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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 26, 2002 FBO #0236
SOLICITATION NOTICE

A -- ESTABLISH A NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) OPERATIONAL DATA CENTER FOR TROPICAL PACIFIC SURFACE CURRENTS DERIVED FROM SATELLITE AND SCATTEROMETERS

Notice Date

7/24/2002
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Acquisition and Grants Office, SSMC4 - Room 7601/OFA61 1305 East West Highway, 7th Floor, Silver Spring, MD, 20910
 

ZIP Code

20910
 

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-NEED3000-2-00141
 

Response Due

8/8/2002
 

Point of Contact

Jean Greene, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-713-3478 x176, Fax (301) 713-4155,
 

E-Mail Address

jean.greene@noaa.gov
 

Description

THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICE, OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE WITH EARTH AND SPACE RESEARCH, 1910 FAIRVIEW AVENUE EAST, SEATTLE WASHINGTON, TO ESTABLISH AN OPERATIONAL DATA CENTER FOR TROPICAL PACIFIC SURFACE CURRENTS DERIVED FROM SATELLITE AND SCATTEROMETERS. THE PURPOSE OF THE OVERALL PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP A PROCESSING SYSTEM AND DATA CENTER TO PROVIDE OPERATIONAL OCEAN SURFACE VELOCITY FIELDS FROM SATELLITE ALTIMETER AND VECTOR WIND DATA. THE REGIONAL FOCUS WILL BE THE TROPICAL PACIFIC, WHERE THE VALUE OF THE DATA WILL BE DEMONSTRATED FOR A VARIETY OF USERS, SPECIFICALLY, FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AND RECRUITMENT, MONITORING DEBRIS DRIFT, LARVAE DRIFT, OIL SPILLS, FRONTS AND EDDIES, AS WELL AS, ON-GOING LARGE SCALE EL NINO MONITORING, DIAGNOSTICS, AND PREDICTION. ADDITIONAL USES WILL BE ENCOURAGED IN AREAS OF SEARCH AND RESCUE AND MARITIME OPERATIONS. IN 2001, THE NATIONAL OCEAN PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (NOPP) ISSUED A BROAD AREA ANNOUNCEMENT, SOLICITING PROPOSALS TO DEVELOP OPERATIONAL OCEAN APPLICATIONS FROM SATELLITE ALTIMETER AND SCATTEROMETER DATA. EARTH AND SPACE RESEARCH ASSEMBLED A TEAM AND SUBMITTED A 3-YEAR PROPOSAL. THE LAGERLOEF METHOD OF DERIVING SURFACE CURRENTS WITH SATELLITE ALTIMETER AND SCATTEROMETER DATA IS THE OUTCOME OF SEVERAL YEARS OF NASA-SPONSORED RESEARCH. THE CONTINUING WORK WILL BE TO TRANSITION THE LAGERLOEF METHOD TO OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC APPLICATIONS. THE END PRODUCT WILL BE VELOCITY MAPS UPDATED DAILY, WITH A 2-DAY DELAY FROM TIME OF SATELLITE MEASUREMENT. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE CONTRACTOR'S PROGRESS ON THE DEMONSTRATION NOT BE LOST. THEREFORE, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WORK CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 MONTHS. DISRUPTION OF THE EXISTING WORK WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY DELAY IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SURFACE CURRENT MAPPING CAPABILITY.
 

Place of Performance

Address: EARTH AND SPACE RESEARCH, 1910 FAIRVIEW AVENUE EAST, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

Zip Code: 98102

Country: UNITED STATES
 

Record

SN00124144-W 20020726/020724213213 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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