SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- DRAFT STATEMENT OF WORK AND PRESOLICITATION CONFERENCE FOR REQUEST FORPROPOSAL NUMBER NNG12393693R
- Notice Date
- 8/3/2011
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.Y, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- NNG12393693R
- Archive Date
- 8/3/2012
- Point of Contact
- Forestine Robinson, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-286-5716, Fax 301-286-9319, Email Forestine.H.Robinson@nasa.gov - Lynne Hoppel, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-286-3035, Fax 301-286-0268, Email Lynne.C.Hoppel.1@gsfc.nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Forestine Robinson
(Forestine.H.Robinson@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The purpose of this notice is to publish the Draft Statement of Work and establisha date for a Pre-Solicitation Conference. The Pre-Solicitation Conference will be heldon October 11, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. (NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD). The building number and conference room will be provided upon registration.Prior to October 3, 2011, all conference attendees are requested to register. Pleasesend your registration via email to Forestine.H.Robinson@nasa.gov. Your registration must include names and email addresses. NOTE: All conference attendees must be U.S. CITIZENS.SEE DRAFT STATEMENT OF WORK BELOW:DRAFT STATEMENT OF WORK --- RFP NO.: NNG12393693RThe Ocean Ecology Branch (OEB) at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is a world leader insatellite remote sensing of ocean biology and biogeochemistry, and engages in fundamentalresearch in marine biogeochemistry and ocean ecosystem dynamics. The OEB is home to theOcean Biology Processing Group (OBPG), which is responsible for the calibration,validation, software development, data processing, and distribution for ocean colorproducts from a variety of spaceborne radiometers, including NASAs Moderate ResolutionImaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) currently operating on the Terra and Aqua spacecraft,legacy sensors such as the Sea-viewing Wide-Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) and theCoastal Zone Color Scanner (CZCS), and international missions such as Europes MediumResolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MERIS), Japans Ocean Color and Temperature Scanner(OCTS), and Indias Ocean Color Monitor 2 (OCM2). The processing capabilities of the OEBare also leveraged to support Sea Surface Temperature (SST) production from MODIS,evaluation of ocean color products from the Visible and Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite(VIIRS) that is soon to be launched on the National Polar Orbiting EnvironmentalSatellite (NPOES) Preparatory Project (NPP), and production and distribution of SeaSurface Salinity (SSS) products from Aquarius.After launch, Aquarius Project Managementwill transition from JPL to GSFC, and OEB staff will provide the ground processing systemand mission operations for the instrument. The OEB is also actively engaged in newinstrument and new mission development, which currently includes leading the preliminaryscience and sensor requirements development for the ocean color capabilities of theAerosol Clouds and Ecosystems (ACE) and the Geostationary Coastal and Air PollutionEvents (GEO-CAPE) missions identified in the 2007 NRC Decadal Survey for Earth Science(http://decadal.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions.html), as well as the Pre-ACE (PACE) datacontinuity mission recently announced by NASA. The OEB further participates inoceanographic field data collection and analysis to support the calibration, validation,and algorithm development for these and future satellite ocean color missions. Much ofthe work performed within the OEB is detailed on the Ocean Color Web (OCW) athttp://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/ and the OEB Research website athttp://neptune.gsfc.nasa.gov/osb/. The flight project support and ocean biology and biogeochemistry research effortsassociated with the OEB are lead by a small group of NASA scientists (within the branchor related organizations at GSFC), with most of the work currently and historicallyperformed by on-site Contract staff. The scope of work to be performed by the Contractorteam spans the following functional areas: 1.Satellite Sensor Radiometric Calibration. The Contractor shall performradiometric calibration analyses of ocean color sensors, including prelaunch sensorcalibration and characterization (e.g., laboratory test design and configuration,assessment of response versus scan angle, polarization sensitivity, temperaturesensitivity, stray-light contamination, and spectral response), on-orbit calibration(e.g., solar and lunar-based calibration) and assessment of sensor radiometric stabilityover time. The Contractor shall develop and implement additional calibration methods andtechniques as needed to augment the prelaunch and on-board calibration capabilities(e.g., cross-calibration between satellite sensors, vicarious calibration betweensatellite sensors and ground-based targets). This work will include interfacing withexternal sensor calibration teams (e.g., the MODIS Calibration Support Team, MCST), withthe goal being to monitor and mitigate the impact of calibration changes and sensordegradation on ocean color products. The Contractor shall also develop radiometricrequirements and prelaunch test plans to support new satellite sensors (e.g., for anadvanced ocean color sensor for the PACE mission).2.Scientific Software and Algorithm Development. The Contractor shall develop andimplement processing algorithms and software to produce ocean color, SST, and SSSproducts from remote