SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- GOES DCS Capabilities
- Notice Date
- 11/10/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering 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
- NOAA-SS-15-GOES_DCS_Capabilities
- Archive Date
- 12/10/2015
- Point of Contact
- Alea Cox, Phone: 2065266026, SARAH MCKIM, Phone: 206-526-6345
- E-Mail Address
-
alea.cox@noaa.gov, SARAH.MCKIM@NOAA.GOV
(alea.cox@noaa.gov, SARAH.MCKIM@NOAA.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT. IT IS NOT A SOLICITATION, NOR DOES IT GUARANTEE A SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. Any information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Announcement is strictly voluntary. The Government will neither award a contract solely based on this notice, nor pay for any information submitted by respondents. This notice is a request by the Government to collect information from interested vendors for the purpose of market research. Failing to provide a response to this announcement will not prohibit/exclude an interested vendor from participating in a future solicitation. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) seeks a contractor for the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) to support and provide sustaining engineering support for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) Data Collection System (DCS). Background The GOES DCS is a national critical system, delivering an estimated six million observations per day into the global observing networks. Data from river gages are used in detecting floods, observations from tide gages monitor for tsunamis, fire weather data is used in fighting wild land fires, etc. GOES DCS is a critical system for NOAA's National Weather Service, NOAA's National Ocean Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the National Interagency Fire Center, the Bureaus of Land Management and Reclamation, states and local municipalities and hydrometeorological services all over the Western Hemisphere. GOES DCS delivers data into almost every emergency warning system in the U.S. and the neighboring region. NOAA's ground systems are an essential part of that network. NOAA's ground systems at the Wallops Command and Data Acquisition Station (WCDAS) in Wallops, Virginia and at the NOAA Satellite Operations Facility (NSOF) in Suitland, MD are the two main locations for this work to be performed. The system is comprised of 2 primary systems, the Data Acquisition and Monitoring System - New Technology (DAMS-NT) which takes data from the satellite to the ground processing system, and the DCS Administration and Data Distribution System (DADDS) which manages system configurations, user and platform information, and distributes data to external users through the Internet and through rebroadcast distribution systems. These very complex, very large systems have been under development and modernization and under maintenance since 2007. Key Assumptions Period of Performance: (FY16-FY20). Locations: Wallops Command and Data Acquisition Station, VA and NOAA Satellite Operations Facility, Suitland, MD The support for the GOES DCS includes, but is not limited to, strategic planning, concept development, requirements analysis, system design, engineering, integration/installation, acceptance test and evaluation, integrated logistics support, training and documentation to enhance/improve systems. The key work areas shall include systems documentation updates, user/operator procedures and training, and System Incident Reports (SIR) response/resolution. The GOES DCS has a number of elements/subsystems. The major subsystems are highlighted below: 1.DCS DEMODULATORS - Receive GOES DCS data from user-owned platforms, add time stamp, data quality into predefined data output structure and transfer data into user output stream for distribution and local data storage. 2.DCS PILOT / TEST TRANSMITTERS (P/TT) - Transmit a common carrier for the GOES DCS satellite systems transponder and enables operations to selectively poll GOES DCS channels should problems occur throughout the overall system. 3.DCS PILOT CONTROL MODULES (PCM) - Receives the common pilot carrier and phase locks this signal to normalize the receive frequency within the 400 MHz GOES DCS band. 4.DCS ADMINISTRATIVE AND DATA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (DADDS) - The DADDS is the centralized GOES DCS management and data distribution component. It interfaces to most of the other elements of the GOES DCS, maintains centralized records of the system and enables effective management of GOES resources. It also enables system users to retrieve data and maintain records on their respective DCP radio sets deployed within the foot prints of the GOES East and GOES West satellites. 6. DCS PLATFORM RADIO SET (DCPRS) CERTIFICATION UPGRADES - GOES DCS DCPRS are type accepted for use in the system. As such, NESDIS must maintain records and conduct type certification of the radio sets operating in the GOES DCS. Over the past 30 years the GOES DCS has evolved from the legacy 100 bps DCPRS to the present 300/1200 bps equipment. Presently the 300/1200 bps DCPRS are being updated to accommodate more efficient use of the allocated spectrum. As this equipment becomes more prevalent in the GOES DCS upgrades will be necessary to the overall GOES DCS to maintain present and future improvements. Given the evolving nature of the GOES DCS, refresh and upgrade of its components are needed. Work assignments will be written against this potential contract to satisfy the needs to NOAA NESDIS. The purpose of the work assignments is to refine the system's RF elements, firmware, commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software and applications software as required. The primary focus of this requirement is to update the documentation, operations procedures and training, and to resolve any issues/problems with the GOES DCS. Labor Categories RF Communications Specialist Designs and analyzes Radio Frequency communications systems. Frequency ranges covered are HF to Microwave. Uses a range of CAD tools for link budgets, impedance matching, antenna design, modulation, demodulation, frequency synthesis and coding. Independently organizes jobs into tasks that may be assigned to others. Writes and presents documents on work results. Signal Processing Specialist Designs and analyzes signal processing systems. Works with a wide range of tools for Digital Signal Processing (DSP) development that are applied to specialized DSP and gate array chips. Constructs digital down conversion, filtering, demodulation, and decoding software. Applies methods of signal combination and noise cancellation to enhance signal to noise ratio and improve the reliability of information recovery. Computer Network Specialist This specialist is responsible for the design and operation of large systems based on networked computers. These computers may be on either or both Local Networks (LAN) or Wide Area Networks (WAN). The WAN element maybe private via VPN or may also have public interface elements. Data Base System Architect / Designer This specialist must be familiar with data base designs using either MSSQL or Oracle. Both real time and archive operational capability is required. Of particular emphasis is knowledge and experience in high reliability multiple node systems. Communications between these nodes may be local or remote. He has substantial capability on all system facets such as data base schemas and replication. Principal Engineer A principal engineer is responsible for administrative and financial responsibility to projects or groups of related projects. He manages the interaction with customer requirements and expectation. These are interpreted working requirements and performance specifications. He must also be able to perform the duties of a project or senior engineer. Project Engineer The project engineer manages and performs necessary hardware and software designs required to execute a design based on a written set of requirements and specifications. He designs and executes tests to validate the design performance. Design and production documents are generated to bring a design to production or field application. Engineer Creates designs and analyses for electronics and computer systems with the assistance of higher-level engineers. Applies a range of CAD and software development tools to create hardware and software designs to meet design requirements and performance specifications. Associate Engineer Independently builds designs that are generated by others. Independently determines the functionality of the bread or brass boards. Independently generates test procedures to verify performance. Analyses and devises best methods for production and test. This person works with others to evolve designs. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 541330 - Engineering Services with a small business size standard of $7.5 million. Although this is an open Sources Sought for all interested contractors regardless of size, small businesses are encouraged to respond. Interested Contractors are requested to provide the following information in response to this Sources Sought Announcement: 1) A statement as to why you believe your firm has the capability to meet all these requirements and perform these services. 2) Your firm's DUNS number & CAGE code. 3) Your firm's SBA certified small business concern status. Specifically identify if your firm is HUBZone-certified, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, or in the SBA's 8(a) program. If your firm is not small, please state that it is a large business. 4) A brief description of your firm's recent past experience (within past 3 years) performing similar services. The information provided in response to this announcement is limited to five pages or less. All information shall be provided free of charge to the Government. The Government will not return any data provided in response to this announcement. This request for information does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a procurement action will be issued. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. Responses shall be provided to Contract Specialist, Alea Cox, via email at alea.cox@noaa.gov no later than 2:00 PM (Pacific Time) on November 25, 2015.
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