SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- EOSDIS EED CONTRACT
- Notice Date
- 7/10/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541512
— Computer Systems Design Services
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.Y, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- 4200239572
- Response Due
- 7/25/2008
- Archive Date
- 7/10/2009
- Point of Contact
- Lynne Hoppel, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-286-3035, Fax 301-286-0268, - Jennifer A OConnell, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-614-5605, Fax 301-614-5619
- E-Mail Address
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Lynne.C.Hoppel.1@gsfc.nasa.gov, Jennifer.A.OConnell@nasa.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is planning to issue a future Requestfor Proposal (RFP) for the Earth Observing System Data & Information System (EOSDIS)Evolution and Development (EED) support contract. However, at this time in planning forthe RFP release, the Government seeks industry's comments about what type of contract(FFP, CPFF, CPAF, etc) should be issued for this indefinite delivery - indefinitequantity requirement by the government. We request that respondents identify specificcontract type and discuss the advantages, disadvantages, constraints, risks, costs, andtrade-offs associated with each alternative. Please email responses toJennifer.A.OConnell@nasa.gov. All contractual technical questions must be submitted inwriting (e-mail or fax). Telephone questions will not be accepted.As the contract type must be selected to fit the work required, provided as the remainderof this notice is technical detail currently known for the future indefinite delivery -indefinite quantity requirement.This contract will provide for development and sustaining engineering of software andhardware systems that provide science data management for the Earth Science DataInformation Systems Project, including (but not limited to) the EOSDIS Core System (ECS),currently deployed at three data centers, and the EOS ClearingHouse (ECHO), whichprovides middleware for search and order of EOS data. These systems acquire, process,store and distribute very large volumes of diverse science data from numerous instrumentson several platforms. They are required to operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Thesuccessful contractor will be expected to sustain the high reliability, performance, andaccessibility of these cutting-edge systems, while developing new capabilities inresponse to new mission requirements and evolving science needs.Relevant characteristics of the systems to be developed, evolved and sustained via thiscontract:EOSDIS Core System (ECS): State-of-the-art Science Data System deployed at threegeographically dispersed data centers:Average number of servers per data center: 35 Custom code:600K C/++ SLOC23K Java81K Perl1.4M script lines440K SQL 272K XML COTS Software:212 unique products ( 358 variants e.g., to execute on different platforms or differentoperating systems 149 products critical to system performanceTest system: Includes all of the above, as well as > 27 million data files tosupport various levels of testing System interfaces to 13 different external facilities, controlled by 40 ICDs Operational Availability requirement:.96, with 4 hour mean down timeEOS Clearing House (ECHO):X SLOC Data base factoids Handles 490,000 inserts/updates/deletions per day Processes 670 orders per day for ~12,000 data granules per day Responds to 2080 queries per day (65% spatial) Operational Availability requirement:.98 with 4 hour mean down timeThe GSFC is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) for information and planningpurposes, and to allow industry the opportunity to provide feedback and recommendationson the potential type of contract to be awarded. The EED is a follow-on to the EOSDISMaintenance and Development (EMD) contract. In responding to this RFI, please identifythe contract type that would provide the most incentive for high quality technicalperformance and flexible response to new requirements,as well as cost control. Discuss the advantages, disadvantages, constraints, and risks associated with yourrecommendation. This synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will theGovernment pay for the information submitted in response. Respondents will not benotified of results. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of thesolicitation. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps and onthe NASA Acquisition Internet Service.It is the potential offerors responsibility tomonitor these sites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis.Please note below is the Draft Statement of Work to assist in responding to this requestfor information on the type of contract to be awarded.DRAFT STATEMENT OF WORKIn the performance of this contract, the EED contractor is required to coordinate andintegrate task related activities with the ESDIS Project, the Distributed Active ArchiveCenters (DAACs), other Earth science data centers, the science investigator teams, theuser community, as well as other EOS contractors. The contractors overall goal shall beto continuously improve the reliability, availability, functionality, operability, andperformance of hardware and software systems within the EOSDIS while reducing operationaland maintenance costs. The contractor may be tasked to:Provide new systems and/or major upgrades to existing systemsConduct engineering studies directed by the Government. Provide corrective engineering of custom and COTS software in a timely manner. Provide preventive and corrective engineering of hardware components consistentwith the operational availability needs and science users.Provide hardware and software adaptive engineering to sustain Earth sciencesystemsProvide hardware and software perfective enhancements to implement newrequirements. Provide corrective, adaptive, and perfective engineering to lower the overallcost of maintenance and operationsProvide system operations and user supportSee Section 2.0 for definitions of preventive, corrective, adaptive, and perfectivemaintenance.See the ESDIS Project web site for additional information about the Project and theEOSDIS system and components: http://www.esdis.eosdis.nasa.gov/index.html 1.3 Place of PerformanceThe contractor is responsible for selecting the location(s) to perform the activitiesrequired by this statement of work. Generally, the contractor shall be able to supporttask related meetings at the GSFC within 2 hours of notification. The contractor shall host government and government support personnel attending requiredmonthly reviews. The contractor shall make a minimum of 2 full time offices (no less than 160square feet total) available for visiting government support personnel, and governmentassurance representatives upon request.Section 2.0 DefinitionsCorrective Engineering Changes necessitated by actual design errors and/or designdeficiencies. Corrective engineering consists of activities normally considered to beerror correction required to keep the system operational. By its nature, correctiveengineerng