Aerial Orthophotography Services

The government authority located in San Antonio, Texas is seeking a vendor to provide comprehensive aerial orthophotography services. The agency needs to solve the problem of obtaining highly accurate, up-to-date geographic imagery for its entire jurisdiction, including a one-thousand-foot buffer surrounding the county boundary. This project requires capturing true color digital aerial orthophotos to support the agency's mapping and planning initiatives. The scope of work requires the vendor to capture the aerial photography between November 15 and December 31, 2026. The agency requires immediate online access to the captured imagery no later than January 1, 2027, with final deliverables due by February 28, 2027. The contract period will span one year, and the performance of the work will take place both onsite and offsite. The agency mandates strict technical specifications for the deliverables, including a delivered pixel resolution of no greater than a four-inch ground distance. The original images must also be captured at no greater than a four-inch ground distance, and while the vendor may resample from a smaller pixel resolution to achieve the desired resolution, resampling from a larger pixel resolution is strictly prohibited. The final orthophoto images must comply with agency standards for 1:1200 mapping, and the rectification process must minimize feature displacement and loss of features along mosaic lines. Bidders must disclose the specific resolution of the images to be captured and subsequently provided within their proposal. Bidders must also provide a complete list of all their delivery file formats. Eligibility is restricted to onshore vendors located within the United States of America. The agency has not disclosed a specific budget and is looking for proposals to determine the cost.