Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Sevencs 7Cs Enc Electronic Navigational Charts Software License Renewal and Sdms S100 Data Management System License Purchase
Deadline: 25 Mar 2026
Posting Date: 10 Mar 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 137504711
Document Ref. No.: 141009-26-0036
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, NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS) MARINE CHART DIVISION (MCD) OFFICE, INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF RFO FAR 6.103-1, WITH TELEDYNE GEOSPATIAL, A BUSINESS UNIT OF TELEDYNE DIGITAL IMAGING, INC OUT OF FREDERICTON NB, CANADA FOR SEVENCs (7Cs) ENC (ELECTRONIC NAVIGATIONAL CHARTS) SOFTWARE LICENSE RENEWAL AND SDMS (S-100 DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM) LICENSE PURCHASE WITH GROUP 4.
NO SET ASIDE IS TO BE USED FOR THIS SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT. THE ASSOCIATED NAICS CODE IS 513210.
***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA-S REQUIREMENT THAT TELEDYNE GEOSPATIAL IS THE ONLY AUTHORIZED RESELLER OF SEVENCs ENC SOFTWARE LICENSES IN THE UNITED STATES. THERE ARE NO OTHER AUTHORIZED PARTNERS OR RESELLERS.
SEVENCS ENC SOFTWARE PACKAGE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO THE LATEST VERSION OF THE IHO S-58 AND S-101 VALIDATION CHECKS WHICH HAS INTRODUCED A NEW ERROR CLASSIFICATION CALLED “CRITICAL”. IF AN ENC IS VALIDATED AND RETURNS A “CRITICAL” ERROR IT MUST BE FIXED PRIOR TO RELEASE TO THE PUBLIC AS IT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC ORGANIZATIONS THAT ENCS HAVING “CRITICAL” ERRORS MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY WITHIN A NAVIGATION SYSTEM.
THE MARKET FOR THIRD PARTY ENC VALIDATION SOFTWARE TOOLS IS LIMITED TO JUST TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOFTWARE - DKART INSPECTOR AND SEVENCS ANALYZER. SEVENCS HAS UPDATED THEIR SOFTWARE TO THE LATEST VERSION OF THE IHO S-58 AND S-101 STANDARDS, THUS ENABLING MCD TO PRODUCE COMPLIANT ENCS. AS NOTED ABOVE, S-58 HAS INTRODUCED A NEW CLASSIFICATION THAT WILL ENABLE MCD TO CATCH “CRITICAL” ERRORS THAT IF UN-CAUGHT MAY CAUSE THE DATA TO LOAD IMPROPERLY IN SHIPBOARD NAVIGATION SYSTEMS. THE DKART SOFTWARE LICENSING IS NOT CONDUCIVE TO THE CITRIX ENVIRONMENT, DKART IS COMPATIBLE WITH CITRIX BUT THE LICENSING DOES NOT PERMIT MORE THAN 10 USERS AT A TIME AND SOMET...
Notice ID: 141009-26-0036
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: mar 25, 2026
Inactive Policy: manual
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