Presolicitation NAICS 541715

***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, EASTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-NORFOLK, NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS) NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY (NGS) OFFICE, INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF RFO FAR 6.103-1, WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME FOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE DEPTH-AVERAGED WATER DENSITY ENGINE, ADVANCED CIRCULATION (ADCIRC), IN ORDER TO PROVIDE GLOBAL GRIDS (WATER LEVEL DATUMS) AND OTHER MULTI-YEAR WATER LEVEL PRODUCTS THAT WILL IMPROVE NOAA TIDALLY-REFERENCE AIRBORNE OPERATIONS. NO SET ASIDE IS TO BE USED FOR THIS SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT. THE ASSOCIATED NAICS CODE IS 541715. ***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME IS THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPER OF THE ADCIRC OCEAN MODEL AND NO OTHER VENDORS HAVE AN OCEAN MODEL PROGRAM THAT MEETS NOAA'S TIDALLY-REFERENCED AERIAL IMAGERY OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS. LONG-TERM HINDCAST MARINE GRIDS (AT DIFFERENT WATER LEVEL DATUMS) AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE OCEAN MODEL WILL ALLOW INVESTIGATION OF APPROPRIATE TIME WINDOWS MONTHS AHEAD OF PLANNED FLIGHTS. IT WILL RELY ONLY ON ASTRONOMICAL TIDAL ...

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