SWFSC Echoview Software Licenses

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seeking to negotiate and award a sole source contract to Echoview Software PTY, LTD GPO for the purchase of Echoview Maintenance and Technical Support Software Licenses and services. The contract is expected to have a period of performance of one base year and four option years, with a total period of performance of 2026-2031. The software is highly specialized for acoustic data collection and processing, and all license agreements are customized for specific program needs and requirements. • The contract includes Echoview MATS License Numbers with additional modules for habitat classification. • The software is integral to data collection and consistency with past data collection. • The Advanced Survey Technologies group requires this mission-critical software for oceanographic and acoustic surveys. • NOAA has been using Echoview software for 31 years and plans to continue using it in the future.