D -- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE UNITED STATES MISSION CONTROL CENTER (USMCC)

Notice Date

October 19, 2000

Contracting Office

U.S. Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/OFA/AGFS/AMD -- OFA51, 1305 East West Highway -- Station 7604, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910

ZIP Code

20910

Solicitation Number

Contract 50-DDNE-5-00039

Point of Contact

POC Aileen Redding, Contracting Officer (301) 713-0839, extension 127

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the contract specialist. (Aileen.B.Redding@noaa.gov)

Description

D -- -The Department of Commerce (DOC)/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) intends to negotiate on a non-competitive basis with Science Systems and Applications Inc. (SSAI), Lanham MD to extend the current NOAA contract 50-DDNE-5-00039 for an additional period of time not to exceed six months. This extension is necessary as an interim measure to allow an award to be made for the follow-on contract under solicitation 52-DDNE-0-90001. Request for Proposal 52-DDNE-0-90001 may be viewed at http://www.rdc.noaa.gov/~amd/SOLINDEX.HTML The United States Mission Control Center (USMCC) is the United States focal point and control center in the interagency and international program called Space Systems for Search of Vessels in Distress/Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking, or Cospas-Sarsat. The Cospas-Sarsat Program is a space and ground system for locating ships and aircraft in distress. The mission of the USMCC is the coordination in the receipt and distribution of information regarding signals emitted from emergency beacons on the earth's surface, acquired by satellite, and relayed to a Mission Control Center after receipt and processing by a ground system. In the US, messages are sent to Search and Rescue Coordination Centers (RCCs) operated by the US Coast Guard and US Air Force. The USMCC is located at NOAA/National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Services (NESDIS), Suitland, MD. The automated functions of the USMCC are performed on IBM compatible PCs operating under WINDOWS NT. Maintenance services required will be for corrective, adaptive, and perfective software maintenance, with corrective software maintenance required 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Operations support will be required on a shift basis 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contractor will be required to operate the USMCC with operator/controllers qualified in IBM compatible PC and WINDOWS NT operations and a working knowledge of all the major functions and interfaces of the USMCC. Technical support services required will consist primarily of ongoing support to NOAA/NESDIS Management in the areas of user requirements, participation in User, National, and International meetings, system performance and monitoring, data communications interfaces, local area networks and COTS software, and Cospas-Sarsat related operational and technical matters. It is expected that this extension will allow enough time for receipt of offers, award of a contract, and a transition period of two months. Small business vendors who believe they can satisfy the Government's requirements for this interim period are invited to submit an affirmative response. Responses due no later than 45 days after the date of publication of this CBD/Synopsis. To be considered an affirmative response, vendors must submit written data and documentation which demonstrate a knowledge of and recent in-depth experience with the United States Mission Control Center (USMCC) functions, technical systems and duties as explained above. Vendors must demonstrate recent experience in operating a similar facility, and the ability to assume these duties without any performance delay and in a cost effective manner. All responsible sources must submit a written narrative statement of capability, that speaks directly to the technical requirements stated herein, including detailed technical information and other technical literature, and cost information sufficient to permit agency analysis in order to determine a bona fide capability to meet the requirements. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement for competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within its discretion. The existing contract, 50-DDNE-5-00039, was awarded under a small business set-aside and the solicitation, 52-DDNE-0-90001, was issued as a small business set-aside. This action is restricted to small businesses. The SIC Code is 7376. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 514199. Notes 1, 22 and 26 apply.

Web Link

Click here to view the solicitation. (http://www.rdc.noaa.gov/~amd/SOLINDEX.HTML)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001023/DSOL001.HTM (W-293 SN5047D6)