SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- LOCAL CLIMATE ANALYSIS TOOL
- Notice Date
- 10/1/2015
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541511
— Custom Computer Programming Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910
- ZIP Code
- 20910
- Solicitation Number
- 2015-NOAA-PMF
- Archive Date
- 11/30/2015
- Point of Contact
- Patricia McBride-Finneran, Phone: 301-734-1239
- E-Mail Address
-
patricia.mcbride-finneran@noaa.gov
(patricia.mcbride-finneran@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Agency: Department of Commerce Office: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Location: Technology Partnerships Office Synopsis: LOCAL CLIMATE ANALYSIS TOOL RFI FROM NOAA This is a request for information (RFI) only, and is not a solicitation for a contract or grant award. This RFI notice is for information purposes only, is not a request for proposals (RFP), and does not obligate the government in any way. The Government will not reimburse the respondents for any costs associated with the information submitted in response to this request. The Government will treat each submission as confidential. Background The Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Technology Partnerships Office (TPO) is requesting information from industry and other organizations (e.g., non-profits, research laboratories, and universities) to determine whether capability and interest exists for establishing partnerships with NOAA for the purpose of developing specific applications for the NOAA Local Climate Analysis Tool or LCAT. NOAA anticipates these partnerships will have the ability to rapidly scale and surge; thus, removing government resourcing as a bottleneck to the pace of new application development and enabling new value-added services and better integration of the tool into industry and government decision making. The current iteration of the LCAT is used primarily by trained meteorologists to improve their ability to provide more analysis of regional and local climate data. Broadening the scope of the LCAT to include industry-specific climate analysis that is easily accessible to decision makers without additional training or expertise could provide significant benefits and costs savings to broad sectors of the U.S. economy. A vibrant private sector participating in the development and delivery of climate data, products, and services to the public is of value to the U.S. economy and environmental awareness. Through expanded partnerships with private sector and other enterprise partners, the potential exists to develop and market enhanced products and services to the Nation. NOAA is looking for partners to incite creative uses and innovative approaches that will tap the full potential of its data, spur economic growth, help more entrepreneurs launch businesses, and to create new jobs. Additional background information on the data, methods and usability specifications for the LCAT system are available here: http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/BAMS-D-13-00187.1 Purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) This RFI is intended to inform NOAA on the current status of industry sources, business practices, technical capacity, and operational capability. Furthermore, this RFI is intended to inform NOAA on the feasibility of partnering with one or more industry partners to further develop LCAT using no-cost, Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs). Prospective partners would be responsible for funding all costs related to new application development as well as their own technology infrastructure, data management, data services, data security, and delivery of services to users. In exchange, partners would be granted a no-cost license for the LCAT software and would have the rights to commercialize any new application jointly developed under the agreement. While this mode of delivery protects NOAA from the cost of provisioning additional staff and infrastructure, it will require careful thought and controls to ensure NOAA's existing services are not impacted and NOAA remains compliant with statutory regulations. This mode of delivery should also provide the appropriate documentation and attribution of NOAA data. NOAA does not intend to use these partnerships as a replacement for existing services. NOAA will remain responsible for retaining and maintaining the scientific stewardship of any software or data provided to industry partners. NOAA is providing all industry stakeholders an opportunity to comment and respond. NOAA encourages communication and a robust dialogue on this RFI. Information Requested Interested should submit a response with a written statement of interest or capability and discussion of the following points: 1. Value Proposition a. Describe your vision of potential innovations, products, or opportunities that could be developed using the LCAT technology. b. Describe how a proposed new application could create jobs or spur the economy. c. Provide metrics that should be considered to measure the level of impact or success from releasing this data through this partnership approach. 2. Services a. Describe 1) relevant geospatial and other analytic technical capabilities that help data scientists and untrained end users alike identify patterns, trends, and data segments of interest in the context of dynamic and continuous correlation; 2) capabilities that inherently manage information relationships and models; and 3) agile analytics capabilities that can help data scientists and/or end users identify and dynamically exploit emerging trends in data sets and data flows. b. Describe 1) relevant visual capabilities for helping users understand important relationships in large data sets (e.g., geospatial, graphs, time series, etc.); 2) information access in mobile environments; and 3) capabilities that enable information sharing through visual depictions of large/complex information. c. Describe potential data services or any value-added data services and products. d. Describe the methodology that you might use to determine the price paid by users for value-added services and products. 3. Data Management a. Describe your methodology to ensure data integrity with the "reference copy" that will be retained within NOAA. b. Describe data provenance methods that could to be used to determine attribution and guarantee the reliability of the data. c. Describe how your organization would transition the data to another provider, if necessary. 4. Partnership Methods a. Describe how your organization could be able to provide the services at no cost to the Government. d. Describe the target customer audience and how you envision a sufficient revenue stream to be able to reliably provide the services. e. Describe any risks that NOAA should consider or mitigate. 5. Capabilities a. Provide a brief description of your software application development capabilities, including storage, data analytics, data visualization, and delivery to customers. b. Provide an exemplar case study or success story where your software application solutions were integrated. Explain the alternatives considered and challenges faced. d. Provide information on what Federal agencies and/or private entities have benefited from your capabilities and how your company is prepared to deliver and service new clients. Administrative information Your written statement shall include the following as a minimum: •Name, mailing address, overnight delivery address (if different from mailing address), phone number, fax number, and e-mail of designated point of contact. •Written comments, no longer than fifty (50) pages in length, should be submitted, electronically in PDF, no later than October 30, 2015, addressed to: Derek.Parks@noaa.gov. Please do not submit marketing material or business proprietary information. •Responses from large and small businesses are encouraged. Business type (large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a)-certified small disadvantaged business, HUBZone small business, woman-owned small business, very small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business) based upon North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code provide the size status of your company/organization based on 541511 - Custom Computer Programming Services/541512 - Computer Systems Design Services. • Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted in writing by e-mail to the Contracting Officer, patricia.mcbride-finneran@noaa.gov. Verbal questions will NOT be accepted. Questions will be answered by posting answers to the FedBizOpps website (https://www.fbo.gov); accordingly, questions shall NOT contain proprietary or classified information. Points of Contact: Derek Parks Technology Transfer Program Manager derek.parks@noaa.gov Phone: 301-713-3565 x146 Kelly Wright Director, NOAA Technology Partnerships Office Kelly.Wright@noaa.gov Phone: 301-713-3565 x138
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Technology Partnerships Office Address:, SSMC4 - 7th floor /7602, 1305 East West Highway, 7th Floor, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, United States
- Zip Code: 20910
- Zip Code: 20910
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