SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- Scientific and Engineering Support
- Notice Date
- 1/31/2002
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey, Temporary DOI Interface, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA, 20192
- ZIP Code
- 20192
- Solicitation Number
- 02CR12-NoSolicitation
- Response Due
- 3/16/2002
- Archive Date
- 3/31/2002
- Point of Contact
- See Point of Contact in Description field, Procurement Office, Phone 000-000-0000, Fax 000-000-0000, - See Point of Contact in Description field, Procurement Office, Phone 000-000-0000, Fax 000-000-0000,
- E-Mail Address
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none@dev.null, none@dev.null
- Description
- POC: Kathleen Markley, U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, MS 204B, Denver, CO 80225. Telephone: (303) 236-9325, email: kmarkley@usgs.gov. Concerns having the ability to furnish the following scientific and engineering support services described herein are requested to give written notification (including telephone and point of contract) to the procuring office above. U.S. Geological Survey, EROS Data Center (EDC) has a requirement for support services to provide scientific and engineering analyses to support the USGS?s responsibility for the design, development and management of operational and follow-on satellite-based land remote sensing mission. USGS must be provided with timely, objective and non-advocacy inputs to plan, execute and evaluate system procurements and operational satellite anomalies. A unique requirement of this effort is that it must be conducted in an independent fashion with freedom from any bias that would result in predilection towards any particular hardware and/or software design or approach. A demonstrated history of freedom from organizational conflict of interest is an essential requirement. The highly technical nature of the support required by the USGS presents the need for access to a diversity of technical hardware, software, and operation skills, and to extensive databases and information sources. The ability to obtain, integrate, and protect proprietary information from domestic, foreign, and international contractors without fear of disclosure is a requirement for anyone providing this support, due to the levels of proprietary information involved. The capability and proven track record for successfully integrating and protecting proprietary information on multi-contractor programs is required. Also required is extensive, detailed, previous experience in operational and follow-on satellite-based land remote sensing to provide the breadth and depth of expertise needed for mission support. Based on information available at this time, and in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 253 (c)(1), implemented by FAR 6.302-1, the Government considers the item specified as a sole source from Aerospace Corporation, Arlington, VA, which has demonstrated such non-advocacy independence in forty years experience with USGS, NASA, and the Air Force. The government proposes to negotiate a contract with that firm on that basis. However, should additional sources be identified, they will be considered. Firms who feel that they can furnish the required item or its functional equivalent (based upon the criteria specified herein) are invited to submit in writing an affirmative response to this announcement within forty five days after the date of publication of this synopsis. An affirmative response would include literature, brochures and such other materials which correspond to the required items stated herein. This information will be evaluated and used to determine if competitive opportunities exist. No solicitation document exists, therefore requests for such documents without accompanying information will be considered non-responsive to this request without further consideration. This notice may represent the Government?s only official notice of this procurement. See Note 22.
- Record
- SN20020202/00021239-020131210351 (fbodaily.com)
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