SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- DMSP Future Meteorological Satellite (METSAT) Architecture - Industry Day and Request for Information
- Notice Date
- 10/9/2002
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Space Command, SMC - Space and Missiles System Center, 2420 Vela Way, Suite 1467, El Segundo, CA, 90245-4659
- ZIP Code
- 90245-4659
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-91
- Archive Date
- 12/10/2002
- Point of Contact
- Jo Ann Takayama, Contracting Officer, Phone (310)336-4143, Fax null, - 2Lt Daryl Akutagawa, Contracts Negotiator, Phone (310) 336-4131, Fax null,
- E-Mail Address
-
joann.takayama@losangeles.af.mil, daryl.akutagawa@losangeles.af.mil
- Description
- This solicitation for information is for planning purposes only, in accordance with the FAR Clause 52.215-3. The Request for Information (RFI) initiated herein is an Exploratory Development and preparation of material by contractors to respond to this RFI will not be funded by the government. The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) System Program Office (SPO) is seeking concept solutions and Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost estimates for the future architecture for receipt, processing, display, and routing of real-time METSAT data. The proposed solutions and cost estimates should show the architecture migration from the current systems to the NPOESS era over the next 10 years. The intent is to provide a light, lean, and responsive capability to exploit all channels of METSAT imagery from foreign and domestic geostationary and polar-orbiting meteorological satellites. Compatibility with existing systems, processes, servers, and terminals in effect today is required at the start of the migration. Interoperability with weather subsystems is a key performance consideration. The subsystems at the Operational Weather Squadrons (OWS) and Combat Weather Teams (CWT) include the OWS Production System (OPS II) and the New Tactical Forecast System (N-TFS). The solution will support a decentralized regional architecture, while providing worldwide coverage, driven by changes in the world conditions and advances in communications technology. It will also reduce the forward-deployed footprint by minimizing the number of required direct readout terminal systems and having a common user interface. Achieving a secure environment for data transmission, reception, storage, and distribution is of primary importance. The Government seeks sources with system level experience to supply information describing potential hardware and software solutions. The design attributes should include an emphasis on the sustainability, life cycle cost, interoperability, interface with strategic and tactical battlefield systems, transportability, reliability, maintainability, supportability, readily accessible components and no single-point failures. Communications solutions to distribute products from a regional Operations Weather Squadron (OWS) capable of receiving multiple satellite systems including X-Band High Rate Data (HRD) should be optimized to reduce reliance on portable downlink systems. In September 2001, the NPOESS IPO issued an RFI for field terminals in the NPOESS era. Though similar in nature, this RFI is broader in scope: it expands upon the previous effort, considers the transition from the current systems architecture to the end state, and encompasses all functional aspects of METSAT data consumption, to include collection (ingest)/data processing, analysis/product tailoring, and dissemination. An Industry Brief will be held to provide an overview of the requirements on 24 Oct 2002 between 0800-1600 at Aerospace Corporation, Bldg A3, Room 1607, A/B, 2330 East El Segundo Blvd, El Segundo, CA, 90245. An opportunity for one-on-one sessions with the government will be provided. Interested parties must complete a registration form via fax (310) 336-4364 or e-mail robert.Donovan@losangeles.af.mil NLT 17 Oct 2002. Current capabilities include the Small Tactical Terminal, Mark IVB Meteorological Data Station and Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA) central processing facility data generation and exchange capabilities. These systems currently ingest, store, and process meteorological data from all current polar-orbiting and geostationary satellites. The NPOESS is the next generation polar-orbiting environmental satellite that will replace the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite (POES) and Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) satellites approximately 2008-9. The current field terminals used throughout the Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Commerce (DOC), and worldwide civilian community are not capable of receiving the data provided by NPOESS in their current configurations. In addition, some terminals will be reaching end of life prior to and during the fielding of NPOESS. Contractors may identify innovative hardware or data ingest solutions, and may also incorporate any part of existing systems as part of their architecture in the RFI. All components in the delivered architecture must be consistent with and an integral part of operational, technical and system views of the current Air Force Weather (AFW) architecture. These components must also be in compliance with Joint Technical Architecture (JTA) standards. Specific JTA information can be obtained from the following websites: http://www-jta.itsi.disa.mil/. Terminals will be fully interoperable with DoD and non-DoD systems (e.g., Defense Information Infrastructure - Common Operational Environment) and will have the capability to be networked worldwide. The goal is to ensure a fully open architecture from today's operational systems through to future systems. Submittals: Potential system providers are invited to respond to any or all parts of this RFI. Pertinent information can be found at the following website: http://www.losangeles.af.mil/smc/ci/ind/index.htm. Respondents are also requested to e-mail the Point of Contact (POC) of their intent to respond. 1Lt Robert Donovan, program management POC, can be e-mailed at robert.donovan@losangeles.af.mil. Prepare a budgetary ROM and basis of estimate for this development. Your solution should include an architecture migration from current capability through the NPOESS era. Identify your proposed software and hardware. Supply your pertinent company information, including contact person, phone number, and email address. Responses should not be restrictive and all proprietary information should be identified. Proprietary information will be protected and will not be divulged unless mandated by existing laws. In accordance with FAR 52.215-3 entitled "Solicitation for Information or Planning Purposes (Oct 1997)", it states, "The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or to pay for information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulations." Respondents to this RFI are invited to submit comments on the Government's proposed requirements, or alternately recommend approaches that will satisfy the Government's overall goals of procuring an open architecture. Interested firms are requested to submit any comments and suggestions on the preliminary documents and their capability statements to the address cited above. Pages should be printed on 8 and 1/2 x 11-inch paper, with type no smaller than 12 point. Figures, tables and charts are not limited to 8 and 1/2 x 11, but must be folded to that size. Submit two paper copies and one electronic media copy on 5 inch CD-ROM using MS Office 2000 version of Microsoft WORD, Excel, or PowerPoint. The responses should be concise and direct. Any peripheral data on unrelated programs, or excess corporate or marketing data is not desired. Please also include information on the response title, the lead organization responding, the type of business, and contact points for members of the technical and business team. This RFI is for information and planning purposes only, and should no be construed as a Request for Proposal (RFP) or solicitation of an offer. The response to the RFI shall be submitted no later than 25 November 2002 between 0800-1500 hours to SMC/CIK, 2420 Vela way Suite 1467-A8, El Segundo, CA, 90245, Attention: Ms Jo Ann Takayama Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO). Refer any questions regarding the Industry Brief to 1Lt Robert Donovan, program management POC, to robert.donovan@losangeles.af.mil. All other questions shall be referred to joann.takayama@losangeles.af.mil or daryl.akutagawa@losangeles.af.mil.
- Place of Performance
- Address: See Description above.
- Record
- SN00185199-W 20021011/021009213353 (fbodaily.com)
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