Project Information

Bid Title

INTENT TO AWARD TO A SINGLE SOURCE FORSTARBOARD MARITIME INTELLIGENCE WEBSITE

Issuing Agency

COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF

Location

N/A

Published Date

Jul 9, 2026

Closing Date

Jul 23, 2026

Government Level

Federal

Status

Closed

Ref. #

FD-2026-446

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Project Description

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INTENT TO AWARD TO A SINGLE SOURCE FORSTARBOARD MARITIME INTELLIGENCE WEBSITE

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Contract Opportunity

Notice ID

FD-2026-446

Related Notice

Department/Ind. Agency

COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF

Sub-tier

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

Office

DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA

General Information

• Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
• Original Published Date: Jul 08, 2026 08:40 pm EDT
• Original Response Date: Jul 23, 2026 04:00 pm EDT
• Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
• Original Inactive Date: Aug 07, 2026
• Initiative:
  • None

Classification

• Original Set Aside:
• Product Service Code: DA10 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE
• NAICS Code:
  • 518210 - Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services
• Place of Performance:
  USA

Description

***The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Acquisition & Grants Office (AGO), Management and Budget Acquisition Office (OMB), intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 12.102(a) and 41 USC 190, with Starboard Maritime Intelligence Limited…. The requirement is for a web-based, satellite and terrestrial AIS data analysis application service capable of integrating with required regional fisheries management bodies (WCPFC/FFA) and providing high-frequency satellite AIS data for U.S. and foreign vessels, including consistent Class B AIS coverage for counter-IUU fishing operations.

***The sole source determination is based on NOAA’s requirement for a web-based, satellite and terrestrial AIS data analysis application service. Starboard Maritime Intelligence Limited is the only vendor that provides a platform capable of integrating with required regional fisheries management bodies (WCPFC/FFA) and providing high-frequency satellite AIS data for both U.S. and foreign vessels, including consistent Class B AIS coverage essential for counter-IUU fishing operations.

Vendor is the only entity able to execute the desired services, which are needed to fully implement OLE PID’s mandate to monitor foreign and domestic fishing vessels. No other agency or vendor is in a position to effectively and efficiently deliver this service to NOAA Fisheries because Starboard is the only platform built to support international counter-IUU fishing in the Pacific, with native integration for FFA and WCPFC frameworks and the ability to cross-verify against the FFA's Regional Surveillance Picture (RSP).

• Starboard Maritime Intelligence is uniquely designed to integrate directly with regional fisheries management systems, ensuring seamless information sharing during multinational counter-IUU enforcement windows.


• The platform provides a common IUUF operating picture across the Pacific, allowing PID analysts to efficiently map regional threat vectors and share actionable intelligence regarding high-risk "dark" vessel behavior and unsanctioned high-seas transshipments, capabilities not available in general-purpose commercial maritime tools.

The base year period of performance is one year from the date of award, with one option year for a period of 12 months.

***This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can fully meet the government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact within 15 days after publication of this synopsis. Such documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.

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Contact Information

Contracting Office Address

• NMFS FIELD DELEGATES 601 EAST 12TH STREET SUITE 1746
• KANSAS CITY , MO 64106
• USA

Primary Point of Contact

• Heather Mahle
• heather.mahle@noaa.gov
• Phone Number 3233721750

Secondary Point of Contact

History

• Jul 08, 2026 08:40 pm EDTSpecial Notice (Original)

Commodity Codes

• FSC DAutomatic Data Processing and Telecommunication Services

• NAICS 518210Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

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