US Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), PGAS, Procurement Operations Division, 1325 East West Highway, Station 4301, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3283

D -- HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE SUPPORT FOR AWIPS AND THE NWS MODERNIZATION SOL 52-DDNW-6-90002 POC Mark A. Miller, Contract Specialist, 301-713-0839; Ina R. Merson, Contracting Officer. The U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA intends to procure hydrometeorological research and development and computer software development support services in preparation for AWIPS. These services include a broad range of support for applied research necessary to develop statistical and interpretative algorithms for traditional and new remotely sensed hydrometeorological observations from satellite, radar, and in situ sensors; the development of basic or core AWIPS Weather Forecast Office (WFO) applications; the development of advanced applications to support improved and restructured forecast operations, and new products and services; the provision of computer system administration; and the development and maintenance of applications used on computers currently in the field offices. Functions of the core applications include decoding data, performing quality control, computing hydrometeorological parameters, creating displays, processing images, performing objective analysis and interpolation, running numerical and statistical forecast models, facilitating forecaster-machine interaction, providing forecast decision assistance, formatting and routing products, and performing forecast monitoring and verification. The contract will require the preparation and updating of requirements specifications which include descriptions of requirements, sample inputs and outputs, data flow diagrams, and currently available related code. The work will also include participation as technical experts in the review of AWIPS prime contractor deliverables such as designs, code, test results, and documentation. Applications development work will include support for advanced techniques such as computer graphics for entry of forecasts and warnings, computer assisted preparation of official forecast products, and computer analysis and display of remote sensed satellite and Doppler radar data. A base year and four option years totalling 60 months are envisioned. All requests for this solicitation much be in writing referencing the solicitation number and must be received no later than thirty (30) days after publication of this synopsis. (0092)

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