AND, (2) APPLY LIDAR STRIP AND CALIBRATION ERROR ADJUSTMENTS. VERTICAL ASPECT IS CURRENTLY THE ONLY SOFTWARE VENDOR OF THESE LICENSES THAT NGS IS CURRENTLY UTILIZING TO QUALITY CONTROL AND PROCESS COASTAL MAPPING DATA. CURRENTLY TERRASOLID SOFTWARE IS FULLY INTEGRATED INTO THE NOS/NGS LIDAR PROCESSING WORKFLOW. NOT PURCHASING THESE LICENSES WOULD CAUSE NOAA TO BE UNABLE TO REVIEW THE QUALITY OF THE DATA TO ENSURE ITS INTEGRITY AND ACCURACY. FURTHERMORE, NOT PURCHASING THESE LICENSES WOULD PREVENT NGS FROM CONTINUING ITS PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION TO OTHERS WHO RELY ON THE DATA. THIS CONTRACT IS NECESSARY TO AVOID A BREAK IN SERVICE FOR THIS CRITICAL MISSION REQUIREMENT. TERRASOLID POSSESSES THE UNIQUE CAPABILITY TO IMPORT LARGE LIDAR DATA SETS FOR VISUALIZATION, EDITING, AND ANALYSIS REQUIRED TO PERFORM THIS REQUIREMENT. NO OTHER SOURCES CAN FURNISH THE REQUIREMENTS AS TERRASOLID IS A PROPRIETY PRODUCT. NO ONE BUT VERTICAL ASPECT HAS THE SOURCE CODE TO PROVIDE THIS PRODUCT, LICENSE, OR MAINTENANCE SERVICES. SINCE THE SOURCE CODE IS PROPRIETARY, NO OTHER VENDOR CAN PROVIDE THIS.

VERTICAL ASPECT IS THE ONLY SOURCE AVAILABLE IN THE U.S. WHO CAN PROVIDE THIS REQUIREMENT.

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