SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- GPS-GAP Online Training Services
- Notice Date
- 9/11/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 611710
— Educational Support Services
- 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, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- DG133C06RQ0990
- Response Due
- 9/19/2006
- Archive Date
- 10/4/2006
- Description
- Description This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Subpart 12, and Subpart 13.5, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement, DG133C06RQ0990, constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a separate solicitation will not be issued. The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Ocean Service (NOS), National Geodetic Survey requires the services of a contractor to develop on-line training services for NOAA for GPS and GAP on-line training for a period of 4 years The Government contemplates issuing a firm fixed price purchase order with an estimated total value of twenty five thousand dollars over a period of approximately four (4) years from date of award. Funding is contingent on availability. The award will be made on a best value basis. Evaluation factors are: 1) Approach - management and technical demonstrating offeror?s understanding of the requirement and proposed methodology 2) Quality of Personnel - education ? Ph.D; knowledge of Fortran77 - experience 3) Past Performance - relevant experience with NOAA and similar work - quality of experience; and 4) Price - price each activity - include labor categories and rates per hour The purchase order will include provisions and clauses in effect at time of award. The provisions and clauses may be downloaded at http://www.arnet.gov/far. The following provisions and clauses shall apply: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial; FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation ? Commercial Items. The Government may award a purchase order to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation/statement of work will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Offerors must include a completed copy of Offeror Representations and Certifications, FAR 52.212-3, along with the offer. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions ? Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and there are no addenda to this provision; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders ? Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional clauses are applicable to this acquisition: FAR 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam era; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52-222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.249-2, Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed Price) (Short Form) and CAR 1352.239-73- Security Requirements ? Information Technology Resources. Interested contractors are invited to review the attached Statement of Work entitled ?GPS-GAP ONLINE TRAINING COURSE,? dated September 2006. Offerors must submit a complete response and should submit a quote which includes: 1) a narrative of no more than 10 pages describing how it intends to meet the requirement and describing how the work will be performed and managed, 2) firm fixed prices for each of course years described in the statement of work and 3) information regarding work performed on similar contracts (no less than 3), including name and address of client, contract number and amount, description of work, dates of performance and contact name and phone number. An original and four copies shall be submitted as well as the electronic version in MS Word. A one page letter shall cover the response signed by an individual authorized to commit the firm. Quotes shall be submitted to be received no later than 3:00 P.M., September 19, 2006 to: Robert M. McNamara, U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, SSMC 4, OFA65, Station 7167, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 and Robert.McNamara@noaa.gov. . STATEMENT OF WORK GPS-GAP ONLINE TRAINING COURSE September 2006 0BJECTIVES The contractor shall grant unlimited and continuous access to the non-credit version of ?GPS-GAP? online training courses to NGS for in-house training, including State Advisors, for a period of 4 years. Courses subject to this agreement include: Adjustments with Observation Equations, Adjustment Algorithms, Quality Control with Adjustments, Three-Dimensional Geodetic Model, Ellipsoidal Surface Model, Conformal Mapping Model, Fundamentals of Satellite Positioning, Precise Point Positioning, & Precise Relative Positioning. (See attachment) Specifically the contractor shall: a) Maintain and update the courses b) Assure continuous access of the courses to NGS, with minimal downtime. c) Issue a universal logon ID and password for all courses to be used by any NGS employee with an interest in these courses but not actually taking them. d) Issue individual student IDs and passwords upon request. e) Provide email support for student?s questions during agreed upon times. f) Electronically grade quizzes. g) Issue a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate of Completion when nine units (courses) have been successfully completed. GPS-GAP course descriptions Adjustments with Observation Equations : Errors, stochastic and mathematical models, quadratic forms, linearization and variance-covariance propagation of multi-dimensional nonlinear functions, least-squares algorithm of observation equations, position estimation using surveying and GPS vector measurements that are nonlinear functions of parameters; review of statistics and linear algebra. Adjustment Algorithms : Error ellipses and ellipsoids, propagation of estimated quantities, a priori information on parameters, adjustment of implicitly related observations and parameters, mixed model, condition equation model, sequential solutions, testing conditions on nonlinear parametric functions. Quality Control with Adjustments: Geometry of least-squares, definition of network coordinate systems, singularities, probability regions, minimal and inner constraints, invariant quantities, multivariate normal distribution, relevant statistical tests, type I/II errors, internal and external reliability, absorption of errors, blunder detection, decorrelation, inversion of patterned and large matrices, numerical aspects; Kalman filtering. Three-Dimensional Geodetic Model : Conventional celestial and terrestrial references frames, precession, nutation, polar motion, geodetic datum, geoid, ellipsoid of revolution, geodetic coordinates, height systems, 3D geodetic model and model observations, reduction of observations, observation equations, partial derivatives, 3D network adjustments, height-controlled 3D networks, GPS vector observations, review of spherical trigonometry and spherical harmonic expansions. Ellipsoidal Surface Model : Geodesic line on the ellipsoidal surface, geodesic curvature, differential equations of the geodesic, direct and inverse solutions, 2D network adjustment on the ellipsoidal surface, partial derivatives, reduction of observations, traditional horizontal and vertical networks in surveying and geodesy; in-depth review of differential geometry. Conformal Mapping Model: Conformal mapping of the ellipsoidal surface, meridian convergence, point scale factor; State Plane Coordinate systems, Transverse Mercator, Equatorial Mercator, Lambert Conformal with one or two standard parallels, polar azimuthal, and UTM; reduction of observations, computations on the conformal map and relation to the surface of the earth; review of complex variables. Fundamentals of Satellite Positioning: ITRF and ICRF references frames and transformations, tectonic plate motions , precession, nutation, polar motion, rotational and atomic time scales, GPS time, normal orbits, Kepler?s laws and equation, topocentric satellite motions, visibility, perturbation of satellite orbits, solar radiation pressure, impact of asymmetry of gravity field and earth?s flattening; GPS, GLONASS and Galileo satellite systems. Precise Point Positioning: Pseudorange and carrier phase observables, satellite time, relativity, broadcast and precise ephemerides, range iteration, receiver and satellite clock errors; singularities, tropospheric refraction and absorption, impact of the ionosphere, solid earth tides, ocean loading, satellite antenna offset, phase windup correction, closed form solutions; Kalman filter; timing, mapping of the spatial and temporal variation of the troposphere and ionosphere. Precise Relative Positioning: Differencing observables in space and time, common-mode error reduction, geometry-free solutions, widelaning, closed-form solutions, cycle slips, constraint solutions, integer ambiguity estimation, LAMBDA, antenna calibration, multipath on pseudoranges and carrier phases, spatial vector networks, differential corrections, global data collection and maintenance, GPS services.
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