SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Scientific and Technical Support Services
- Notice Date
- 3/7/2002
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), AG/Acquisition Management Division, SSMC4 - Room 7601/OFA61 1305 East West Highway, 7th Floor, Silver Spring, MD, 20910
- ZIP Code
- 20910
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-52-DGNE-2-90005
- Response Due
- 3/29/2002
- Archive Date
- 3/29/2002
- Point of Contact
- Edith Jones, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 713-3478, Fax (301) 713-4155, - Michael Knowles, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-457-5185x142, Fax 301-457-5722,
- E-Mail Address
-
Edith.L.Jones@noaa.gov, mike.knowles@noaa.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- 8a Competitive
- Description
- DESC: THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI). The Department of Commerce (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS) requires ongoing scientific and technical support for its Office of Research and Applications (ORA) site in Camp Springs, MD. ORA is the office within NESDIS that provides guidance for the development and evolution of spacecraft and sensors to meet future needs. Through its divisions, ORA conducts atmospheric, climatic, and oceanographic research on the use of satellite data for monitoring environmental characteristics and their change. ORA plans, coordinates, and conducts research and development activities with other parts of NESDIS and NOAA and other Government agencies, universities and international groups. ORA provides meteorological and oceanographic satellite products and services to users world-wide. This requirement is for scientific support, often at the Ph.D. or Master's degree level, with experience in remote sensing and interpretation of satellite data for weather, ocean and climate systems. The Contractor shall provide scientific support for the design, development, testing, implementation, validation and documentation of algorithms for deriving atmospheric, oceanic and land surface variables from research and operational satellite observations. This support shall involve occasional participation in field experiments including those on ships and aircraft platforms. The Contractor shall participate in technical conferences where the results of this research are presented. These services are currently performed by a staff of physical scientists including meteorologists, oceanographers, hydrologists, physicists, engineers, mathematicians, programmers and system analysts. All responsible sources are invited to submit a description of their capabilities and experience. State whether large, small or disadvantaged business concern. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 541690 applies. The small business size standard for NAICS Code 541690 is $6.0 million. The Government contemplates awarding one fixed price contract for scientific and technical support services to a Section 8(a) source whose proposal represents the best value to the Government. The Government's estimated cost is $30M over a five year period. Included with this RFI is a draft Statement of Work which is posted on the acquisition website listed below. Active industry involvement through comments, questions and recommendations are sought for refining the current approach and contributing to overall future program success. Comments, questions and recommendations may be submitted by fax, e-mail, or mail and should be received by 2:00 p.m. on March 29, 2002. Mail responses should be submitted to the follow address: U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA/AG/NESDIS Business Management Division, SSMC3 - Room 10124, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for bids or proposals, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a request for proposal or award a contract as a result of this request. This announcement is not a Request for Proposals (RFP). The Government will not reimburse the respondent for any cost associated with information submitted in response to this request. LINKURL: www.osd.noaa.gov/scitech LINKDESC: Visit this URL for the latest information about this notice EMAILADD: Edith.L.Jones@noaa.gov EMAILDESC: Edith L. Jones
- Place of Performance
- Address: 5200 Auth Road, Camp Springs, Maryland
- Zip Code: 20746
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 20746
- Record
- SN00036445-W 20020308/020307124226 (fbodaily.com)
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