Federal · SAM.gov · Washington

Senior C++ programmer to modify the COMPASS model

Department of CommerceIssuing agency·Washington·via the SAM.gov Get Opportunities API

9days left

Due Aug 20, 2026·Posted Aug 6, 2026

AI takeaways

The Department of Commerce, through NOAA's Western Acquisition Division, is soliciting a senior C++ programmer to modify the COMPASS model for fish ecological predictions, with work performed in Seattle, WA.
Offers are due by 2026-08-20 at 15:00 Eastern Time; the base period of performance is 10/01/2026 to 09/30/2027, with two optional one-year extensions.
The solicitation is a total small business set-aside under NAICS 541511 with a size standard of $34.0 million, and the procurement method is a Request for Quote (RFQ).
The base year requires completing the graphical user interface, the adult passage module, expanding the model for travel time and survival in tributaries, improving code speed and memory usage, routine maintenance, and providing products requested by the West Coast Region.
Option Year One tasks include supporting the GUI and adult passage module, implementing West Coast Region modifications, expanding the model for tributary travel time and survival, and adding features such as fall Chinook life history and Columbia River estuary expansion.
Option Year Two tasks continue expanding features based on prior year work.
Key personnel must have a degree in a computer science field, 10+ years of applied programming experience, and proficiency in C++; coursework in ecology or related fields is strongly preferred.
The contract is firm-fixed-price; evaluation factors are technical approach and key personnel, price, and past performance, with technical capability and price evaluated as approximately equal.
Requirement: The bidder must be a small business concern as the solicitation is a total small business set-aside under FAR 52.219-6.

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Contact the buyer

Charles M. Kendall

charles.kendall@noaa.govEmail

Location:

WA 98115

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1305M326Q0368

Method

Solicitation

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What this bid is asking for

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Provide a senior C++ programmer to complete development of the COMPASS model's graphical user interface and adult passage module.
Expand the model to include travel time and survival in tributaries, and modify code to improve speed, efficiency, and reduce memory usage.
Perform routine maintenance and provide products requested by the West Coast Region office.
In option years, continue expanding features such as fall Chinook life history and Columbia River estuary expansion, and improve model efficiency and ease of use.
Submit a technical capabilities statement (max 2 pages), key personnel resumes (max 2 pages each), and up to three past performance questionnaires.

Posted Scope of Work

Senior C++ programmer to modify the COMPASS model for fish ecological predictions.

Scope, read from the documentsAI-generated

The contractor will complete development of the graphical user interface and the adult passage module, expand the model to include travel time and survival in tributaries, modify code to improve speed and efficiency and reduce memory usage, perform routine maintenance, and provide products requested by the West Coast Region. Option years include expanding features such as fall Chinook life history and Columbia River estuary expansion, and continuing to improve model efficiency and ease of use.

Questions & answers

AI-generated

What is the due date for offers?

Offers are due by 08/20/2026 at 15:00 Eastern Time.

What is the place of performance?

The place of acceptance is FISH ECOLOGY DIVISION /F/NWC3, NMFS 2725 MONTLAKE BLVD E, SEATTLE WA 98112.

What are the key qualifications required for the programmer?

Required qualifications include a degree in a computer science field, 10+ years of applied programming experience, and proficiency in C++.

How should questions about the solicitation be submitted?

Questions must be submitted in writing to grace.lapierre@noaa.gov and charles.kendall@noaa.gov no later than 08/11/2026.

Documents

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Last Modified Date: Aug 6, 2026

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Aug 20, 2026

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Senior C++ programmer to modify the COMPASS model

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Federal · SAM.gov · Washington

Senior C++ programmer to modify the COMPASS model

Department of CommerceIssuing agency·Washington·via the SAM.gov Get Opportunities API

