SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM (EOS) DATA AND INFORMATION SYSTEM (EOSDIS) NATIONAL SNOW AND ICE DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (NSIDC)
- Notice Date
- 9/4/2002
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 214.6, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- ESDIS-53555-270
- Point of Contact
- Isabell Watts, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 614-5298, Fax (301) 614-5267, Email Isabell.M.Watts.1@gsfc.nasa.gov - Jamiel Charlton Joyner, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 614-5406, Fax (301) 614-5267, Email jjoyner@pop200.gsfc.nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to Isabell Watts
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- Description
- THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. This document is for information and planning purposes and to promote competition. This is a Request for Information (RFI) issued by the Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS) Project of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to seek industry comments and inputs concerning the maintenance and operation of the National Snow and Ice Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC). In addition, insights on the transitioning of existing DAAC hardware to a new site are welcomed. This EOSDIS DAAC is required to process and distribute snow and ice data products needed for Earth Science Enterprise (ESE) research, as well as snow and ice data products generated from ESE instruments which are useful to the broader science community and educational institutions. This DAAC is responsible for managing the polar data and data products from SSM/I, AMSR, GLAR and MODIS, and derived products from these instruments. This DAAC will support its user community by providing cryospheric data and information services, assisting in locating and manipulating data not archived at the DAAC, and serving as a point of contact for the development and implementation of new geophysical algorithms to derive standard snow and ice products. The ESDIS Project is interested in awarding or renewing a contract for acquiring and archiving snow and ice type data with a group that would work cooperatively with the ESDIS Science Operations Office (SOO) and the Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs). The functions of this facility would include, but are not limited to: 1) Acquire new data streams needed to meet ESE science objectives. 2) Acquire, produce, archive and distribution snow and ice data products from ESE or other closely related instruments, as well as supporting/validation data from in-situ sources. 3) Facilitate the use of those products in modeling cryosphere-climate systems processes. 4) Share DAAC expertise with the user community. 5) Process passive microwave data using algorithms provided by EOS-funded investigators. 6) Implement and/or test existing and new algorithms to derive geophysical products from satellite imagery. 7) Collecting information needed for specifying EOSDIS requirement. 8) Review and test enhancements of the ECS. 9) Track user requests and user needs to access resources in greatest demand. 10) Conduct system engineering studies of the DAAC needs. 11) Support the ECS verification and acceptance test activities at the DAAC. 12) Operate and maintain the DAAC, including ECS elements deployed to the DAAC. 13) Populate and update the Global Change Master Directory with information about data sets available from the DAAC. 14) Prepare and disseminate information on DAAC activities. 15) Develop and implement methods to ensure data integrity. 16) Particpate in the EOSDIS Operations Working Group. 17) Establish and maintain an effective DAAC User Working Group. 18) Establish and maintain a formal configuration management process 19) Provide regular activity and financial reports. 20) Interact with the Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) Alliance and NASA Headquarters. 21) Strong understanding of the cryospheric user community. 22) Fully staffed with trained engineers and operators Geographic Constraints: 1) This facility should be resident at or have a strong partnership with a university to encourage education outreach, academic involvement and scientific research. Infrastructure Constraints: 1) Site must posses an acceptable level on personnel and network security. 2) The facility should already exist and require little modification. 3) Data networks and communication systems should already be in place and available for use. Management Constraints: 1) Management and personnel should already be familiar with managing data acquisition, product generation, archiving, and distribution of cryospheric science data. 2) Management must have experience coordinating and conducting operations with NASA and foreign agencies. 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. NSIDC Website http://www.nsidc.org/ 2. Sample Statement of Work http://romulus.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 3. NSIDC Guide=09 http://harp.gsfc.nasa.gov/v0ims/DOCUMENTATION/GUIDE-VALID/GUIDES/guideautho rs.html Table 1 In addition, information concerning the EOSDIS DAACs is available on-line at: http://ulabibm.gsfc.nasa.gov/daac/. The ESDIS Project encourages responses from businesses or other groups interested in the opportunity of providing a NSIDC DAAC site. The responses should demonstrate the operational reliability and robustness of the proposed approach, as well as simplicity and straightforwardness for users and the DAACs. Sources with information relevant to this request are asked to respond by submitting a white paper of no more than five (5) pages which conforms to Annex 1, "Template For NSIDC DAAC Continuing Maintenance and Operation Submittal". The paper should clearly address their level of knowledge in the cryospheric sciences, and pass interactions with this user community. The approach should provide a portion or all of the needed capabilities. Please provide a typical year ROM costs estimates Comments and suggestions for improving the NSIDC DAAC is always encouraged and solicited. All information received from this RFI will be combined and used for government procurement planning purposes. Sources are urged to describe their approach in enough detail so that NASA can plan for subsequent proposal opportunities for which proprietary information is appropriate. The information received in response to this RFI will be reviewed and summarized by a panel of experts. Some or no part of the summarized and synthesized recommendations may or may not form the basis of a future NASA solicitation, such as a NASA RFP (Request for Proposals. Annex 1 TEMPLATE FOR NSIDC DAAC CONTINUING MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION SUBMITTAL 1. Background and Description of Proposed Approach=09=20=20=20 Describe in adequate detail the specific approach to implementing the NSIDC DAAC, which is being proposed for ESDIS Project consideration, the current state of its development, how interfaces to DAAC-based systems would be implemented, the comparability of your approach with or its use of current and/or anticipated commercial approaches. 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 cryospheric 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. Science Support for NSIDC user community Describe specific details how the cryospheric science community will benefit from the support the NSIDC DAAC will provide. Describe the research organizations available and educational outreach mechanisms in place to assist the cryospheric science community. 4. Cost to Operate Provide a rough estimate of the cost to operate the NSIDC DAAC on an annual basis, and transitional cost for hardware migration to a potential new site.=20 Responses may be sent via electronic mail, regular mail, or fax to: Mr. Quinton Barker ESDIS Project, Code 423 Goddard Space Flight Center Tel. (301) 614-5303 Fax (301) 614-5267 E-mail: Quinton.E.Barker.2@gsfc.nasa.gov If you respond via regular mail or fax, please provide an electronic copy in Microsoft Word format in addition to the printed version of your submission. This synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information solicited.=20 Respondents will not be notified of the results of the review. Any questions regarding this announcement should be directed to the identified point of contact. [OMBUDSMAN STATEMENT IS REQUIRED] An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note "B". The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will be in Microsoft Office 97 format and 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?group=3DC&pin=3D51 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. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html
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