SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- Request For Information for U.S. Coast Guard's Nationwide
- Notice Date
- 7/11/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 517910
— Other Telecommunications
- Contracting Office
- DHS - Direct Reports, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commandant (G-ACS), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second St., SW, Washington, DC, 20593-0001
- ZIP Code
- 20593-0001
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-ACS5D001
- Response Due
- 7/28/2005
- Point of Contact
- Eleni Jernell, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-475-3298, Fax 202-475-3905, - John Manko, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 475-3244, Fax (202) 475-3905,
- E-Mail Address
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EJernell@comdt.uscg.mil, jmanko@comdt.uscg.mil
- Description
- This Request for Information (RFI) is issued by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Nationwide Automatic Identification System (NAIS) Project Office (G-AIS). This RFI is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal (RFP) or as an obligation on the part of the USCG to acquire any products or services. The USCG does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or otherwise pay for the information requested. Submission of a response to this RFI is entirely voluntary. The voluntary submission of a response to this RFI shall not obligate the USCG to pay or entitle the submitter of information to claim any direct or indirect costs or charges or any other remuneration whatsoever. In compliance with the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) 2002, emerging maritime security requirements, and the need to improve vessel traffic services (VTS) and navigational safety, the USCG is developing an NAIS that will support Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) over the Nation’s navigable waters and adjacent sea areas. MDA is the effective understanding of anything associated with the global maritime environment that could affect the security, safety, economy, or environment of the United States. AIS is an international protocol which adheres to the International Telecommunications Union Sector for Radiocommunications (ITU-R) Recommendation M.1371-1 standard for ship-to-ship, ship-to-shore, and shore-to-ship communication of information, including vessel identity, position, speed, course, destination and other data of critical interest for navigation safety and maritime security. AIS equipment is required domestically and internationally aboard many commercial vessels. The information provided by NAIS will support most of the nation’s maritime interests, including the safety of vessels and waterways through collision avoidance and traffic management, safeguarding the nation through detection, identification, and classification of vessels from within national waters to thousands of miles offshore. NAIS will complement other surveillance and intelligence systems that aid the essential process of identifying vessels requiring further investigation and action. NAIS information will be displayed in command and control (C2) systems that receive USCG national maritime Common Operational Picture (COP) feeds, along with data and intelligence correlated as appropriate, with data from other Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and federal agency sources. NAIS information will also be available to federal, state, and local port partners in support of security and safety operations. NAIS will consist of an integrated system of AIS equipment (e.g., receivers, transmitters, antennas, etc.), data storage, processing, and networking infrastructure. The intention of the NAIS Project is to use existing infrastructure and interoperate with other systems, federal agencies, and entities, as much as possible. External systems will be included in the context of NAIS services, e.g., command and control (C2) systems, law enforcement databases, vessel traffic services (VTS), and notice of arrival databases, for the purpose of sharing infrastructure, quickly implementing capabilities, and improving performance. NAIS has the capability of sending and receiving AIS messages, via a Very High Frequency (VHF) Data Link (VDL), to and from AIS equipped vessels, Aids to Navigation (ATON), and Search and Rescue (SAR) aircraft. NAIS may leverage several types of platforms to support AIS receive and transmit infrastructure (e.g., towers) or receive-only infrastructure (e.g., aircraft). AIS message data shall be transported over a wide area network (WAN) utilizing diverse, remote site connectivity (e.g., leased T-1 circuits, microwave, fiber optics). NAIS shall process (e.g., validate, filter) and store AIS-provided vessel track and static data. External systems shall be enhanced to provide data processing functions (e.g., vessel tracking correlation, intelligence processing, and anomaly detection), user interfaces, and indirect access for some NAIS users (e.g., USCG Deepwater assets, public and port partners). All solutions shall be certified and accredited for compliance with all U.S. Federal, DHS, and USCG information assurance policies. Preliminary high-level functional requirements are outlined as follows. RECEIVE/TRANSMIT: NAIS shall provide the capability to receive and transmit AIS messages via the VDL to and from all AIS equipped vessels within ports, navigable waters, and coastal areas out to 24 nm. The system shall also be able to receive some AIS messages out to 2000 nm of the baseline from which U.S. territorial waters are measured. Receive and transmit capabilities shall operate on all AIS channels as defined in ITU-R M.1371-1. The AIS network shall consist of AIS reception and transmission sites; these sites may be completely separate or combined. Monitoring and management of message traffic, frequency usage and interference throughout the area of required coverage shall be provided. Methods of detecting and locating an interferer with AIS messaging and frequencies; and mitigating spoofing and jamming will be incorporated. NETWORK: The network shall route and transport data between AIS base stations, user interfaces, data processing capabilities, and external users. A plan for Spectrum authorization/management shall be provided (See NTIA Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency Management). INTEROPERABILITY: NAIS shall leverage USCG enterprise architecture components to provide interoperability among USCG and external entities’ networks, databases, and systems. Users may access AIS-related capabilities via external systems. DATA PROCESSING: NAIS shall store, retrieve, archive, and recover vessel data received, created, modified, and transmitted. NAIS may leverage an existing data warehouse. NAIS shall automatically verify and validate AIS data (e.g., position reports) through comparison with other AIS received information (e.g. time difference of arrival) and with other available independent sensors and data sources. USER INTERFACES: NAIS shall provide user interfaces (to the extent possible incorporated with or as modules of existing and planned command and control, analysis and information retrieval systems) for data analysis, system administration, and AIS message management. The data analysis user interface shall include a means for users to query historical data via the archive. Existing systems shall support vessel identification & tracking, vessel inspection & target selection, vessel traffic management, vessel movement analysis, maritime incident investigations, ATON and SAR. ADMINISTRATION: NAIS shall provide network administration, system diagnostics, and physical status monitoring and alarm capabilities. Each installation shall monitor its own performance and condition. System monitoring capabilities shall not interfere with or degrade normal system functions. NAIS may leverage existing administration capabilities and facilities (e.g., network operations center). Software and network administration shall include the capability to monitor the health of the centralized software and network that is receiving and processing the data transmitted from remote sites/platforms as well as the capability to monitor system security in order to preserve the integrity of the AIS data received (current and historical). The USCG invites industry to respond with information regarding existing and planned capabilities for technical solutions, components, and implementation strategies similar to requirements being considered and described in this RFI. The USCG is also interested in the technical feasibility and state of the market for achieving such requirements. The Government requests that no proprietary or confidential business data be submitted in response to this RFI. Due to a variety of limitations, the USCG does not plan to entertain questions related to the substance of this RFI. Industry days, pre-solicitation, and/or pre-proposal conferences may be held, pending the level of interest. Industry is advised that Government support contractors will review non-proprietary information. Responses to this RFI can be submitted no later than July 28, 2005 to Ms. Eleni Jernell (G-ACS-5D) via email at ejernell@comdt.uscg.mil or via mail at U.S. Coast Guard, 1900 Half Street SW, Washington, D.C., 20024, Attn: Ms. Eleni Jernell (G-ACS-5D). Questions related solely to the transmittal of a response should be directed to Ms. Jernell at (202) 475-3298. Responses received after July 28, 2005 may not be reviewed. Responses should include the name and telephone number of a point of contact having authority and knowledge to discuss responses with Government representatives. NOTE: THIS NOTICE MAY HAVE POSTED ON WWW.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (11-JUL-2005). 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- Web Link
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Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/DHS-DR/USCG/GACS/Reference-Number-ACS5D001/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 1900 Half Street SW Washington, D.C.
- Zip Code: 20024
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 20024
- Record
- SN00886476-F 20050904/050902212927 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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