SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- In-Flight Remote Sensing System Development and Integration - RFI
- Notice Date
- 6/29/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Acquisition Division - Seattle, 7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast, Seattle, Washington, 98115-6349, United States
- ZIP Code
- 98115-6349
- Solicitation Number
- NFFS7300-18-02974
- Archive Date
- 7/21/2018
- Point of Contact
- CARINA TOPASNA, Phone: 206-526-4395
- E-Mail Address
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Carina.topasna@noaa.gov
(Carina.topasna@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Autonomous Payload Agency/Office: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Acquisition & Grants Office Location: Western Acquisitions Division Seattle, WA Title: In-Flight Remote Sensing System Development and Integration Description(s): Autonomous Payload PR Number: NFFS7300-18-02974 Notice Type: Sources Sought Synopsis: This is a Request for Information (RFI). This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a commitment for an RFP in the future and it is not considered to be a commitment by the Government to award a contract. The Government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this announcement. No basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response to this RFI or Government use of any information provided. Disclaimer and Important Notes: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this RFI. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation. The purpose of this RFI is to improve the understanding of Government requirements and industry capabilities. This allows potential offerors to participate and provide information how they can satisfy the Government's requirements. Responses will assist the Government in determining the availability of potential solutions and commercial products in the market place. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor Federal Business Opportunities (FBO.GOV) for additional information pertaining to this requirement. For information regarding this acquisition, contact the Contracting Officials listed herein. This exchange of information must be consistent with procurement integrity requirements (See FAR 3.104). Interested parties include potential offerors, end users, Government acquisition and supporting personnel, and others involved in the conduct or outcome of the acquisition. DRAFT Performance Work Statement In-Flight Remote Sensing System Development and Integration BACKGROUND: The Polar Ecosystems Program at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center's Marine Mammal Laboratory (MML) is responsible for estimating the abundance and distribution of ice-associated seals and coastal harbor seals of Alaska. We conduct large scale fixed-wing surveys of the pack ice in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort seas in a collaborative effort with international researchers in order to accurately assess transboundary population estimates. We have also tested the feasibility of using unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to reach areas of the Bering Sea still inaccessible by manned survey aircraft. Both manned and unmanned surveys result in the collection of extraordinary amounts of imagery which, historically, have been evaluated manually or, more recently, using a semi-automated approach. OBJECTIVES: NOAA's Western Acquisition Division anticipates a need for the procurement of the following services and supplies described herein: The government has the need for an autonomous payload which is required to integrate UAS into surveys of ice-associated mammals, in order to improve the efficacy and human safety in gathering essential data for NOAA stewardship. The MML is looking to have an inflight system developed using existing hardware to integrate multiple instruments for data acquisition based on time interval, real-time detections of animals, and/or habitat detection. The system must be able to accommodate multiple algorithms for testing, be developed in a highly efficient computing environment, and contain both a GUI for supervised operation as well as headless, for completely autonomous use. Existing equipment to be integrated: • 3 FLIR A6750sc SLS LWIR thermal imagers  Backup thermal camera: FLIR SC645 LWIR • 3 Prosilica GT6600c machine vision cameras • NovAtel GNSS/IMU (or similar) will be purchased by NOAA under consultation with the vendor • Synology16 TB NAS (RAID) SCOPE: The Contractor's primary responsibility shall be to provide the hardware and software to manage data collection from these instruments. The vendor shall also provide training in the maintenance, deployment, and mission planning. TASKS: A. Technical Specifications Instrument integration (three pairs of thermal and color cameras, & one GNSS/IMU) 1. Graphical interface for configuring instruments and flight information o Real-time camera controls: gain, shutter speed, frame rate, white balance, etc o Flight data: Provide user defined data input fields (e.g., project name, flight number, aircraft, effort type, notes field) - Effort changes throughout a flight, therefore effort type of image collection should be specified: "on effort" "off effort" or "other effort" by operator - Output file including a record for each image or note. Each record shall include GNSS/IMU data, image names, effort type, trigger type. o When triggering on a detection algorithm, an output file shall include records for each detection including: unique object ID, image names, x,y pixel coordinates of detected objects, classification if available 2. Image pixel correlation/registration between color and thermal images, supporting different FOV (allowing flexible vertical windowing) Provide the following image acquisition options--trigger image collection by: o detection algorithm o time interval o required overlap or gap setting o user (start/stop) o gps location 3. Requirements for running detection