sensing instruments, including development, maintenance, andconfiguration management of the scientific software to process satellite radiometricobservations from observed counts to calibrated, global geophysical products. Thealgorithms may be provided in the form of Algorithm Theoretical Basis Documents (ATBDs)or prototype code from Science Team members or the research community. For ocean colorretrieval, defined here as the spectral distribution of reflected sunlight upwelling frombeneath the ocean surface in the visible to short-wave infrared spectral regime (possiblyextending to the ultraviolet for future sensors), the Contractor shall develop andmaintain atmospheric correction algorithms to remove the effects of the atmosphere fromsatellite sensor observations and retrieve the ocean color signal. The Contractor shallalso develop and/or implement and evaluate bio-optical algorithms to retrieve biologicalor biogeochemical water-column constituents (e.g., chlorophyll concentration, diffuseattenuation, inherent optical properties) from satellite ocean color retrievals. Insupport of new ocean color mission development (e.g., ACE/PACE, GEO-CAPE), the Contractorshall develop atmospheric correction and bio-optical algorithms to exploit theanticipated capabilities of these advanced sensor concepts (e.g., hyperspectral,geostationary). The Contractor shall also develop, maintain, distribute, and provide usersupport for the SeaWiFS Data Analysis System (SeaDAS),http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/seadas/.3.Satellite Product Validation and Quality Control. The Contractor shall provide anassessment of the quality of all standard ocean color products that NASA distributes, toinclude absolute accuracy, precision, temporal and spatial stability, andmission-to-mission continuity and consistency (where applicable). The Contractor shallperform these assessments immediately prior to any reprocessing or new productgeneration, and inform the research community as to any change in quality prior todistribution. The Contractor shall also perform quality assessments and comparativeanalyses of ocean color time-series products to assess performance of new algorithms(proposed by OEB staff or the research community) or sensor calibration changes. TheContractor shall perform daily assessment of recently processed data (i.e., newlyproduced MODIS ocean color and SST products) to identify processing errors. Commonmethods of assessment include comparison with field data (match-ups or in time-seriestrends), product time-series anomaly analyses, and sensor-to-sensor comparative analyses,but the Contractor shall also investigate new methods to better assess data quality andconsistency. 4.Satellite Data Processing and Distribution. The Contractor shall enhance,maintain, and operate the Ocean Data Processing System (ODPS), and manage the routinedata acquisition and processing, test processing, reprocessing, and distribution of allsatellite data and derived products handled by the OEB (e.g., ocean color from MODIS,SeaWiFS, MERIS, OCTS, and CZCS, SST from MODIS, and SSS from Aquarius). The ODPS is aprocessing control system implemented with SyBASE, which supports the scheduling anddistribution of processing jobs over many processing servers. The Contractor shallenhance the ODPS and data distribution capabilities of the OBPG (i.e.,http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/) to support new mission requirements (e.g., NPP/VIIRS,ACE/PACE) as directed.5.Satellite Sensor and Mission Development. The OEB is currently leading thepreliminary science and sensor requirements development for the ocean color capabilitiesof ACE and GEO-CAPE (http://decadal.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions.html). ACE is a missionfocusing on Aerosols, Clouds, and ocean Ecosystems that is expected to launch in 2020. Recently, NASA announced the data continuity PACE (Pre-ACE) mission, with a launch dateof 2018. PACE will contain a sensor to measure ocean color and possibly aFrench-contributed polarimeter for aerosol measurements. The science requirements forPACE have not yet been defined, but are expected to be similar to those of the ACEmission. The Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution Events (GEO-CAPE) mission is beingformulated for launch in the 2013-2016 time frame. To support the establishment of theACE/PACE and GEO-CAPE mission requirements for ocean color, the Contractor shall apply insitu measurements and satellite data to study the spectral, spatial and temporalrequirements necessary to capture the variability of ocean biogeochemical dynamics. Itis anticipated that GSFC will be awarded management responsibility for PACE mission andthat Contractor support requirements within the OEB will expand to include formal missiondevelopment (Phase A: Preliminary Analysis, Phase B: Definition, Phase C: Design, PhaseD: Development) as well as prelaunch and on-orbit calibration, software and algorithmdevelopment, and development of processing capabilities to produce ocean biological andbiogeochemical products from the ocean color sensor on PACE.6.Aquarius Mission Operations. Aquarius is a spaceborne sensor designed to measurethe Sea Surface Salinity (SSS) of the worlds oceans on a global scale(http://aquarius.nasa.gov/). Aquarius is scheduled for launch in June 2011 on the SAC-Dspacecraft, which is being built and will be operated by the Argentine space agency, theComisin Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE). NASA is responsible for providingthe Aquarius combined passive microwave radiometer/active radar scatterometer, the launchvehicle, the Aquarius instrument Command and Control System (ACCS), and the Aquarius dataprocessing system. JPL has overall Aquarius project