SevenCs (7Cs) ENC Analyzer Software for NOAA Marine Chart Division (MCD)

• Country: USA
• Summary: SevenCs (7Cs) ENC Analyzer Software for NOAA Marine Chart Division (MCD)
• UST Ref No: 117610272
• Deadline: 14 Apr 2025
• Financier: Self Financed
• Purchaser Ownership: Government
• Tender Value: Refer Document
• Notice Type: Tender
• Document Ref. No.: 141009-25-0030
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  ***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, EASTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-NORFOLK, NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS) MARINE CHART DIVISION (MCD) OFFICE INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH SEVENCS (7Cs) GMBH OUT OF HAMBURG, GERMANY FOR SEVENCS ENC ANALYZER SOFTWARE LICENSES.
  ***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT SEVENCS IS THE SOLE PROVIDER AND DISTRIBUTOR OF ENC ANALYZER SOFTWARE IN THE UNITED STATES. SEVENCS DOES NOT HAVE ANY AUTHORIZED PARTNERS / RESELLERS IN THE UNITED STATES.
  THE ENC SOFTWARE PACKAGE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO THE LATEST VERSION OF THE IHO S-58 VALIDATION CHECKS WHICH HAS INTRODUCED A NEW ERROR CLASSIFICATION CALLED “CRITICAL”. IF AN ENC IS VALIDATED AND RETURNS A “CRITICAL” ERROR IT MUST BE FIXED PRIOR TO RELEASE TO THE PUBLIC AS IT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC ORGANIZATIONS THAT ENCS HAVING “CRITICAL” ERRORS MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY WITHIN A NAVIGATION SYSTEM.
  THE MARKET FOR THIRD PARTY ENC VALIDATION SOFTWARE TOOLS IS LIMITED TO JUST TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOFTWARE - DKART INSPECTOR AND SEVENCS ANALYZER. MCD HAS BEEN USING THE DKART INSPECTOR PACKAGE FOR OVER 12 YEARS, BUT NOW NEEDS TO TRANSITION THE REMAINDER OF OUR CARTOGRAPHIC WORKFORCE TO ENC PRODUCTION. SEVENCS HAS UPDATED THEIR SOFTWARE TO THE LATEST VERSION OF THE IHO S-58 STANDARD, THUS ENABLING MCD TO PRODUCE COMPLIANT ENCS. AS NOTED ABOVE, S-58 HAS INTRODUCED A NEW CLASSIFICATION THAT WILL ENABLE MCD TO CATCH “CRITICAL” ERRORS THAT IF UN-CAUGHT MAY CAUSE THE DATA TO LOAD IMPROPERLY IN SHIPBOARD NAVIGATION SYSTEMS. THE DKART SOFTWARE LICENSING IS NOT CONDUCIVE TO THE CITRIX ENVIRONMENT, DKART IS COMPATIBLE WITH CITRIX BUT THE LICENSING DOES NOT PERMIT MORE THAN 10 USERS AT A TIME AND SOMETIMES LESS DUE TO HOW THE LICENSING SOFTWARE DOES NOT RELEASE LICENSES IN THE CITRIX ENVIRONMENT. ADDITIONALLY, DKART IS EVENTUAL...
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