SWFSC Echoview Software Licenses
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), specifically the Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC), intends to award a sole source, firm fixed-price purchase order to Echoview Software PTY, LTD for Echoview Maintenance and Technical Support (MATS) Software Licenses and related services. This requirement is critical for oceanographic and acoustic surveys. This notice serves as a presolicitation notice to gauge industry capability for potential future competition. Capabilities statements are due by May 19, 2026, at 1300 Eastern Time.
Scope of Work
This requirement is for the renewal of highly specialized Echoview software licenses and associated MATS. The software is integral for acoustic data collection and processing, ensuring consistency with past data. Specific licenses and modules include:
- Echoview software license #EV0547 (formerly SFSC60-1) with Essentials, Survey Suite, Automation, Advanced Operators, School Detection, Multibeam Fish Tracking, and Multibeam School Detection.
- Echoview software license #SFSC-4L1 with Essentials, Survey Suite, Automation, and Advanced Operators.
- Echoview software license #SFSC-6 with Essentials, Automation, and Advanced Operators.
- An additional Habitat Classification module for license #EV0547.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Intent to Sole Source (Firm Fixed-Price Purchase Order)
- Duration: One (1) base year (2026-2027) and four (4) option years (2027-2031), totaling 2026-2031.
- Set-Aside: None (sole source requirement)
- NAICS: 541519 (Other Computer Related Services)
- Response Due: Tuesday, May 19, 2026, by 1300 Eastern Time
- Published: May 4, 2026
- Place of Performance: La Jolla, CA 92037
Evaluation & Submission
This is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested sources must submit a capabilities statement demonstrating technical data and cost information, with convincing evidence of their ability to meet the requirement. The government will consider these statements solely to determine if a competitive procurement is feasible. A determination not to compete is at the government's discretion.
Capabilities statements must be submitted via e-mail ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment (totaling less than 20 MB) to Madison Vogeler (madison.vogeler@noaa.gov) and Aakanksha Bhargava (aakanksha.bhargava@noaa.gov). The subject line must read: “143051-26-0030 - SWFSC Echoview Software Licenses”.
Additional Notes
The agency's rationale for sole sourcing to Echoview Software PTY, LTD includes the highly specialized and customized nature of the software, its integral role in existing systems, and the vendor being the exclusive provider of MATS. Market research did not identify other capable vendors. NOAA intends to seek competition for future acquisitions of this software maintenance and technical support.