MODIFICATION
A -- Snow and Ice Distributed Active Archive Center for Earth Observing System (EOS) Data and Information System (EOSDIS) - Responses to Questions
- Notice Date
- 8/10/2017
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.Y, Greenbelt, Maryland, 20771, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- RFI-2017SnowandIceDAAC
- Point of Contact
- Colin Bornmann, Phone: 3012867673
- E-Mail Address
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colin.r.bornmann@nasa.gov
(colin.r.bornmann@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Responses to Questions, Set #1 Request For Information (RFI) Snow and Ice Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) Earth Observing System (EOS) Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA/GSFC is hereby soliciting information about potential sources for the operation of the Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) for snow and ice data for the Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS) Project of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps and on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor these sites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. The current DAAC for snow and ice data is located at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado, Boulder campus. This DAAC is required to acquire, ingest, process, archive and distribute snow and ice data products needed for Earth science research, as well as snow and ice data products generated from Earth science instruments, which are useful to the broader science community and educational institutions. This DAAC is responsible for managing the cryospheric data products and services from such NASA instruments as the Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS), the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), the Visible Imaging Infrared Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) as well as other related instruments like the Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR), the Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I), the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR-2), and any (as directed) new missions in the future. The DAAC also manages data products and services from aircraft missions such as the Operation Ice Bridge mission. This DAAC will support its user community by providing specialized cryospheric discipline data and information services, assisting in locating and manipulating related and ancillary data, developing new software techniques and tools for the NASA cryospheric community and serving as a point of contact for the development and implementation of new geophysical algorithms to derive standard snow and ice products. NASA is interested in awarding acontract for acquiring, processing, storing and distributing snow and ice data with a group that would work cooperatively with the ESDIS Project and the other Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs); the current contract is a cost, no-fee type. The period of performance is five years starting in June 2018. The functions of this facility would include, but are not limited to (see the Statement of Work): 1) Ingest, archive and distribute Earth Science data designated for the EOSDIS Snow and Ice Distributed Active Archive Center using EOSDIS core systems as a base component. 2) Provide operations support for acquiring, processing, archiving and distribution of data and ancillary data for new and future missions as well as supporting/validation of data from various sources. 3) Provide documentation and user support on cryospheric data and services. Keep abreast of uses of the data. Ensure data is archived and served in a way that facilities its use. Recommend to NASA data formats or additional data products that might better serve community needs. 4) Provide leadership in the cryospheric community on data formats, strategic services, data interoperability, data usability, and data capabilities. 5) Provide tools, services, user interfaces, web infrastructure components for the cryospheric community. 6) Coordinating with other organizations, agencies, DAACs, NASA Centers, and institutions in order to accomplish the goals and objectives of this contract. This includes developing and maintaining interfaces with other EOSDIS organizational elements, other agencies with which EOSDIS must cooperate, NASA’s international partners with whom EOSDIS will be interoperable, and a broad variety of international organizations and working groups. For an understanding of the scope of the maintenance and operation of this DAAC respondents should review the provided references. These documents serve as a backdrop against which respondents must frame and pose the appropriate advanced information technology topics for further consideration: Reference URL 1. NSDIC Website http://nsidc.org/daac 2. ESDIS Project Website https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/esdis-project 3. EOSDIS Earthdata Website https://earthdata.nasa.gov/ Directions to Responders The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is seeking capability statements from all interested parties, including Small, Small Disadvantaged (SDB), 8(a), Woman-owned (WOSB), Veteran Owned (VOSB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned (SD-VOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) businesses, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)/Minority Institutions (MI) for the purposes of determining the appropriate level of competition and/or small business subcontracting goals for the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) for the Earth Observing System (EOS) Data and Information System (EOSDIS). The Government reserves the right to consider a Small, 8(a), Woman-owned (WOSB), Service Disabled Veteran (SD-VOSB), or HUBZone business set-aside based on responses hereto. Responses should demonstrate the operational reliability and robustness of the proposed approach, as well as simplicity and straightforwardness for users and the DAAC. The responses should show how the system could adapt to growth in the user community, changes in systems interfaces, and changes in technology. Interested offerors/vendors having the required specialized capabilities to meet the above requirement should submit a capability statement of five (5) pages or less indicating the ability to perform all aspects of the effort described herein, which conforms to Annex 1, "Template for Snow and Ice DAAC Continuing Maintenance and Operation Submittal". The capability statement should clearly address their level of knowledge in the cryospheric sciences and interactions with this user community. The approach should provide a description of the needed capabilities. Comments and suggestions for improving snow and ice DAAC are always encouraged and solicited. Technical questions should be directed to: Ms. Jeanne Behnke ESDIS Project, Code 423 Goddard Space Flight Center Tel. (301) 614-5326 E-mail: jeanne.behnke@nasa.gov Procurement related questions should be directed to: Mr. Colin Bornmann Mail Stop 210.6 Goddard Space Flight Center Telephone: (301) 286-7673 E-mail: colin.r.bornmann@nasa.gov This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Respondents deemed fully qualified will be considered in any resultant solicitation for the requirement. Annex 1 TEMPLATE FOR SI DAAC CONTINUING MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION SUBMITTAL 1. Background and Description of Proposed Approach Describe in adequate detail the specific approach to implementing the snow and ice DAAC, which is being proposed for ESDIS Project consideration and the current state of development approach. Describe how interfaces to DAAC-based systems would be implemented in your approach. Provide a comparison of your approach with or the use of current and near future approaches. You should provide an Operations Concept ("a day in the life" scenario) illustrating the use of your approach. Describe how your experience enables you to manage, process, and maintain the data within the collection. 2. Operational Robustness and Flexibility for Growth and Evolution of Proposed Approach Address the operational reliability and robustness of your proposed approach, as well as simplicity and straightforwardness for cryospheric science users and the DAACs. Describe how your approach to providing the system could adapt to growth in the user community, changes in the systems interfaces, and changes in technology. 3. Science Support for cryosphere user community Describe specific details how the Earth science community will benefit from the support your approach to a snow and ice DAAC will provide. Describe the research organizations available to provide discipline expertise and services in place to assist the Earth science community to perform disciplinary and interdisciplinary science. 4. Cost to Operate Provide a typical year of the cost to operate the snow and ice DAAC on an annual basis. SCHEDULE: Deadline for Submission: August 21, 2017, 5:00PM EDT Responses may be sent via electronic mail (in either Microsoft Word or ADOBE PDF format) or regular mail to: Mr. Colin Bornmann Mail Stop 210.6 Goddard Space Flight Center Telephone: (301) 286-7673 E-mail: colin.r.bornmann@nasa.gov If you respond via regular mail, please also provide an electronic copy in the above formats in addition to the printed version of your submission.
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