SOLE SOURCE AWARD: ERDAS IMAGINE SOFTWARE LICENSES
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- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
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- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
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Quick Summary
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), specifically the National Geodetic Survey (NGS), has issued a Sole Source Award to Hexagon US Federal Inc. for ERDAS Imagine software licenses and maintenance. This award ensures NGS can continue processing critical remote sensing data, including LIDAR, essential for its congressionally mandated shoreline mapping mission.
Scope of Work
The ERDAS Imagine software licenses are required to manage, process, visualize, and analyze extremely large datasets produced by remote sensing technologies such as analog film, digital imagery, hyperspectral imagery, and airborne topographic LIDAR. This software supports the exploitation of remotely sensed data collected by NGS/RSD in a research mode, allows for automatic feature extraction, and is fully integrated into NGS’s Airborne Topographic LIDAR processing workflow. Without these licenses, NOAA would be unable to visualize, process, and quality control data, hindering its mission and impacting other contracts relying on this data.
Contract Details
- Type: Sole Source Award (Justification)
- Awarded To: Hexagon US Federal Inc. (Huntsville, AL)
- Product/Service: ERDAS Imagine Software Licenses and Maintenance
- Product Service Code: 7B21 - Computing Hardware And Software Products For Traditional Mainframe Computers And Operations Running Legacy Operating Systems.
- Published Date: June 17, 2026
- Place of Performance: Silver Spring, MD 20910, United States
Justification for Sole Source
The sole source determination is based on Hexagon US Federal Inc. being the exclusive provider of the required ERDAS software. The company does not sell or resell its products through distributors, making it the sole source for these critical licenses. The software is integral to NGS's operations, enabling the processing of raw LIDAR data into models necessary for coastal mapping and airport survey programs.
Additional Notes
For further information, contact Chelsea Vera (chelsea.vera@noaa.gov).