Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Qps Software Maintenance Fy26
Deadline: 11 Aug 2026
Posting Date: 28 Jul 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 146025903
Document Ref. No.: 141009-26-0041
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION-S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, EASTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-NORFOLK, ON BEHALF OF NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE, OFFICE OF COAST SURVEY, INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF RFO FAR 6.103-1, WITH QUALITY POSITIONING SERVICES (QPS), INC. FOR ANNUAL SUPPORT OF BOTH PERPETUAL LICENSES AND SUBSCRIPTION LICENSES OF QPS SOFTWARE PRODUCTS, INCLUDING FLEDERMAUS, FLEDERMAUS FMGT, FLEDERMAUS FM MIDWATER, QIMERA, AND QINSY, AND ADD-ONS.
NO SET ASIDE IS TO BE USED FOR THIS SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT. THE ASSOCIATED NAICS CODE IS 513210, SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS.
***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA-S REQUIREMENT THAT QPS IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT CAN PROVIDE THIS SERVICE.
QPS IS THE SOLE OWNER AND DISTRIBUTOR OF QPS SOFTWARE PACKAGES, INCLUDING FLEDERMAUS AND QIMERA AND ASSOCIATED ADD-ONS (E.G., FMGT, FM MIDWATER), TO THE GOVERNMENT. THESE PACKAGES ARE AN INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY DATA PROCESSING AND VISUALIZATION, AND ARE MISSION CRITICAL FOR NOAA-S PRODUCTION OF HIGH-QUALITY BATHYMETRY AND BACKSCATTER DATA TO SATISFY CROSS-ORGANIZATIONAL OCEAN MAPPING REQUIREMENTS (“MAP ONCE, USE MANY TIMES”). QPS-S FMGT COMPONENT IS CURRENTLY ONE OF TWO SOFTWARE PACKAGES CAPABLE OF MEETING NOAA-S REQUIREMENT TO PRODUCE GENERIC SENSOR FORMAT (GSF) FILES USED IN THE CREATION OF ACOUSTIC BACKSCATTER MOSAIC PRODUCTS. HOWEVER, FMGT IS CURRENTLY THE ONLY SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS FOR INTRA-VESSEL DECIBEL CORRECTORS, FACILITATING SINGLE-FREQUENCY MOSAICS FOR FIELD UNITS WITH MULTIPLE SONARS. NOAA-S HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY FLEET CURRENTLY HAS MORE THAN 20 LICENSES OF QPS SOFTWARE IN USE, AND HAS A CONTINUED REQUIREMENT TO ACCESS CRITICAL SECURITY PATCHES, SOFTWARE NEW RELEASES AND UPDATES, FEATURE ENHANCEMENTS, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THIS MISSION-ESSENTIAL SOFTWARE. NOAA-S OFFICE OF COAST SURVEY (OCS) MANAGES THE PRODUCTION OF NOAA NAUTICAL CHARTS AND ITS NAUTICAL DATA ...
Notice ID: 141009-26-0041
Department/Ind. Agency: commerce, department of
Sub-tier: national oceanic and atmospheric administration
Office: dept of commerce noaa
Product Service Code: 7a21 - it and telecom - business application software (perpetual license software)
NAICS Code: 513210 - Software Publishers
Inactive Dates: aug 26, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
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