management responsibilities in theprelaunch phase, but project management responsibilities will transfer to GSFC afterlaunch. The OEB requires Contractor support for the software development, documentationand ongoing operations of the ACCS and associated mission operations functions. TheContractor shall coordination SAC-D support by the NASA Ground Network (NGN) duringlaunch and early orbit operations, special operations, and spacecraft emergencies. Thiswill involve interfacing with NGN and CONAE personnel in order to develop the ProjectService Level Agreement (PSLA) and other plans and documents required to arrange thissupport. The Contractor shall develop and operate the ACCS for spacecraft operationsscheduling, instrument commanding and anomaly detection and in support of the AquariusInstrument Team for anomaly resolution. Close coordination is required with CONAE toresolve issues associated with instrument scheduling and commanding and data transferfrom CONAE to GSFC. The Contractor shall respond to any spacecraft/sensor anomalies thatmay arise, help to diagnose the impact of such an anomaly on both spacecraft operationsand data products, and support the Aquarius Instrument Team to return to routineoperations with minimal loss of Aquarius data.After launch, the Contractor can expectto make two trips to Argentina and two trips to the US west coast (Pasadena, CA) per yearfor approximately one week each for discussions with CONAE and JPL.7.Field Data Collection and Laboratory Analyses. To support the satellite oceancolor calibration, validation, and bio-optical algorithm development activities withinthe Branch, as well as on-going research studying the marine carbon cycle and theinteractions and feedbacks between biological (e.g., primary production), chemical (e.g.,organic carbon and nutrient balances and fluxes), and physical processes (riverdischarge, mixed layer dynamics, circulation, etc.), the OEB participates inoceanographic field campaigns and operates laboratory facilities at GSFC to process andanalyze water samples for biological and biogeochemical constituents. The Contractorshall participate in multiple oceanographic cruises each year and perform field datacollection (e.g., above and below water radiometry, inherent optical properties, watersampling). The Contractor shall provide post-cruise analysis (e.g., processing ofradiometric profiles to water leaving radiances, analysis of water samples for dissolvedorganic carbon (DOC), particulate organic carbon, and nitrogen, and determination ofabsorption spectra of particles and colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM). TheContractor shall also conduct laboratory experiments (e.g., to determine process rates ofmicrobial degradation of DOC, sunlight photodegradation of CDOM and DOC, andphytoplankton production of DOC). The OEB also houses the Phytoplankton Pigment AnalysisLaboratory (PPAL). All water samples collected by NASA-approved investigators for pigmentanalysis are processed through the PPAL using High Performance Liquid Chromatography(HPLC). The approved number of samples to be processed each year is 3000. The Contractorshall coordinate the delivery of samples, store the samples following standard NASAprotocols, perform the HPLC analyses, and deliver the results to the investigator and toSeaBASS. The Contractor shall manage the maintenance of all Laboratory and fieldinstrumentation8.Field Data Archival and Quality Control. All researchers supported by the NASAOcean Biology and Biogeochemistry Program (OBB) to collect in situ atmospheric andbio-optical data are required to submit the data to the OBPG for archival in the SeaWiFSBio-optical Archive and Storage System (SeaBASS). SeaBASS currently includes data fromseveral thousand cruises and hundreds of thousands of stations. SeaBASS utilizes arelational database and provides a user interface that allows users to query the databasefor very specific information (inherent and apparent optical properties, biologicalparameters, atmospheric properties, hydrographic variables, time, location, etc.). TheContractor shall maintain the SeaBASS archive and submission system, and process andquality control the data before incorporating it into SeaBASS.The processing includesthe derivation of water leaving radiance, surface reflectance, and diffuse attenuationfrom the optical profile data as well as surface reflectance from above surfaceobservations. The Contractor shall diagnose and quantify possible sources of error inthe data and derived products and recommend improvements and corrections to dataproviders. The Contractor shall assist SeaBASS users with data submission and dataretrieval.9.Field Instrumentation and Protocol Development. The OEB is currently engaged inthe development of advanced field instrumentation to improve accuracy, spectral range,frequency, and simultaneity in the measurement of in situ oceanic radiometry andatmospheric properties, and provide vicarious calibration and algorithm validationcapabilities to enhance a) the atmospheric correction of ocean color data, b) theaccuracy in separating the living and nonliving components of seawater, c) the derivationof water-leaving radiances and associated data products in optically complex (coastal)waters, and d) the understanding of the interaction between the ocean and atmosphere. Anexample is the Optical Sensors for Planetary Radiant Energy (OSPREy) instrument(http://neptune.gsfc.nasa.gov/osb/index.php?section=242. The Contractor shall participatein field instrument development and contribute to the conception, design, prototyping,protocol development, calibration, and field commissioning of both fixed wavelength andhyperspectral optical sensors for above- and in-water systems. Documentation will beproduced for all