NOAA Fisheries Strategic Initiative for Optical Data Collection and Processing Description NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION FISHERIES REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND VENDOR DEMONSTRATIONS AUTOMATED IMAGE ANALYSIS SOFTWARE This is a Request for Information (RFI) requesting industry input for market research purposes in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 10 Procedures. This is not a solicitation, nor does it guarantee a solicitation will be issued. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. This is not a request for proposals and it does not obligate the government in any manner. The Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Optic Strategies Initiative Working Group (OSI) is seeking information related to operationalizing large-scale image collection, processing, and storage; complement, optimize, and replace existing ship- and aircraft-based surveys; automate data processing pipelines; and provide novel, mission-improving metrics. Specifically, OSI intends to fund projects to increase the accessibility and functionality of machine learning assisted image processing pipelines, and hybrid cloud processing capacity. OSI envisions developing a suite of transformational technologies that enable end-to-end automation of optical sampling methods. Those technologies will be implemented in demonstration surveys (i.e. fish, plankton, benthos, aerial mammals) selected for their topical relevance to the agency and perceived differences in the image analysis problem being addressed. The OSI will facilitate development of automated end-to-end, acquisition to analysis pipelines for the main NMFS optical data domains (fish, benthic, aerial, plankton). Please see the attached Problem Statement for additional details regarding the desired functionality and current state of technology. OSI represents all Fisheries Science Centers and the Office of Science and Technology. Software investments should consider scalable solutions that empo... COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION NMFS FIELD DELEGATES 601 EAST 12TH STREET SUITE 1746, KANSAS CITY , MO 64106, USA Primary Point of Contact: CHOY, ANDREW, ANDREW.CHOY@NOAA.GOV sarah.waugh@noaa.gov Tender Notice International Competitive Bidding NOAA-AGO-WAD-SRW-25-01 United States of America GT-108779195