SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- ENVIRONMENTAL DATABASE SUPPORT SERVICES
- Notice Date
- 11/2/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 561990
— All Other Support Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Region Acquisition Division, 7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast, Seattle, Washington, 98115-6349
- ZIP Code
- 98115-6349
- Solicitation Number
- AB133C-12-RP-0004
- Archive Date
- 1/4/2012
- Point of Contact
- Sharon Kent, Phone: 206-526-4516
- E-Mail Address
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Sharon.S.Kent@noaa.gov
(Sharon.S.Kent@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Woman Owned Small Business
- Description
- NOAA's National Ocean Service, Assessment and Restoration Division, have a requirement for Environmental Database Support Services. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, materials, supplies, transportation, to support the maintenance, application, and continued development of NOAA's environmental databases, which serve as a repository for environmental-contaminant chemistry for surface and sub-surface sediment, soil, tissue, oil, and water and toxicity data for sediment and water. These databases have three general applications: 1) to serve as an integral component of NOAA's Watershed Database and Mapping Projects, 2) to support site-specific investigations, including evaluations of risk or injury to NOAA resources, derivation of cleanup goals, and evaluations of remedial alternatives at hazardous waste sites or spills, and 3) to provide the foundation for conducting specialized analyses, such as exploring innovative approaches for the evaluation of sediment chemistry and toxicity data and developing new guidelines for screening sediments in support of risk assessments. Work includes conducting a high level of QA/QC review on each new dataset; developing documentation for each dataset; developing or refining automated systems for importing and checking data added to existing databases maintained in Microsoft Visual FoxPro format; develop or assist in developing database queries and reports; generate a wide variety of specialized queries and data outputs; conduct statistical analysis; perform basic GIS mapping of sample data for the purpose of confirming coordinate projections and datum; develop automated procedures; provide training; assist in developing a comprehensive plan for streamlining the collection of field sample information and laboratory data; tracking status, and capturing the result of data validation and the process of combining the sample and lab data, including QA/QC data, etc. Minimum Qualifications: The Contractor shall maintain and manage multiple large relational databases in Microsoft Visual FoxPro in support of the various tasks. All of the tasks require a high level of environmental database management expertise and programming experience in both Microsoft FoxPro (and/or Microsoft Visual FoxPro) and Microsoft Access. Examples of relevant experience include aquatic ecological risk assessment, environmental data analysis, chemical data validation, chemical and toxicological laboratory methods, environmental field sampling methods, and sample plan design. Each person in the three designated labor categories below is required to have the minimum background/experience: (1) Database Management Coordinator and (2) Database Programmer/Analyst - Individuals performing under these labor categories shall have a minimum of five (5) years experience managing, designing, and developing environmental-contaminant databases and database applications using: (1) Microsoft FoxPro or Microsoft Visual FoxPro, and (2) Microsoft Access. Additionally, individuals must have an environmental science background that includes a minimum of five (5) years experience using environmental sediment chemistry, tissue contaminant-residue chemistry, and environmental contaminant toxicity data in conducting or supporting hazardous waste site investigations, including investigation and sample plan design, ecological risk assessment, cleanup level derivation, development and evaluation of remedial alternatives, development of mitigation strategies, natural resource damage assessment (pathway evaluation, injury determination, restoration project development, and scaling damages), and long-term effectiveness monitoring programs. (3) Database Technician(s) - Individuals performing under this labor category shall have a minimum three (3) years technical experience in Microsoft FoxPro/Microsoft Visual FoxPro and Microsoft Access and a minimum three (3) years experience with contaminant and hazardous waste site data, including environmental sediment chemistry, tissue contaminant-residue chemistry, and environmental contaminant toxicity data. It is anticipated that an Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract may be awarded as a result of any solicitation issued for this project. The period of performance will be one base period (beginning approximately January or February 2012) with four one-year option periods. THIS PROCUREMENT IS A 100% WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 561990 with a size standard of $7M. All contractors doing business with the Government are required to be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) and to have completed the online representation and certifications application (ORCA). A Request for Proposal (RFP) solicitation will be available later in November 2011 through this website. No paper copies of the solicitation will be issued. No telephone, facsimile, or written requests will be accepted. It is incumbent upon interested parties to register at the solicitation's site for notification and to review the site frequently for any updates/amendments to any and all documents. Technical questions regarding this solicitation should be addressed to Sharon.S.Kent@noaa.gov as NO TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL BE HONORED. All responsible, responsive sources may submit an offer which will be considered by the Agency.
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