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D -- Common Support Services - Weather - Attachment

Notice Date: 1/3/2014
Notice Type: Attachment
NAICS: 541512 — Computer Systems Design Services
Contracting Office: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, AAQ-330 WA - FAA Headquarters (Washington, DC)
Solicitation Number: DTFAWA-14-R-00004
Response Due: 3/4/2014
Archive Date: 3/4/2014
Point of Contact: William Willenbring, bill.willenbring@faa.gov, Phone: 202-267-7914
E-Mail Address: Click here to email William Willenbring
(bill.willenbring@faa.gov)
Small Business Set-Aside: N/A
Description: Background: The operation of today's National Airspace System (NAS) is supported by a variety of weather sensing and processing systems maintained by Federal agencies and private entities. These disparate sources of aviation weather data sometimes conflict with one another, creating challenges for efficient operational planning and decision-making. Furthermore, consistent NAS-wide weather information is rarely available for use in any one location. As a result, NAS-wide operational coordination requires excessive, ad hoc discussion among stakeholders, which is time-consuming and inefficient. The realization of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) will require changes to the FAA ™s weather architecture. The integration of weather information into air traffic management decision support tools, which will require an increased use of gridded weather data with high spatial and temporal resolutions, and the increase in the number of weather data users, will impose significant demands on the capacity of the FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI) Operations Internet Protocol network. The addition of new types of data sources and new users could also require costly, purpose-built connections and service adaptors to translate among data formats. The FAA has identified a need for a solution that will address the inconsistency of weather data and the limitations in network coverage and scalability. Through data filtering and standardization of data formats, the Common Support Services “ Weather (CSS-Wx) solution will enable the efficient publication of high-resolution aviation weather data from the variety of producing systems to weather information users throughout the NAS. The solution will provide users with access to the NAS-wide weather information required for operational planning. It will also institute standard protocols for NAS systems and will be scalable to facilitate the addition of new systems, thereby minimizing the need for service adaptors. Acquisition: The FAA has a requirement for the CSS-Wx System. The CSS-Wx System will acquire weather information from FAA and other sources and provide these data to systems that consume weather data. It will publish weather information in standardized formats for use by the FAA ™s Air Traffic Organization, commercial aviation, general aviation, and other Federal agencies. The CSS-Wx System will publish aviation weather products provided by the NextGen Weather Processor (NWP), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) NextGen Web Services, other FAA weather data sources, and non-FAA weather data sources for aviation users. The CSS-Wx System will ultimately provide the following high-level capabilities: Standardize weather information in common formats identified by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC); Filter weather information geospatially and temporally based on a user ™s requirements; Disseminate weather information via the System Wide Information Management (SWIM) system; Perform weather data management; and Store, archive, and retrieve weather information. The Government will furnish telecommunications and messaging services through the FTI and SWIM programs to support the development and operation of the CSS-Wx System. The Contractor will be responsible for determining the telecommunication and messaging services needed for the CSS-Wx System. The scope of work of the CSS-Wx procurement consists of the design of the CSS-Wx System in accordance with Attachment J-01, CSS-Wx System Specification Document, the selection of hardware, the development of system and client software, integration, testing, deployment, help desk and operational support, and maintenance of the system hardware and software. The scope of work also includes the acquisition, implementation, and integration of a NOAAPORT receiver system output into the CSS-Wx System. Lastly, the scope of work includes additional engineering services as required by the Government. The base period of performance ends September 30, 2018 with four, one-year option periods. The contract will be awarded on a full and open competitive basis. The FAA intends to award a single contract resulting from this Screening Information Request (SIR). SIR Number DTFAWA-14-R-00004 is available for download from the FAA-hosted FTP server discussed below. The minimum experience qualifications in Section L are mandatory. Prospective Offerors are hereby on notice that any amendment(s) issued to this solicitation will be published at http://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm under the current announcements for the FAA Headquarters. It is the Offerors' responsibility to visit this website frequently for updates on this procurement. If an amendment is issued and the Offeror does not acknowledge it, the Offeror may be considered nonresponsive to the solicitation. All amendments must be acknowledged. The FAA will not be liable for any costs associated with the preparation of responses to the SIR, nor reimburse or otherwise pay any costs incurred by any party responding to this announcement. Access to CSS-Wx SIR Section J Attachments: SIR Section J Attachments are available for download from the FAA hosted FTP server. Request for access to this server can be made electronically at the following URL: http://wx.tc.faa.gov/csswx_sir_request/ Upon successful submission of user information, the following information will be provided: FTP Server IP address FTP Server login username FTP Server login password Use of most commercial and freeware FTP Client software is supported. For additional information, please contact the CSS-Wx Contracting Officer, William Willenbring, at bill.willenbring@faa.gov. SIR Response: Proposals must be sent or hand delivered, in accordance with Section L, to the following address (overnight): ATTN: William Willenbring, AAQ-330 Federal Aviation Administration Department of Transportation 800 Independence Avenue, SW Room 335, Office G-8 Washington, DC 20591 Telephone: 202-267-7914 U. S. Mail: ATTN: William Willenbring, AAQ-330 Federal Aviation Administration Department of Transportation 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 406 Washington, DC 20591 Alternate Delivery Telephone: 202-385-6136 (Salvatore Ales, salvatore.ales@faa.gov) Proposals must be received by the FAA at the above location no later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on March 4, 2014. If you're viewing this announcement from a source other than Federal Aviation Administration Contract Opportunities (FAACO), visit https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/announcement/view/15537 to view the original announcement.
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Document(s): Attachment; File Name: CSS-Wx SIR Section D (docx) (https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/36155); Link: https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/36155; File Name: CSS-Wx SIR Section E (docx) (https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/36156); Link: https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/36156; File Name: CSS-Wx SIR Section B (xlsx) (https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/36153); Link: https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/36153; File Name: CSS-Wx SIR Section C (docx) (https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/36154); Link: https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/36154; File Name: CSS-Wx SIR Section M (docx) (https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/36151); Link: https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/36151; File Name: CSS-Wx SIR Section B (docx) (https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/36152); Link: https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/36152; File Name: CSS-Wx SIR Section L (docx) (https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/36150); Link: https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/36150; File Name: CSS-Wx SIR Section I (docx) (https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/36147); Link: https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/36147; File Name: CSS-Wx SIR Section A (pdf) (https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/36146); Link: https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/36146; File Name: CSS-Wx SIR Section K (docx) (https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/36149); Link: https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/36149; File Name: CSS-Wx SIR Section J (pdf) (https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/36148); Link: https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/36148; File Name: CSS-Wx SIR Section H (docx) (https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/36159); Link: https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/36159; File Name: CSS-Wx SIR Section G (docx) (https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/36158); Link: https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/36158; File Name: CSS-Wx SIR Section F (docx) (https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/36157); Link: https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/36157; Note: If links are broken, refer to Point of Contact above or contact the FBO Help Desk at 877-472-3779.
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