phases of instrument development and the Contractor shall contribute notonly to drafting the documentation, but also to finalizing and facilitating thepublication and distribution of the documentation. The Contractor shall also maintain theNASA Ocean Optics Protocols that are currently available fromhttp://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/DOCS/TechMemo/. These static documents shall be convertedto a new living document format, to enable more frequent updating and extension to newmeasurements. The Contractor shall manage the updates and provide technical editing anddocument layout using TEX. In all phases of document development and distribution, theContractor shall adhere to NASA Scientific and Technical Information (STI) standards andmethods, including Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI) archiving procedures.10.Ocean Ecosystem and Carbon Budget Modeling. The Contractor shall develop coupledocean dynamical-ecosystem-carbon system models to study the impacts of environmentalconditions and climate change on marine ecosystem species composition and abundance,carbon transformations within oceans, ocean acidification, and CO2 exchange with theatmosphere.11.User Support and Documentation. The OEB places a high priority on documentationand communication with the research user community. The Contractor shall maintain adocumentation tree on the ocean color website that details the satellite ocean dataprocessing algorithms and sensor calibration activities. The Contractor shall provideanalysis results for all proposed reprocessing changes prior to initiation of areprocessing (OBPG, Aquarius), and report any significant degradation in sensorcalibration as needed to inform the user community of potential impacts to distributedproducts. The Contractor shall prepare and deliver oral presentations as requested byNASA at several science team meetings and conferences each year. This will likelyinclude local meetings of the MODIS and NPP Science Teams, national meetings of the NASAOcean Biology and Biogeochemistry Program, national and international ocean scienceconferences such as ASLO, AGU, and Ocean Optics, and engineering conferences such as theannual meeting of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrument Engineers (SPIE) in San Diego.Typically, one to three talks will be presented by OEB Contract staff at each meeting.The Contractor shall publish descriptions of innovative methods and analyses (e.g.,calibration methods, algorithm advancements, changes in satellite product quality due toreprocessing) and Laboratory and Field measurement protocols in NASA Technical Memoranda,conference papers (e.g., SPIE, Ocean Optics), and refereed journals (e.g., AppliedOptics, Remote Sensing of Environment, typically 2-4 papers per year).The Contractorshall also monitor and respond to user queries on the Ocean Color Forum(http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/forum/oceancolor/forum_show.pl), which currentlyreceives approximately 200 user posts per month.12.Systems Administration. The Contractor shall provide systems administrationsupport for all government-provided computing equipment used in the satellite dataprocessing and related analysis activities (i.e., OBPG, NPP/VIIRS Ocean PEATE, Aquarius,and new mission development). This currently includes approximately 45 Desktop andlaptop systems (Linux and Macintosh), 45 dedicated ODPS processing servers (Linux), and80 data storage servers (totaling over two Petabytes), as well as a high-speed internalnetwork and external networking interfaces. The Contractor shall understand, interpretand implement all network and system security procedures required by NASA/Goddard SpaceFlight Center, and provide routine maintenance, data integrity, system upgrades, andproblem resolution. The Contractor must also be able to respond to changing NASArequirements (e.g., new missions, expanding data volumes, and enhanced processing needs),and provide evaluation and implementation support for the smooth transition of newtechnology to meet those changing requirements. Historically, roughly 50% of the ODPSprocessing servers and storage systems have been replaced or repurposed every two years,resulting in significant increases in storage capacity and processing throughput.13.Office and Laboratory Management. The Contractor shall provide laboratory andoffice management support for OEB laboratory facilities in GSFC building 22 and OEBoffices in GSFC building 28. This support includes interfacing with GSFC facilitiesmanagement for personnel access, telecommunications, and power and space requirements,management of office equipment and furnishings, coordination of visitor access foron-site meetings, and logistical support for packing, shipping, and receiving needs. TheContractor shall be responsible for the transportation and maintenance of all laboratoryand field equipment. Transportation includes the proper scheduling, packing, andinventorying of all equipment shipments, including the timely submission of completedpaperwork to the shipping authority. All shipments shall be tracked and potentialnon-delivery of a shipment shall be identified promptly with recommendations forcorrective measures. Maintenance includes timely adherence to a maintenance schedule,identifying which components require refurbishment or replacement and contracting for thework to be done, and ensuring all field instruments are cleaned and inspected subsequentto each time they are used while in the field. The Contractor shall maintain an inventoryof all OEB property, including tagged property numbers, location, and assigned user, andcoordinate the excessing of old equipment through GSFC property management.
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