SRCSGT | B | Evaluation of airborne sensors for fine - scale monitoring of road, trail and riparian corridors in National Park Service units of the Northern Colorado Plateau network.

FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 27, 2004 FBO #1005
SOURCES SOUGHT

B -- Evaluation of airborne sensors for fine - scale monitoring of road, trail and riparian corridors in National Park Service units of the Northern Colorado Plateau network.

Notice Date: 8/25/2004
Notice Type: Sources Sought
Contracting Office: IMDE - ACG - Administration, Contracting and General Services National Park Service, IMDE - ACG 12795 W. Alameda Pkwy. Lakewood CO 80228
ZIP Code: 80228
Solicitation Number: N1344040055
Response Due: 9/9/2004
Archive Date: 8/25/2005
Point of Contact: John Chaney Contract Specialist 3039692303 john_chaney@nps.gov;
E-Mail Address: Email your questions to Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance
(EC_helpdesk@NBC.GOV)
Small Business Set-Aside: N/A
Description: THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT; THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS ONLY. The purpose of this sources sought synopsis is to gain knowledge of potentially qualified sources and their ability to perform the work contemplated in a future solicitation. Following is a general description of work for the anticipated contract: Project: Evaluation of Airborne Sensors for Fine-Scale Monitoring of Road, Trail, and Riparian Corridors in NPS Units of the Northern Colorado Plateau Network Scope: National Park Service (NPS) units of the Northern Colorado Plateau Inventory and Monitoring Network (NCPN), with the support of the U.S. Geological Survey's Southwest Biological Sciences Center (USGS SBSC), have identified a need for monitoring road, trail, and riparian corridors to detect changes in the spatial distribution / extent of soil-surface disturbances and changes in the status of riparian and riverine wetland plant communities. Monitoring via the use of airborne sensors may be an effective approach for reducing data acquisition costs, increasing the spatial coverage of data acquisition (i.e., relative to sole reliance on ground-based sampling techniques), and reducing resource impacts associated with ground-based monitoring of upland soil conditions in landscapes where fragile biological soil crusts are prevalent. The purpose of this project is to evaluate the utility, costs and benefits of different approaches for long-term aerial monitoring of corridors and other targeted, focal areas within NPS units. The evaluation primarily will focus on aspects of the change-detection process that pertain to the repeated acquisition, processing, and classification of fine-scale airborne imagery for purposes of change detection. An underlying assumption of this project is that it will be too expensive (and probably ineffective) to monitor changes in fine-scale features with high-resolution satellite imagery (e.g., Ikonos or Quick-Bird). Thus the scope of this project is restricted to an evaluation of sensors that can be mounted on airborne platforms that can be directed along specific flight paths. The desired outcome of this project is a report that provides NPS with sufficient information so that a decision may be made concerning the approach that will best meet the budgetary constraints and integrated monitoring needs of the NCPN program. The supplier should be familiar with both the remote sensing technologies mentioned above, their costs and abilities, and the unique conditions of Colorado Plateau ecosystems in regard to their impacts on remote sensing data (particularly, sparse vegetation and the resulting impact of soils and geology on analyses of the data, and occurrence of abundant biological soil crusts specific expertise necessary to accomplish this work. The supplier should also have experience and knowledge concerning the application of fine-resolution remote-sensing technologies to assessment and monitoring of riparian and dryland ecosystems of the Colorado Plateau. In particular, this project requires field- and lab-based knowledge of the effects of geology and bare-soil exposures on surface reflectance properties captured in remotely sensed imagery and on the ability of image-processing techniques to differentiate surface features of the Colorado Plateau region. The estimated price range is $25,000 to $100,000. The tentative issue date for this procurement is November of 2004. The Project & Contracting Office is looking for the following information: (1) Description of specialized experience in performing work similar in scope to that which is contemplated; (2) a list of present projects, as well as projects performed in the last three (3) years that are of a similar nature to work contemplated (please describe scope and size of project. Responses should not exceed one (1) page. Address responses to John Chaney, Contract Specialist with The National Park Service., e-mail: John_Chaney@NPS.Gov, Phone: (303) 969-2303 Responses are due September 9, 2004.
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Place of Performance: Address: Northern Colorado Plateau: Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming; Zip Code: 84532; Country: USA
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B -- Evaluation of airborne sensors for fine - scale monitoring of road, trail and riparian corridors in National Park Service units of the Northern Colorado Plateau network.