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

70 -- INCREASE TO EXISTING CONTRACT FOR AWIPS SUPPORT SERVICES SOL 50-DDNW-2-00002 DUE 091996 POC Meredith Beeg (301) 713-0839 The U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA intends to negotiate on a noncompetitive basis with General Sciences Corporation, 6100 Chevy Chase Drive, Laurel, MD 20707 to extend the period of performance and increase the level of effort for work within the scope of contract 50-DDNW-2-00002 for computer software development and support services in preparation for the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS). The contract is currently in the fourth and final option year which ends September 30, 1996. The Government anticipates that an increased level of effort will be required through December 31, 1996, to allow time to complete negotiations for a follow-on contract (Sol. 52-DDNW-6-00002) which is scheduled for award in the first quarter of fiscal 1997. Additional program requirements which were unanticipated initially have increased the level of work in recent months. The increased level of effort for the current contract is intended to ensure that operations are uninterrupted while the new contract is being negotiated plus a transition period if another company is selected. The existing contract covers services which include the preparation of hydrometeorological specifications to support all aspects of forecast operations including: decoding data, quality control, parameter derivation, display generation, image processing, objective analysis and interpolation, numerical and statistical forecast models, man-machine interaction, decision assistance, product formatting and routing, forecast monitoring and verification, and technique development. Specifications, prepared as Technique Specification Packages, include descriptions of the requirements, sample inputs and outputs, data flow diagrams, and currently available related computer code. The contractor will participate in the review of AWIPS prime contractor deliverables such as designs, code, test plans and documentation. Applications development will also 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 Doppler radar data and windprofiler are envisioned. Vendors who believe they can satisfy the Government's requirements are invited to submit an affirmative response. To be considered affirmative, vendors must submit written data and documentation which demonstrates a knowledge of and close familiarity with each of the aforementioned major operational areas and with the AWIPS implementation effort. Any prospective offeror must demonstrate cognizance of the current status and details of this program such that assumption of duties could be achieved with minimal transition delays while maintaining continuity in service support. All responsible sources must submit a written narrative statement of capability including detailed technical information and other technical literature sufficient to permit agency analysis in order to determine a bona fide capability to meet the requirements. SEE Note 22. (0215)

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