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70 -- GOES INGEST AND NOAAPORT INTERFACE (GINI) SYSTEM. SOL 52-DDNE-5-00166. POC Helene Kram, Contract Specialist, (301) 713-0839; Aileen Redding, Contracting Officer, (301) 713-0839. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) proposes to negotiate, on a non-competitive basis, with CTA, Inc., 6116 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, Maryland 20852, for the purchase of a custom designed and integrated GOES Ingest and NOAAPORT Interface (GINI) system, including customized hardware and software engineered by CTA. The National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, Satellite Services Division (SSD) will augment the current three-GINI system processing environment with this additional fourth GINI, in support of risk reduction and development activities associated with the National Weather Service (NWS) modernization efforts. Vendors who believe they can provide the aforementioned hardware and software are invited to submit, in writing, an affirmative response. In order to be considered an affirmative response, vendors must submit a written narrative statement of capability, including data which demonstrates a familiarity with the existing hardware and software to be duplicated, be knowledgeable of the GINI data streams and must be familiar with NESDIS standards regarding coding, documentation, and configuration management. The response must be sufficient to permit agency analysis in order to determine a bona fine capability to meet the requirements. See Note 22. (0116)

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