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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 15, 2006 FBO #1815
SOLICITATION NOTICE

D -- D-Support System Analysis/Programming for development/maintenance of analysis, modeling and data management software and technical documentation, training, and mentoring for the use of such software.

Notice Date

11/13/2006
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, APS ACQUISITION OPERATIONS BRANCH, MS 205 12201 SUNRISE VALLEY DRIVE RESTON VA 20192
 

ZIP Code

20192
 

Solicitation Number

07HQSS0005
 

Response Due

1/3/2007
 

Archive Date

11/13/2007
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) intends to procure services to support systems analysis and programming for the development and maintenance of analysis and modeling software in the water resources discipline and technical documentation, training, and mentoring for the use of such software. We are seeking a firm with a solid technical background in the water resources field and the ability to provide a variety of programming services. The successful bidder is expected to have demonstrated experience in the application of hydrologic and hydraulic analysis software, as well as the ability to provide programming support in Fortran, C, C++, Visual Basic, Java, SQL, GKS, and other languages. Currently, the majority of the scientific software is written in Fortran with some C. The presentation, pre-processing, post-processing, and data manipulation software may be in Visual Basic, Java, Fortran, C, C++, or other languages. A similar mix of languages is expected for the life of the contract. Most of the software is run under Windows and (or) Sun Unix, with a limited number of applications that run on a Mac. Data bases may be in Ingress, Oracle, or Access. See http://water.usgs.gov/software/surface_water.html and http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/about In addition to the programming requirements, the successful bidder will have demonstrated proficiency in mentoring and training in the use of the Hydrological Simulation Program - Fortran (HSPF), both as a stand-alone application and within the BASINS environment. See: http://water.usgs.gov/software/hspf.html and http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/BASINS/ This will be an indefinite delivery type contract with work on specific tasks ordered as the need arises. The Contractor shall furnish all necessary personnel and services to support the functions of system analysis and programming for the development and maintenance of analysis, modeling, and data management software in the water resources discipline and technical documentation, training and mentoring for the use of such software. The anticipated period of performance is for a 12-month base year with four 12-month option periods. Solicitation No. 07HQSS0005 is only available electronically and will be posted on the Electronic Commerce Web site at the following address: http://ideasec.nbc.gov/. All vendors will be responsible for obtaining the solicitation and any subsequent amendments from the previously stated website. Vendors are encouraged to notify the Contracting Officer of their intent to propose on this acquisition. Telephone requests for the RFP will not be accepted. It is anticipated the RFP will be available on or after November 27, 2006. Responses to the RFP will be due on January 3, 2007. If you have any questions, you may contact Joanne Lowe at 703-648-7392 or email at jlowe@usgs.gov. The applicable NAICS code is 541511. This acquisition is UNRESTRICTED. This acquisition is being conducted in accordance with FAR Part 15. Interested parties must also be registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) as prescribed in FAR Clause 52.232-33.
 

Web Link

Please click here to view more details.
(http://ideasec.nbc.gov/j2ee/announcementdetail.jsp?serverId=GS1434HQ&objId=904776)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Reston, VA

Zip Code: 20194

Country: US
 

Record

SN01180223-W 20061115/061113220619 (fbodaily.com)
 

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