Procurement Summary
Country : USA
Summary : Global Soundscape Maps
Deadline : 09 Jun 2025
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Notice Type : Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 120254051
Document Ref. No. : W913E525N2383
Financier : Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership : Public
Tender Value : Refer Document
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Description
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) intends to award a contract on a sole source basis to Blue Ridge Research and Consulting, LLC, upon the basis of the authority provided at FAR 13.106-1(b)(1).
ERDC-CRREL requires production services for global soundscape maps that include both natural and man-made sound sources.
Requirement: The Contractor shall produce two (2) preliminary and four (4) finalized global ambient sound level maps. The two (2) preliminary maps are due two (2) months after award and shall show the daytime and nighttime overall A-weighted L50 where L50 indicates the sound pressure level that is exceeded 50% of the time. The four (4) finalized maps are due six (6) months after award and shall correspond to the following times of day and statistical exceedance levels:
Daytime overall A-weighted L50 Nighttime overall A-weighted L50 Daytime overall A-weighted L90 Nighttime overall A-weighted L90Blue Ridge Research and Consulting, LLC (BRRC) has been identified as the only source reasonably capable of fulfilling the Government-s requirement. BRRC developed its unique and proprietary soundscape machine learning models under Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) phases I (2017) and II (2024) contracts. As part of their innovation research, BRRC developed a machine learning model to estimate ambient sound level metrics for worldwide from both anthropogenic and natural acoustic sources based on the local topography, climate, landcover, and many other factors.
The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541370 - Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services a, which has a size standard of $19M.
This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. Any intereste...
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Notice ID : W913E525N2383
Related Notice
Department/Ind. Agency : DEPT OF DEFENSE
Sub-tier : DEPT OF THE ARMY
Major Command : US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Sub Command : SCO ALExANDRIA
Office: W2R2 COLD RGNS RSCH ENG LAB
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Presolicitation (Original)
Original Published Date: Jun 03, 2025 08:21 am CDT
Original Response Date: Jun 09, 2025 12:00 pm CDT
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Original Inactive Date: Jun 24, 2025
Initiative: None
Classification
Original Set Aside:
Product Service Code: T099 - PHOTO/MAP/PRINT/PUBLICATION- OTHER
NAICS Code: 541370 - Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services
Place of Performance: Hanover, NH 03755 USA
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