About this opportunity
AI summaryThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Coast Survey requires maintenance and support for the Coast Pilot Production System. The requested scope includes providing development, utilities, services, and core code enhancements to the system within 12 months of contract award. The contractor must also support the current Adobe InDesign Server installation, provide online help updates, and deliver telephone and email support during regular business hours. Work requires holding a virtual kickoff meeting within 20 days of award, providing technical training and documentation, and submitting monthly written progress reports. The contractor must designate a contract manager in writing and ensure personnel complete annual NOAA IT Security Awareness training. Government Furnished Equipment will be provided to connect to the network, and contractor-owned IT systems must comply with Department of Commerce security policies. This announcement serves as a Sources Sought Notice for market research purposes, and no submission deadlines, evaluation criteria, or budget details are provided.
Scope of work
- System upgrades, maintenance, fault analysis, testing, debugging, and operational support
- Documentation and updating of the online help feature
- Maintenance of Adobe InDesign Server, NOAA corporate database, security software, and operating systems
- Updating Microsoft .Net to the latest version
- Updating Bootstrap to the latest version
- Updating CK Editor to the latest version
- Technical and functional documentation and training for OCS staff
- Telephone and e-mail support during regular business hours
Minimum qualifications
- Knowledgeable in desktop publishing using Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe InDesign Server, XML, and database publishing
- In-depth knowledge and experience with United States Coast Pilot practices and procedures
- Knowledgeable about Office of Coast Survey products and services including NOAA electronic navigational charts
Documents to include with your response
- Product technical and functional capabilities documentation
- Monthly Activity Report and Invoice
- Annual security and information technology training completion documentation
- Security forms for employee suitability assessments
Contract details
- Term
- Base Year from 05 May 2027 through 04 May 2028 with four 1-year option periods through 04 May 2032
- Place of performance
- Contractor work site, with occasional onsite support at Silver Spring Complex in Silver Spring, MD
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- 26-3539
- Agency
- Department of Commerce
- Buying office
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration › Dept of Commerce Noaa
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Nov 6, 2026, 12:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 27, 2026
- NAICS
- 541511 · Custom Computer Programming Services
- Place of performance
- Silver Spring, MD
- Contracting contact
- Kirstin Bryant
Kirstin.bryant@noaa.gov - Additional contact
- Nicole Lawson
Nicole.Lawson@noaa.gov
Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.
Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (Custom Computer Programming Services). This is not this requirement's award history.
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449 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
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Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.