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70 -- REPLACEMENT OF GOES I-M OPERATIONS GROUND EQUIPMENT (OGE) PRODUCT MONITOR SYSTEM SOL 52-DDNE-7-90058 DUE 041897 POC Helene Kram, Contract Specialist, 301/713-0839; Ina R. Merson, Contracting Officer, 301/713-0839 The U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA intends to procure a replacement Product Monitor System for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES). The Product Monitor (PM), one of the Operations Ground Equipment's (OGE's) seven components, is the functional element of the OGE responsible for the monitoring and analysis of the GOES Variable (GVAR) data. The reason for replacing the PM is to achieve both software and hardware component performance improvement, accessibility, flexibility and reusability. Specifically, the replacement PM shall: provide system performance and capability that exceeds that of the current PM; provide sufficient processing margin to allow for future enhancements and modifications; increase online and offline data storage capacities and retrieval capabilities; minimize modifications to the PM's interfaces with other OGE subsystems; improve the mean time between failures (MTBF) and mean time to repair (MTTR) of the PM hardware and software; provide enhanced system startup and shutdown, and inter-PM data transfer capabilities; enhance data trending analysis capabilities; improve image and non-image data display capabilities; enhance the user interface to provide easier access to PM functions and data; automate routine, operator-intensive operations to reduce operator workload and training requirements. The Contractor shall perform design, construction, installation, test, integration, documentation, training, and engineering and maintenance support for the replacement PM. The replacement PM system will be installed at the Spacecraft Operations Control Center (SOCC), Suitland, MD and the Wallops Command and Data Acquisition Station (WCDAS), Wallops, VA. This procurement is envisioned to have a period of performance of twenty-four (24) months. All requests for this solicitation must be in writing referencing the solicitation number and must be received no later than thirty (30) days after publication of this synopsis. (0078)

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