SOURCES SOUGHT
F -- REMOTE SENSING TO MEASURE WATER QUALITY
- Notice Date
- 3/5/2003
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Administrative Support Center, Norfolk Federal Building, 200 Granby Street, Norfolk, VA, 23510
- ZIP Code
- 23510
- Solicitation Number
- EA133C-03-RI-0003
- Archive Date
- 4/5/2003
- Point of Contact
- Lynne Phipps, Contract Specialist, Phone (757) 441-6881, Fax (757) 441-3786, - Melvyn Desjarlais, Supv. Contract Specialist, Phone (757) 441-6647, Fax (757) 441-3786,
- E-Mail Address
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lynne.b.phipps@noaa.gov, melvyn.a.desjarlais@noaa.gov
- Description
- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Request for Information (RFI) from remote sensing technology companies and organizations who are using remote sensing technologies to measure water quality in the coastal zone. The information gathered from this RFI may be used to explore pilot projects that test this capability. DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center is issuing this RFI to determine the present state of the art and availability of remote sensing imaging technologies that can be used in an operational capacity to measure water quality. This RFI is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) but rather is an exploratory request to determine the availability of approaches to quickly accomplish the goal of collecting water quality data at an appropriate scale for state and local resource managers to use the data in support of management decisions. State coastal management programs monitor water quality to comply with state and federal regulations. Currently, most of this monitoring is performed by sampling from small boats. The Center believes there potentially is a market for remote sensing of water quality and is interested in evaluating the current operational technology. The information gathered from this RFI may be used to contract out pilot projects that examine the capability of these technologies to help coastal managers measure water quality operationally. The RFI seeks the following information: 1. Feasible procedures (e.g., instruments, sensors, data processing, flight parameters) to collect water quality data via remote sensing in the coastal zone ? Water quality parameters of interest include chlorophyll concentration, turbidity, temperature, and salinity. We would like information on your ability to provide any or all of these. Absolute accuracy of retrieval is negotiable, especially to meet the needed delivery time. ? Any remote sensing technique may be used, but must be usable operationally. Any type of algorithm may be used to retrieve water quality products from the raw instrument measurements, but must be documented and validated. ? Horizontal resolution (pixel-size) should be no greater than 3 meters, with a horizontal location accuracy of 10 meters or less. ? Geographic Scope: For comparison purposes, consider collecting data over an area the size of Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, approximately 250 km2 (Figure 1). ? Licensing: The Government must be free to redistribute the data in any form. ? Data format: Negotiable, but a geographically registered image format such as a geoTIFF would be a good model to follow. At a minimum, we must be able to retrieve latitude, longitude, and water quality parameters for a specific point from the imagery. ? The data deliverable will include raw imagery, derived products, and FGDC-compliant metadata. 2. Approximate cost information ? Costs can be estimated on a per area basis or on a per scenario basis. 3. Approximate data turn-around time ? Water quality data products are desired within 24 hours of collection. 4. Operational considerations ? The feasibility of implementing an operational water quality monitoring program from these technologies will be explored. CONCEPT PAPER FORMAT Following is a suggested outline for a response to this RFI. This outline is intended to minimize the effort of the respondent and structure the responses for ease of analysis. The concept paper should be no more than 10 pages in length, not counting Section 7, Supporting Documentation. Section 1: Summary of Project/Company Expertise Briefly describe your company, your products and services, history, etc. In particular, please describe any projects you have been involved in that are similar in concept to what is described in this RFI. Section 2: Sensor Specifications Describe the instrument that will be used to collect the data. Provide specifications such as wavelength, field of view, spatial and spectral resolution. Section 3: Data Algorithms Describe the methodology for estimating parameters (such as chlorophyll) from the raw data and the accuracy with which they can be estimated. Section 4: Data Products Describe the format and approximate delivery time of data. Section 5: Cost and Schedule Estimates Provide cost estimates for data collection of this type of imagery and the breakdown of cost savings for areas of a certain size. Provide estimate of time it requires to collect the data, process the data, and put the data in the clients' hands. Also, discuss any cost drivers, cost tradeoffs, and schedule considerations that would need to be considered for operational data collection. Section 6: Contact Information Section 7: Supporting Documentation Please provide any additional materials, such as SF-254's, sample imagery/data, cooperative research agreements, you may deem appropriate. CONTACT INFORMATION Respondents are requested to provide information by March 21, 2003 using WordPerfect or Microsoft Word. Documents can be forwarded via email to Dave.Eslinger@noaa.gov or via mail to NOAA Coastal Services Center Attn: Dr. Dave Eslinger 2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston, SC 29405 Administrative questions concerning this announcement may be directed to one of the following: Lynne Phipps, e-mail, Lynne.B.Phipps@noaa.gov or Melvyn DesJarlais, Melvyn.A.DesJarlais@noaa.gov. Technical questions should be directed to Dave Eslinger, (843) 740-1323, or e-mail, Dave.Eslinger@noaa.gov.
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