MODIFICATION
67 -- Nihoa Island Remote Viewing Video Camera System
- Notice Date
- 7/29/2010
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 334220
— Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NOAA-Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 2570 Dole Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96822-2396, United States
- ZIP Code
- 96822-2396
- Solicitation Number
- PIFSC-10-031
- Archive Date
- 8/18/2010
- Point of Contact
- Bonnie Oshiro, Phone: 8089835356
- E-Mail Address
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bonnie.oshiro@noaa.gov
(bonnie.oshiro@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Q1: The Description of Work and Services does not specify if the camera/s are to be operational in non-daylight conditions (i.e. night time). Are the camera/s to be operational in non-daylight hours? If so, is the system to provide IR illumination for the camera/s during the non-daylight hours? A1: The SOW does not require it, but any bids can include pricing for that option if they wish. Q2: Is there a requirement to monitor activity within the ocean or just the beach area? A2: Only monitoring of the beach area is required. Q3: What is maximum width of "field of vision" requirement (width of beach and ocean area)? A3: The beach at which the camera system at will be located can be viewed on Google Earth at 23° 3'30"N 161°55'31"W. The beach is approximately 75 m long and 35 m deep. The site of the equipment will be selected by the Government in consultation with the vendor. It is quite possible that the entire beach will not be able to be within view of the camera system. However, the preference would be a system placed near the middle of the beach being able to view the entire length of beach to be able to spot count the number of seals and observe interactions. The camera should also be able to zoom in on seals to be able identify individuals based on scars or other characteristics. The cameras should also have a "reasonable" ability to zoom into seals to observe two inch long flipper tags that have id numbers on them. Q4: What is the maximum depth of "field of vision" requirement? A4: See answer to A3. Q5: What is the expected installation timeframe after the site survey? A5: The installation is anticipated to be as early as November 2010 but the schedule is dependent on the Government's ability to schedule a ship to visit the island. It is possible that the installation may be delayed if a ship cannot be scheduled for that time. Q6: Will NOAA be providing the on-site Satellite hardware? A6: The vendor is responsible for providing a complete system that remotely transmits data and allows for control of the camera system as identified in the statement of work. Q7: Is there a requirement for Infrared Night Vision (enhanced video capture during overcast periods and/or allowing for see in the dark night time monitoring)? A7: The statement of work does not require infrared night vision. Q8: Is there a requirement for the capture and recording of sound from the beach areas? A8: The statement of work does not require capture and recording of sound. Q9: Seeing as there will the requirement for public and NMFA access, the assumption is that NMFS bandwidth will take precedence! A9: This may be a reasonable assumption, depending on the vendor's technical approach. Q10: For NMFS secured access, is there a requirement for 2 or single factor user authentication? A10: The vendor may select the technical approach; however a simple access control such as username and password would be acceptable. The vendor must be able to change the password in the event that it appears that the authentication has been compromised. Q11: Is there a requirement to archive historical video? A11: The statement of work does not require that historical video be archived. Q12: What plans are there for ongoing on-site system maintenance - post installation, delivery and sign off? A12: The system will be mounted on a very remote beach with little opportunity for access. It must be robust and able to be operated with little or no maintenance. Q13: What will the government be providing by way of support, since a NOAA vessel will be used to reach the site? Man power, cranes, carts, etc... A13: The system must be designed so that it can be broken into components that can be carried onto the site by personnel in a small boat. Some personnel will be available to help with installation and monitoring to ensure that all activities are in compliances with permits. Q14: Can you give us an idea of which portions of the island are of interest to NOAA? A14: See answer to A3 Q15: For our solar power calculations, will we be providing any energy for NOAA's use, in addition to what we need to support just our equipment for this effort? A15: The statement of work does not require that the vendor's solution provide any energy for the Government's use other than that required to support the vendor's equipment. Q16: Can you please provide the amount of cameras that is needed for the project? A16: The exact number of cameras is part of the vendor's technical approach. However, the statement of work does require that the multiple cameras be used to ensure redundancy. Q17: The deliverables section of the Solicitation, point #2 stipulates "Data recording and transmission system that remotely transmits data and control commands via a satellite system." It is unclear to me if the satellite system is to be provided by the Contractor of if the satellite system is provided by NMFS. Would you please confirm that the Satellite Transmission system IS or IS NOT to be provided by the Contractor. In the deliverable section of the Solicitation, point #3 stipulates "A solar power system to provide power for recording and transmission of data." It is not clear if this solar power system is to provide power for the Satellite uplink equipment. One could assume that it does need to provide power for the satellite uplink equipment. If the Satellite uplink equipment is to be provided by NMFS and the Contractor supplied solar power system is to supply power for the NMFS equipment, then the power load requirement (equipment voltage and current draw or Watts) would need to be known in order to properly size the solar power system. A17: NMFS will not be supplying anything except transportation from Honolulu up to Nihoa Island for the site visit and installation of the camera. Personnel will be provided to monitor activities on the island and assist installation as needed. The contractor must provide a camera system per specifications provided, a system to collect video and transmit it via a satellite (since no other method will work from the remote location), and a receiving system that will allow viewing of the video by NMFS and the public via the web. The camera system must be able to be remotely controlled through the web/satellite system by NMFS. The satellite system will likely need to utilize an existing commercial satellite data transmission provider which is up to the contractor to determine. The solar system must be able to power the entire system: cameras, computer components, transmitter/receiver, and other necessary components. NMFS will not be providing any of the power system, nor will they be having any additional equipment operating off the power system.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: (Nihoa Island) Northwest Hawaiiian Islands, United States
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