algorithms in-flight o In-line hook for testing and implementing real-time use of detection algorithms o Include image path for algorithm access to thermal and color images - Algorithm requirements shall mirror those of the NOAA VIAME framework (http://www.viametoolkit.org/) such that algorithms can be run either in-flight or in the post-processing VIAME environment (Specific requirements will be provided by NOAA) - A test algorithm shall be provided by NOAA for software development needs o Include feedback to allow images to be discarded or saved based on algorithm output o Provide hardware requirements for control computers or provide hardware o Provide processing of GNSS/IMU data as needed to meet the requirements of this RFP o Provide shapefile of area photographed by each camera per flight and metadata report B. Installation, Training Specifications, and Place of Performance • Bench testing raw data acquisition (at vendor location) • Bench testing full system functionality (at vendor location) • In-flight testing on location in Barrow, Alaska • On-site installation and training in Seattle, Washington, including delivery of written manual with system requirements, installation instructions, user manual, and trouble shooting Testing and analyzing data from all components to ensure performance meets specifications after installation. Training NOAA staff to use software and perform any required post processing or registration steps. Each trip will require one week on-site in Seattle, WA and in the field in Barrow, AK. A written manual shall be provided. C. Licenses, Warrantees, and Maintenance costs Proposals should include a detailed listing of all warrantees and maintenance costs for a period of three years after installation. Specific software licensing requirements should also be outlined and justified. D. Timeline o Target award date of Aug 15 o Raw data acquisition test flight: December 2018 (Tampa, FL) o Final test flights: April 2019 (Barrow, AK) E. Deliverables Date Milestone Deliverable Upon award Kickoff Meeting Master plan with detailed timetable August Raw data acquisition bench testing Report of tests and results, identify next steps December Expansion Meeting Image registration and real-time detection demo February Full functionality bench testing Report of tests and results, identify next steps March On-site training (Seattle, WA) Manual, software, license(s), source code (I/A) April -May In flight testing (Barrow, AK) Report of tests and results, any final fixes required Government-Furnished Property, Material, Equipment, or Information (GFP, GFM, GFE, or GFI) There is no GFP for this requirement. Security There is no security requirement as the equipment can be delivered. Travel Yes travel is required. Special Material Requirements There are no special material requirements. Other Unique Requirements Prior to acceptance, the vendor will be required to demonstrate that the technical requirements of the PWS are met. Place of Performance: See section B of the Performance Work Statement. Period of Performance: Base Year: Date of Award - June 1, 2019 Option Item 1: Date of Award - June 1, 2019 Option Item 2: June 2, 2019 - February 1, 2020 Sources intending to respond to this RFI should thoroughly review the aforementioned and submit the following information: A. Capability statements expressing interest in this requirement, describing your company and its capability to meet the minimum requirements stated in this RFI with a description of your proposed services and supplies that would meet the requirements. Interested parties should provide sufficient detailed information which demonstrates the technical capability of the proposed product to meet the Government requirements through the submission of product literature, technical features and warranty provisions, etc; B. Identification of your firm's business size. (Note: NAICS 541519 - Other Related Services applies to this acquisition with the small business size standard being $27.5 Million). Indicate if your business is a socio-economic concern (e.g. SDVOSB, WOSB, 8(a), etc.) C. Cage Code and DUNS number. D. Submit two (2) separate references which clearly address recently completed (Federal, State, and local government and private) contracts, subcontracts, and grants, relevant to the type of supplies required under this RFI. Referenced contracts must demonstrate relevant experience that describes work over the past three years which illustrates the successful completion of similar supply projects. Interested vendors may provide information on problems encountered on the identified contracts and the offeror's corrective actions. The Government will consider this information, as well as information obtained from references listed in the proposal, knowledge of Government personnel, or other information regarding the offeror's performance on relevant contracts. E. Provide estimated timeframe of delivery. Please send your submission via email to the attention of Contact Specialist (CS) Carina Topasna, carina.topasna@noaa.gov, no later than Friday, July 06, 2018, 3:00 p.m. PST. The response shall be submitted electronically in PDF. The response shall be no more than 15 single-sided, single-spaced pages, and use a minimum font of 12 point (Times New Roman) on 8 ½ x 11-inch paper. Each page should be separately numbered. Primary Point of Contact.: Carina Topasna Contract Specialist: carina.topasna@noaa.gov Phone: 206-526-6350 Contracting Office Address: 7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast Seattle, Washington 98115-6349 Allow Vendors To Add/Remove From Interested Vendors: Yes Allow Vendors To View Interested Vendors List: Yes Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action: No Solicitation External Reference: Solicitation External Reference To Packages:
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- Place of Performance
- Address: BARROW, Alaska, United States
- Record
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