is usually a reactive process. Corrective engineering is related to thesystem not performing as originally intended. The three main causes of correctiveengineering are (1) design errors, (2) logic errors, and (3) coding errors. Adaptive Engineering Changes initiated as a result of technology upgrades and changesin the environment in which a system must operate. These environmental changes arenormally beyond the control of the maintainer and consist primarily of changes to the:(1) rule, laws, and regulations that affect the system: (2) hardware configuration, e.g.,new terminals, local printers, etc.: (3) data formats, file structures: and (4) systemsoftware, e.g., operating systems, compilers, and utilities. Perfective Engineering (Also commonly referred to as enhancements and upgrades) Allchanges, insertions, deletions, modifications, extensions, and enhancements made to asystem to meet the evolving and/or expanding needs of the user. It is generally performedas a result of new or changing requirements, or in an attempt to augment or fine-tune theexisting software/ hardware operations/performance. Activities designed to make the codeeasier to understand and to work with, such as restructuring or documentation updates andoptimization of code to make it run faster or use storage more efficiently are alsoincluded in the Perfective category. Preventive Maintenance As used in this statement of work Preventive Maintenance refersto hardware preemptive activities, such as cleaning filters and installing recommendedengineering changes, to avoid future failures.Preventive maintenance activities areexpected to be included with a corrective maintenance task. Section 3.0 RequirementsWithin the scope of this contract the contractor shall provide all the necessarycapabilities including, but not limited to, trained personnel, tools, materials,documentation, procurement, software and hardware environments, and facilities (except ascontractually provided by the government as Government Furnished Property) to perform thefollowing:3.1 Program Management (WBS 1)The EED contractor shall plan, develop, integrate, and execute the program managementactivities necessary to successfully execute the requirements of this contract. Thecontractor shall provide the necessary skills and staffing levels to ensure successfulperformance on this contract.These activities shall include, but are not limited to,program planning, detailed technical planning; conduct of technical and program reviews;financial and technical progress reporting; financial management; purchasing andprocurement of required products, services and resources; subcontract management;configuration management; safety management; security and property management; qualitymanagement; risk management; and performance assurance. 3.2 Transition of Engineering Responsibilities (WBS 2)The EED contractor shall plan for and execute the transfer of hardware and softwaresystem responsibilities from the current EMD contractor (NAS5-03098). The EED contractorshall also plan and execute the transfer of hardware and software system responsibilitiesand provide training and consultation services to the EMD3 follow-on contractor. Theseactivities shall include but are not limited to facility planning; transition planning tomeet the operational requirements of this contract; goal setting and development ofschedules and milestones; coordination of activities; property management; training ofpersonnel necessary for the acceptance, maintenance, development and operation of thesoftware systems under this contract; installation and testing of both hardware andsoftware; and conduct of a Capability Demonstration Test.3.3 Development Engineering (WBS 3)The EED contractor shall perform design, development, test and implementation activitiesfor Earth science data systems. Development activities shall include, but not be limitedto, hardware and/or software requirements analysis, test plan development, test activityplanning and coordination, design, interface definition and /or compliance with standardscited within this contract, test and integration, training, quality assurance anddocumentation development and maintenance.3.4 Maintenance Engineering (WBS 4)The EED contractor shall perform hardware and software engineering maintenance of Earthscience data systems in accordance with authorized tasks. Engineering maintenance shallconsist of a large spectrum of activities including, but not limited to, replace, removeand/or upgrade custom software, COTS software, COTS hardware and system media; design;implementation; modification; configuration management; computer resource analysis andutilization planning; training of personnel as necessary; integration; installation; userliaison; help desk; and testing. The contractor shall plan, document, implement, andmaintain the hardware and software maintenance and development processes to be usedthroughout the life of the EED contract, including detailed patch and releasedocumentation.3.5 System Engineering (WBS 5)The EED contractor shall perform system engineering on Earth science data system hardwareand software systems in accordance with authorized tasks. System Engineering activitiesshall include, but not be limited to, analyses; trade studies; point papers related torecommending enhancements to the EOSDIS system and/or its components for cost savingand/or cost avoidance; capacity growth; performance, reliability, maintainability and/oroperational improvements; technology refresh; design improvements; process improvement;and other similar type upgrades.3.6 Science Support (WBS 6)The EED contractor shall provide support to the Earth science community in accordancewith authorized tasks.Support shall include but not be limited to training in the useof the EOSDIS or other Earth science systems, including instruction on data models,definition of the Earth Science Data Types, development and maintenance of interfaces andrelated documentation, identification of system modifications required to support sciencecommunity needs, and training in the analysis of problems.3.7 Operations Support (WBS 7)The EED contractor shall provide operations support in accordance with authorized tasks. These activities include, but are not limited to, on-site system operations, on sitesystem administration, on-site maintenance, training of operations and related skilledpersonnel on the maintenance and operation, use of operational and diagnostic tools andprocedures, development of procedures to accommodate upgrades or enhancements, on-siteengineering support at designated sites, on-site metric collection related to theoperational performance, problem diagnoses and solution development, systemadministration and security planning, system tuning, patch and release planning andcoordination, system testing, informational bulletin development; special tools use anddevelopment, system impact analyses and problem analyses.3.8 Studies and Prototyping (WBS 8)The EED contractor shall perform and/or support special studies and prototyping inaccordance with authorized tasks.
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