SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Thermal Infrared Imagery (TIR) documentation for Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) watersheds, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, AK
- Notice Date
- 8/31/2010
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- Contracting and General Services 1011 East Tudor RoadMail Stop 171 Anchorage AK 99503
- ZIP Code
- 99503
- Solicitation Number
- 70181AQ106
- Response Due
- 9/14/2010
- Archive Date
- 8/31/2011
- Point of Contact
- Tina Spengler Contract Specialist 9077863669 tina_spengler@fws.gov;
- E-Mail Address
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- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial item prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.The solicitation number for this project is 70181AQ106. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service requires a fixed-price contract for the below deliverables. The Estimated Contract duration is Sept 2010 to Dec 2011. The NAICS code for this project is 541360, Size Standard is $4.5 Million Average Annual, and is 100% set aside for Small Business Concerns. This solicitation is a Request for Quotes (RFQ). Description: The Fisheries Branch of the Anchorage Fish and Wildlife Field Office (AFWFO) requests the acquisition of a Thermal Infrared Imagery (TIR) documentation for Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) watersheds. The report documentation will be on the Big Lake basin, Matanuska River, and/or Little Susitna River. Within the Big Lake basin, documentation is to focus on Meadow Creek and Fish Creek specific to spawning sockeye and coho salmon. Within the Matanuska River and Little Susitna River documentation will focus on one or a combination of the spawning populations of Chinook, sockeye, coho, or chum salmon. All systems are documented in the Alaska Department of Fish and Game Anadromous Waters Catalog to contain salmon.TIR imagery should document both creeks and adjacent side channels at a 1 to 5 meter resolution within the Big Lake Basin. Within the mainstem reaches an image swath should catalog the thalweg, side channels, and river braids. Estimated mileage of TIR imagery is 36 miles within the Big Lake basin and 38 miles in the Matanuska River and/or Little Susitna River. The TIR imagery is to occur in the spring or fall when leaf foliage of surrounding vegetation is absent and minimal surface flows are lowest in these systems. Collect image data with a TIR radiometer and a true color digital camera. TIR camera should have a scientific-grade long wave infrared (8-9I) sensor.Contractor should provide information about their steps or monitoring to ensure proper operation of the instruments, in-flight control plans, and quality and backup of resulting data. The contractor will determine actual flight lines, speeds, and altitudes prior to the mission and enter this data into navigational software on-board the aircraft. Given the fixed focal length of the TIR sensor, the mission should be planned to optimize ground coverage while maintaining the desired spatial resolution of the imagery. Data acquisition should be planned to collect images sequentially with 40% or greater vertical overlap. Thermal infrared images should be recorded directly from the sensor to an on-board computer as raw counts, which can then be converted to radiance values. The individual images should be referenced with time, Global Positioning System (GPS) position data, and aircraft attitude. The AFWFO anticipates coordinating with the contractor on a prioritized route for data acquisition. Once calibrated, the images should be integrated into a Geographic Information System (GIS) from which an analyst can interpret and sample stream temperatures. Sampling should consist of querying radiant temperatures (pixel values) from the center of the stream channel and saving the median value of a ten-point sample to a GIS database file. The temperatures of detectable surface inflows (i.e., surface springs, tributaries) should also be sampled at their mouths. During sampling, interpretations of the spatial variations in surface temperatures observed in the images should be provided.The median temperatures for each sampled image should be plotted versus the corresponding river mile to develop a longitudinal temperature profile. The profile will illustrate how stream temperatures vary spatially along the stream gradient. The location and median temperature of all sampled surface water inflows (e.g., tributaries, surface springs, etc.) should be included on the plot to illustrate how these inflows influence the main stem temperature patterns.The images should be tagged with a GPS position at the time they are acquired in order to provide an accurate index to the location of the image scene. In order to provide further spatial reference, the TIR images should be assigned a river mile based on a routed stream layer. The image frame locations and geographic coordinates should be stored in a GIS compatible file (i.e., ESRI shapefile).The contractor is to provide all personnel, materials, equipment, lodging, facilities and transportation needed to supply the following deliverables. Deliverables:"TIR- Sequence of overlapping (seamless) digital TIR images of the study area."Verification of Radiant Accuracy - In-stream temperature data collected during the time frame of the TIR survey will verify radiant temperature accuracy. Target radiant accuracy should be approximately 0.5oC."Flight log - Flight log (GIS-compatible file) containing the name and geographic location of each image frame."Longitudinal Profile - Excel spreadsheet containing the longitudinal temperature profile, showing the stream and tributary temperatures versus river mile."Observation and Analysis - Interpretation of the imagery highlighting major findings of conservation value to fish, and an analysis of the longitudinal profile will be provided in the final report."Report - A comprehensive report, detailing methodology, longitudinal profile, observations, accuracy, results, and analysis of the TIR imagery (electronic and hard copy versions)."Geo-Rectified Image Mosaics - Continuous geo-rectified mosaic of TIR images over some or all of the survey extent. The projection will match the specifications of existing color digital orthophotos.Schedule for Documentation:Acquisition, post-processing, and analysis of imagery should occur within the time frame of September 2010 - December 30, 2011. The final Deliverables are due December 30, 2011. The solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-25, dated April 22,2008, and are subject to the provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 13. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items is part of this solicitation. The specific criteria to be used for evaluation, listed in declining importance, shall be as follows: 1) Price/Value (best price, warranty, expected life span); 2) Equipment and technical acceptability; 4) All other evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are significantly less important than price. A completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial items, must be provided with any offer or registration at the online website http://orca.bpn.gov. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial items, applies to this acquisition with no addenda. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition to include the following: 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside; 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation; 52.222-3, Convict Labor; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.222-39, Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees; 52.225-1, Buy American Act; 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items; 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contracting Registration; 52.222-41. The point of contact for this solicitation is Tina Spengler, Contract Specialist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife. Questions concerning this announcement must be received in writing at tina_spengler@fws.gov. All responsible quotes, received by September 14, 2010, 5:00pm Alaska Time Zone, at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, ATTN: Tina Spengler MS171, 1011 E. Tudor Rd, Anchorage, AK 99501 will be considered. Facsimile offers will also be accepted at 907-786-3923. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation. To be eligible to receive an award, vendors must be registered in the Central Contractors Registration (CCR) at http://www.ccr.gov and complete the Online Representations and Certifications (ORCA ) at http://orca.bpn.gov. End of Announcement.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Big Lake basin, Matanuska River, and/or Little Susitna River. Deliverables to the Anchorage Fish and Wildlife Field Office, Anchorage, AK
- Zip Code: 99501
- Zip Code: 99501
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