9days left

Due Aug 20, 2026·Posted Aug 6, 2026

AI takeaways

The Department of Commerce, through NOAA's Western Acquisition Division, is soliciting a senior C++ programmer to modify the COMPASS model for fish ecological predictions, with work performed in Seattle, WA.
Offers are due by 2026-08-20 at 15:00 Eastern Time; the base period of performance is 10/01/2026 to 09/30/2027, with two optional one-year extensions.
The solicitation is a total small business set-aside under NAICS 541511 with a size standard of $34.0 million, and the procurement method is a Request for Quote (RFQ).
The base year requires completing the graphical user interface, the adult passage module, expanding the model for travel time and survival in tributaries, improving code speed and memory usage, routine maintenance, and providing products requested by the West Coast Region.
Option Year One tasks include supporting the GUI and adult passage module, implementing West Coast Region modifications, expanding the model for tributary travel time and survival, and adding features such as fall Chinook life history and Columbia River estuary expansion.
Option Year Two tasks continue expanding features based on prior year work.
Key personnel must have a degree in a computer science field, 10+ years of applied programming experience, and proficiency in C++; coursework in ecology or related fields is strongly preferred.
The contract is firm-fixed-price; evaluation factors are technical approach and key personnel, price, and past performance, with technical capability and price evaluated as approximately equal.
Requirement: The bidder must be a small business concern as the solicitation is a total small business set-aside under FAR 52.219-6.

These takeaways are AI-generated and may be incomplete or wrong. Always verify every detail against the official documents before you bid.

Contact the buyer

Charles M. Kendall

charles.kendall@noaa.govEmail

Location:

WA 98115

Open in Maps ↗

Notice

fc7458b1a98d4cb8825f8e6b431bcca7

1305M326Q0368

Method

Solicitation

More it & software bids in Washington, weekly.

We post new it & software opportunities in Washington as agencies publish them. Get them in one email — free, and unsubscribe whenever.

What this bid is asking for

AI-generated

Provide a senior C++ programmer to complete development of the COMPASS model's graphical user interface and adult passage module.
Expand the model to include travel time and survival in tributaries, and modify code to improve speed, efficiency, and reduce memory usage.
Perform routine maintenance and provide products requested by the West Coast Region office.
In option years, continue expanding features such as fall Chinook life history and Columbia River estuary expansion, and improve model efficiency and ease of use.
Submit a technical capabilities statement (max 2 pages), key personnel resumes (max 2 pages each), and up to three past performance questionnaires.

Posted Scope of Work

Senior C++ programmer to modify the COMPASS model for fish ecological predictions.

Scope, read from the documentsAI-generated

Questions & answers

AI-generated

What is the due date for offers?

Offers are due by 08/20/2026 at 15:00 Eastern Time.

What is the place of performance?

The place of acceptance is FISH ECOLOGY DIVISION /F/NWC3, NMFS 2725 MONTLAKE BLVD E, SEATTLE WA 98112.

What are the key qualifications required for the programmer?

Required qualifications include a degree in a computer science field, 10+ years of applied programming experience, and proficiency in C++.

How should questions about the solicitation be submitted?

Questions must be submitted in writing to grace.lapierre@noaa.gov and charles.kendall@noaa.gov no later than 08/11/2026.

Documents

Download zip

Sol_1305M326Q0368.pdfPDF

Preview Download

Attachment_01_-_Statement_of_Work_08_06_2026.pdfPDF

Preview Download

Attachment_02_-_Past_Performance_Questionnaire.docxDOCX

Preview Download

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Award

Awardee

Title

Senior C++ programmer to modify the COMPASS model

R Score

Is Active

Yes

Is Canceled

Publish Date

Aug 6, 2026

Descriptions

Content: Senior C++ programmer to modify the COMPASS model for fish ecological predictions.
Last Modified Date: Aug 6, 2026

Modified Date

Aug 6, 2026

Response Date

Aug 20, 2026

Modifications

Count: 0

Response Time Zone

America/New_York

Response Date Actual

Aug 20, 2026

Solicitation Number

1305M326Q0368

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COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF

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active

Address

Country: "US"

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100099213

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DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA

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Level

Status

active

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Zip: "98115"
City: "SEATTLE"
State: "WA"
Country: "USA"
Street Address: "WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION"
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Title

Senior C++ programmer to modify the COMPASS model

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Detail

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Naics

Code: 541511
Type: primary

Title

Senior C++ programmer to modify the COMPASS model

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