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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 08, 2002 FBO #0280
MODIFICATION

A -- COMMAND AND DATA ACQUISITION STATIONS AND SATELLITE OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTER SYSTEMS UPGRADE IN SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION INITIAL JOINT POLAR SYSTEM PROGRAM

Notice Date

9/6/2002
 

Notice Type

Modification
 

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-NAAJF400-2-10070
 

Response Due

10/4/2002
 

Point of Contact

Jean Greene, Contract+Specialist, Phone 301-713-3478+x176, Fax %28301%29+713-4155,
 

E-Mail Address

NESDIS.OSD.IJPS-CSU@noaa.gov
 

Description

THIS IS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI). THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL, SATELLITE, DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICE (NESDIS) REQUIRES DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, TESTING AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT TO UPGRADE THE CURRENT POLAR ORBITING OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE (POES) GROUND SYSTEM AT THE SATELLITE OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTER (SOCC), SUITLAND, MARYLAND, AND COMMAND DATA ACQUISITION (CDA) STATIONS, LOCATED AT FAIRBANKS, ALASKA AND WALLOPS, VIRGINIA. THE OFFICE OF SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT (OSD) IS THE OFFICE WITHIN NESDIS THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND EVOLUTION OF THE SATELLITE GROUND SYSTEMS TO MEET NEW SATELLITE PROGRAM NEEDS. THROUGH ITS GROUND SYSTEMS DIVISIONS, THE OFFICE OF SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT (OSD) PLANS, MANAGE, DESIGN, DEVELOP AND ACQUIRE THE NESDIS SATELLITE GROUND SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT THE POLAR ORBITING OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE (POES), DEFENSE METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE PROGRAM (DMSP), AND GEOSTATIONARY OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE (GOES) COMMAND, CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION. THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION IS A REQUEST FOR INDUSTRY'S INPUT FOR THE NOAA/NESDIS UPGRADE TO THE POLAR GROUND SYSTEM IN SUPPORT OF THE INITIAL JOINT POLAR SYSTEM (IJPS) PROGRAM. THE IJPS WILL CONSIST OF TWO FULLY COORDINATED INDEPENDENT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEMS, NOAA POLAR-ORBITING OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE (POES) SYSTEM, AND THE EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR THE EXPLOITATION OF METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITES (EUMETSAT) METEOROLOGICAL OPERATIONAL SATELLITE (METOP). THE SATELLITES WILL CARRY A SET OF JOINTLY PROVIDED INSTRUMENTS. THE INSTRUMENTS SPECIFIC TO EACH ORBIT WILL BE PROVIDED BY NOAA AND EUMETSAT FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE SATELLITES. THIS AGREEMENT ALSO COMMITS THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION AND THE EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR THE EXPLOITATION OF METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR EACH OTHER'S OPERATIONAL SATELLITE THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE GROUND SEGMENTS FOR COMMANDING, RECEIVING TELEMETRY AND GLOBAL DATA, AS WELL AS, EXCHANGING LEVEL 1 DATA BETWEEN THE TWO POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEMS. THE CONTRACTOR WILL DESIGN, ACQUIRE, DEVELOP, TEST, AND IMPLEMENT THE UPGRADES TO THE CURRENT NESDIS POES OPERATIONAL GROUND SYSTEM. THE PROSPECTIVE CONTRACTOR WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE SYSTEM ENGINEERING, INTEGRATION, TESTING, AND SUSTAINING ENGINEERING TO NESDIS, AND INTERACT WITH EUMETSAT GROUND SYSTEM ENGINEERS. THE CONTRACTOR WILL ALSO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE COMPLETE END-TO-END INTERFACE TESTING WITH THE EUMETSAT GROUND SYSTEM ACROSS THE ATLANTIC, WHICH INCLUDES EXCHANGE OF SATELLITE DATA AND COMMANDS. ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT A DESCRIPTION OF THEIR CAPABILITIES AND EXPERIENCE. ADDITIONALLY, INFORMATION REGARDING TYPE OF BUSINESS, i.e, LARGE, SMALL, WOMAN-OWNED, OR DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS CONCERN SHOULD BE PROVIDED. THE NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 541690 APPLIES. INCLUDED WITH THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ARE THE STATEMENT OF WORK, REFERENCES AND APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS WHICH ARE POSTED ON THE ACQUISITION WEBSITE LISTED BELOW. ACTIVE INDUSTRY INVOLVEMENT THROUGH COMMENTS, QUESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SOUGHT FOR REFINING THE CURRENT APPROACH AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE OVERALL PROGRAM SUCCESS. COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED BY MAIL OR E-MAIL, AND SHOULD BE RECEIVED BY 2:00 P.M., SEPTEMBER 30, 2002. MAIL RESPONSES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, NOAA, NESDIS MANAGEMENT DIVISION, SSMC3, ROOM 10124, 1315 EAST WEST HIGHWAY, SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND 20910. E-MAIL RESPONSES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: NESDIS.OSD.IJPS-CSU@noaa.gov THIS SYNOPSIS IS FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY; AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION FOR BIDS OR PROPOSALS; AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS REQUEST. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP). THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT REIMBURSE THE RESPONDENT FOR ANY COST ASSOCIATED WITH INFORMATION SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS REQUEST. NOTE: THE URL FOR THE IJPS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) IS AS FOLLOWS: http:/www.osd.noaa.gov/ijps_csu/ THE URL FOR THE INITIAL JOINT POLAR-ORBITING OPERATIONAL SATELLITE SYSTEM (IJPS) IS AS FOLLOWS: http://discovery.osd.noaa.gov/IJPS/
 

Place of Performance

Address: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICE, OFFICE OF SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT, 5200 AUTH ROAD, SUITLAND, MARYLAND

Zip Code: 20746

Country: UNITED STATES
 

Record

SN00159608-W 20020908/020906213228 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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