SAM #HQ0034-27-NI-0001

Limited-source procurement of SonarWiz software subscriptions and training for DPAA

Washington Headquarters Services intends a limited-source purchase of Chesapeake Technology’s SonarWiz software and related training for DPAA underwater investigation work. - Opportunity: Solicitation HQ0034-27-NI-0001 is a planned brand-name, limited-source procurement; the notice identifies Chesapeake Technology, Inc. as the only reasonably available source and states the acquisition is at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. - Buyer and use: Washington Headquarters Services (WHS), for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), will use the software for underwater archaeology investigations and recovery efforts. Delivery is to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. - Software: The requirement includes four concurrent operational SonarWiz Office Suite licenses and subscription line items for Office Suite and Office Core. The software supports processing side-scan, sub-bottom, multibeam, magnetometry, and single-beam data. - Training and delivery: Virtual SonarWiz training is also listed. The statement of work calls for delivery within five calendar days after order receipt, with installation, deployment, inspection, and acceptance by November 19, 2026. - Schedule: Subscriptions are described for November 19, 2026–November 18, 2029, with a one-year base period and two one-year options. The attachment also lists separate two- and three-year subscription entries alongside annual-period line items; confirm how these entries are intended to apply. - Value: The notice says the acquisition is at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold; it does not provide a specific dollar estimate.

Description

Department of War/Washington Headquarters Services (DoW/WHS) intends to solicit on a Limited source basis under statutory authority permitting Other than Full and Open Competition authorized under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) as implemented by Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) 6.302-1(c), Only One Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. This brand name award is to Chesapeake Technology, Inc. (Cage Code: 1SAP1 / Unique Entity ID: KTUYZJY12379). The Contracting Officer has determined that Chesapeake Technology, Inc. is the only source reasonably available to perform these services in accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) 12.102(a) for acquisitions valued at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT).

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