SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- SOCIOECONOMIC DATA AND APPLICATIONS DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER
- Notice Date
- 11/6/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.Y, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- RFI-2012SocioeconmicsandApplicationsDAAC
- Response Due
- 12/6/2012
- Archive Date
- 11/6/2013
- Point of Contact
- Elizabeth D Abraham, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-286-5064, Fax 301-286-5373, Email elizabeth.d.abraham@nasa.gov - Sislyn P Barrett, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-614-5533, Fax 301-286-5373, Email Sislyn.P.Barrett@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Elizabeth D Abraham
(elizabeth.d.abraham@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/GSFC is hereby soliciting information about potential sources for the operation of the Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS) Project of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) for socioeconomic and applications data. The EOSDIS socioeconomic and applications data center is currently located at the Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, in Palisades, New York. This DAAC combines Earth sciences with socioeconomics to develop products and services that enable policy formulation and informed decision-making. These information products and services are useful for scientific research and education concerning human interactions with their environment, remote sensing research and applications, as well as broad sets of decision-making and analysis applications. This DAAC will support its user community by providing socioeconomic and applications data and information services, assisting in locating and manipulating related data not archived at the DAAC, and serving as a point of contact for the development and implementation of new methods and algorithms to derive socioeconomic and applications products. NASA is interested in awarding (or renewing) a cost, no-fee type contract for acquiring, storing and distributing socioeconomic and applications data with a group that would work cooperatively with the ESDIS Project and the Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs). The period of performance is anticipated to be five years with the exact structure to be determined. The current contract ends July 31, 2013. The scope of the work includes, but is not limited to (see the draft Statement of Work Section 1 for additional information): to continue the operations and development of the supporting data and information system as an interoperable element of the distributed EOSDIS. Under the scope of this SOW, the contractor shall manage and operate the socioeconomic data and applications DAAC. systems engineering, operations and maintenance, development, user services, product generation, data and information management, archive and distribution, information technology security and related science support and research activities. These tasks define the activities, which allow the DAAC to acquire, process, archive and distribute socioeconomic data and applications needed for NASA Earth science research, as well as related data products generated from Earth science instruments which are useful to the broader science community and educational institutions. implementation also includes participation in the development of additional tools and capabilities needed to meet the EOSDIS requirements at all DAACs. must be performed by an entity with proven expertise in processing satellite data useful in the specified discipline and with internationally recognized capabilities for developing and operating a science data archive and distribution center. Constraints: Interested offerors/vendors should be aware that tasks outlined in Section 3 of the SOW (see attached) require the following capabilities: 1) This facility where work is to be performed should be resident at or have a strong partnership with a university to encourage education outreach, academic involvement and scientific research. (section 1, 2.4, 3.5) 2) The facility where work is to be performed should already exist and require little modification. (section 3.8) 3) High-speed data networks and communication systems should already be in place and available for use at the facility where work is to be performed. (section 3.4) 4) Management and personnel should already be familiar with managing data acquisition, product generation, archiving, and distribution of geospatial socioeconomic, earth science and environmental satellite data. (section 3.1) 5) Management must have experience coordinating and conducting operations with NASA and foreign agencies. (section 3.2) For an understanding of the scope of the maintenance and operation of this DAAC respondents should review the provided references. These documents serve as a backdrop against which respondents must frame and pose the appropriate advanced information technology topics for further consideration: Reference URL 1.SEDAC Website http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/ 2.ESDIS Project Website http://earthdata.nasa.gov/esdis 3.EOSDIS DAAC Websitehttp://earthdata.nasa.gov/about-eosdis No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps and on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor these sites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. Directions to Responders The ESDIS Project encourages responses from businesses or other groups interested in the opportunity of providing a socioeconomic and applications DAAC. The responses should demonstrate the operational reliability and robustness of the proposed approach, as well as simplicity and straightforwardness for users and the DAAC. The responses should show how the system could adapt to growth in the user community, changes in systems interfaces, and changes in technology. Interested offerors/vendors having the required specialized capabilities to meet the above requirement should submit a capability statement of ten (10) pages or less indicating the ability to perform all aspects of the effort described herein, which conforms to Annex 1, 'Template For SEDAC Continuing Maintenance and Operation Submittal'. Annex 1 TEMPLATE FOR SEDAC CONTINUING MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION SUBMITTAL 1.Background and Description of Proposed Approach Describe in adequate detail the specific approach to implementing the socioeconomic and applications DAAC, which is being proposed for ESDIS Project consideration, the current state of its development, how interfaces to DAAC-based systems would be implemented, and the comparability of your approach with or its use of current and/or anticipated commercial approaches. You should provide an Operations Concept ('a day in the life' scenario) illustrating the use of your approach. 2.Operational Robustness and Flexibility for Growth and Evolution of Proposed Approach Address the operational reliability and robustness of your proposed approach, as well as simplicity and straightforwardness for Earth science users and the DAACs. Describe how your approach to providing the system could adapt to growth in the user community, changes in the systems interfaces, and changes in technology. 3.Socioeconomic Science Support for the Earth Science User Community Describe specific details how the Earth science community will benefit from the support the socioeconomic and applications DAAC will provide. Describe the research organizations available and educational outreach mechanisms in place to assist the Earth science community. 4.Cost to Operate Provide a typical year of the cost-to-operate the SEDAC on an annual basis, and transitional cost for hardware migration to a potential new site. SCHEDULE: Deadline for Submission: December 6, 2012. due at 4:00pm Eastern Standard Time Responses may be sent via electronic mail (in either Microsoft Word or ADOBE PDF format), regular mail, or fax to: Elizabeth D. Abraham Mail Stop 210.5 Goddard Space Flight Center Tel. (301) 286-5064 Fax (301) 614-5373 E-mail: elizabeth.d.abraham@nasa.gov If you respond via regular mail or fax, please also provide an electronic copy in the above formats in addition to the printed version of your submission responses. Technical questions should be directed to: Drew H. Kittel ESDIS Project, Code 423 Goddard Space Flight Center E-mail: drew.h.kittel@nasa.gov Procurement questions should be directed to: Elizabeth D. Abraham Mail Stop 210.5 Goddard Space Flight Center E-mail: elizabeth.d.abraham@nasa.gov This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Respondents deemed fully qualified will be considered in any resultant solicitation for the requirement. NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html. The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/GSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=51 It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet cite for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments, if any.
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