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70 -- ACQUISITION OF GVAR DATA STREAM INGESTOR SOL 52-DDNE-8-90136 DUE 080598 POC Aileen B. Redding, Contract Specialist, (301)713-0839, extension 12770 -- E-MAIL: Click here to reach the contract specialist via e-mail., Aileen.B.Redding@noaa.gov. 70 -- ACQUISITION OF GVAR DATA STREAM INGESTOR The Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (DOC/NOAA/NESDIS) intends to negotiate on a non-competitive basis with the University of Wisconsin/Space Science and Engineering center (SSEC) for the acquisition of an SSEC Desktop Ingestor (SDI) and related software. The SSEC Desktop Ingestor (SDI) and related software possess the following the mandatory capabilities that must be satisfied to meet the Government's minimum requirements: 1) The ingest system hardware and software must be currently available Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) and IP address switch-able. 2) The ingest system hardware and software must be Year 2000 compliant and handle the following Y2K scenario test cases, transition Dec 31, 1999-Jan 1, 2000; Feb 19,2000-Feb 20,2000; Dec 31, 2000-Jan 1, 0001 correctly. 3) The ingest system must be able to ingest GVAR data streams from GOES-8, GOES-9 and GOES-10 for all instruments and all Bands, including documentation data sets (Block-0 and Sounder/Auxiliary Data (SAD) ID Blocks) and be seamlessly upgradable for processing future NOAA GOES satellites. 4) The ingest system must output the data in McIDAS area format and integrate seamlessly with current McIDAS based production systems through the Abstract Data Distribution Environment (ADDE) protocol. 5) The ingest system must be able to ingest and process both Imager (all channels) and Sounder (all channels) data from the GVAR satellite streams while providing navigated and calibrated imagery and documentation datasets for a high volume, high fan-out customer base. The customer base includes typical standard operational user defined product suites, as well as standard and exception case research user defined product suites which reflect concurrent generation of extensive sets of real-time: full resolution sectors for all instruments and channels including documentation data sets; reduced resolution subsectorsfor all instruments and channels including documentation data sets; and remap projections of GVAR outputs. 6) The ingest systems must demonstrate zero-defect continuous real-time data delivery to the server systems and/or product systems. All real time data must be available on a line by line basis to the server and/or product systems within less than one minute of ingest. 7) The ingest system must provide further capabilities to service additional "on-demand" non-standard requests for real-time data access, subsectors, and remaps originating from either multiple server or client McIDAS systems while meeting the same data timeliness and data quality requirements stated above. 8) The ingest system will provide wholly independent startup/stop; logging; and data processing for Imager and Sounder instruments. Sectors defined for each configurable product suite will allow for user definable, multiple, consecutive and non-consecutive file ranges, as well as multiple directory destinations on: local hard drives, server system, and/or workstations. 9) The ingest system will provide advanced real-time graphical user interfaces (GUI) and system utilities that permit tunable on-line and off-line: sector configuration, monitoring, display, reporting, and enhanced error correction for ingested imagery. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Solicitation No. 52-DDNE-8-00136 is issued as a non-competitive RFP. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-05. The following items are being procured: SSEC Desktop Ingestor (SDI) Software for GVAR Data Ingest (3), SDI Hardware System Part #6450-685-SYS (6), SDI Clock/Data Interface Card Part #6450-685 (3), SSEC NRZ Converter (1), and SDI McIDAS-XSD Support (1). Warranty is 12 months. Delivery is 30 days ARO, FOB Destination at DOC/NOAA, Camp Springs, MD. Provision 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial applies to this acquisition. Offerors are to include a completed copy of Provision FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items with its offer. Clause FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition; Clause FAR 52.212-5 contract terms and conditions required to implement statutes or executive orders -- commercial items, applies to this acquisition as follows: 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales To The Government; 52.203-10 Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity; 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business concerns and Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns; 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; 52.222-20 Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act; 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; 52.225-3 Buy American Act -- Supplies; 52.233-3 Protest After Award. Any additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices will be incorporated. Any source that believes it can supply the required items within the time period required shall respond by submitting a written narrative statement of capability, including detailed technical information and other technical literature demonstrating the ability to meet the above requirement, within 15 days of this notice, to the above address. The response must be sufficient to permit agency analysis to establish a bonafide capability to meet the requirements. It is required that pricing data be included as part of the response, including terms and conditions. Posted 07/21/98 (W-SN226492). (0202)

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