B--Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning.

Landcover Map Improvement. This is a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Order to Tristero Consulting (dba DiGamma AI), Saratoga, CA. The requirement is for using tools to improve a landcover map of the Sierra Nevada Range. To the knowledge of the USGS, DiGamma is the only source capable of meeting all the described requirements below. The Contractor shall provide algorithms and a workflow to identify bedrock landscapes with higher accuracy than existing datasets. They will deliver a revised and an improved map of rock landscapes for the whole of the Sierra Nevada Range. The new code and workflow are based on previous work done under the Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) 18-6190 with USGS, published in the Remote Sensing Journal (https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11192211). The purpose of this notice is to satisfy the requirements of FAR Subpart 5.2. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all responsible parties may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. No solicitation will be issued. A determination not to compete this action based upon responses received is in the sole discretion of the Government. Responses are due no later than 04/20/2020 1300 EST. Response shall be submitted to Stewart Evans by email at [email protected]. All responses shall be limited to 10 pages. No hard copies or submissions to FedConnect will be accepted. NAICS 541511, Custom Computer Programming Services, $30M. POC: Stewart Evans (916) 278-9334 or [email protected].