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B -- ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY INDEX SHORELINE CLASSIFICATION IN THE BEAUFORT SEA SOL 1435-01-00-RP-31072 DUE 053100 POC Michael W. Hargrove, Contracting Officer, 703-787-1367 E-MAIL: Contracting Officer's E-mail address & Procurement, Michael.Hargrove@mms.gov & Rhonda.Fernandez@mms.gov. THIS REQUIREMENT IS A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. In 1953, the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act (67 Stat. 462) established Federal jurisdiction over the submerged lands of the continental shelf seaward of State boundaries. The Act charged the Secretary of the Interior with the responsibility for administering minerals exploration and development of the OCS. It also empowered the Secretary to formulate regulations so that the provisions of the Act might be met. The OCS Lands Act (OCSLA) Amendments of 1978 (92 Stat. 629) established a policy for the management of oil and natural gas in the OCS and for protection of the marine and coastal environments. The amendments authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct studies in areas or regions of sales to ascertain the "environmental impacts on the marine and coastal environments of the outer Continental Shelf and the coastal areas which may be affected by oil and gas development" (43 U.S.C. 1346). Subsequent to the passage of the OCSLA of 1953, the Secretary of the Interior designated the Bureau of Land Management as the administrative agency responsible for leasing submerged Federal lands and the U.S. Geological Survey for supervising production. In 1982, the MMS assumed these responsibilities. To meet its responsibilities, MMS has four priority goals for OCS leasing: (1) orderly resource development to meet the Nation's energy needs; (2) protection of the marine and coastal environments; (3) receipt of fair market value; and (4) preservation of free-enterprise competition. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 USC 4321-4347) requires that all Federal Agencies use a systematic, interdisciplinary approach that will ensure the integrated use of the natural and social sciences in any planning and decision making that may have an effect on the human environment. The MMS efforts in this direction include environmental impact statements, environmental assessment teams, studies that acquire and analyze marine- environmental data, literature surveys, socioeconomic-analysis studies, public conferences, and special studies (toxicity studies, spill-trajectory analyses, etc.). To provide information used in environmental impact statements and environmental assessments under NEPA, and to assure protection of marine mammals under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 USC 1361-1407) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973 (16 USC 1531-1543), MMS Environmental Studies Program funds numerous studies involving acquisition and analysis of marine mammal and other environmental data. Industry and State and Federal Agencies including MMS form the Alaska North Slope Task Force. Of this group, Industry, NOAA, and the USCG are funding the compilation of Industry's Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) shoreline classification and biological data from the Colville River to the Canning River. The ESI shoreline classification (see NOAA 1997, Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 2.0, NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS ORCA 115, Seattle: Hazardous Materials Response and Assessment Division, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 79 pp. + appendices) contains water and land features, rivers and streams, source codes, and Environmental Sensitivity Index classification for shoreline. These data are needed for use in the MMS Corporate Environmental Database and for computer analysis using ArcView. The MMS Coastal and Offshore Resource Information System (CORIS) database specifications, part of the MMS corporate Technical Information Management System (TIMS) database, are designed to provide an authoritative database for environmental analysis in MMS. With the use of peripheral programs, analysts will be able quickly to identify resources at risk and run analytical routines to determine potential impacts. Currently the oil industry has mapped ESI types from the Colville River to the Canning River. NOAA has published at a scale of 1:250,000 a set of four maps (NOAA 1999, North Slope, Alaska: Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Seattle: Hazardous Materials Response Division, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 4 maps) which are partially based upon these data and show the mapping of "Sensitive Shoreline Habitats" between the Colville and the Canning Rivers. Data on ESI shoreline types for the Beaufort Sea from Barrow to the Colville River and from the Canning River to the Canadian Border are more than 20 years old and are very generalized. They are not compatible with the precision required for the CORIS data structure and are not in a digital format. GOALS: The primary goal of this study is to quantify and compile in appropriate formats Environmental Sensitivity Index shoreline data into a Geographic Information System (GIS) database compatible with MMS's CORIS format. The database will include all ESI shoreline data from the Alaskan Beaufort Sea coastline from Barrow to the Canadian border. The data collection area will cover the mainland, barrier island, and lagoonal coastlines along the Alaska Beaufort Sea Coast. The resolution ofthe database should be as fine as technically and economically possible and appropriate for incorporation into the MMS Corporate Environmental database. Another goal of this study is that it will be accomplished in a manner which effectively communicates and coordinates with local communities, maximizes safety of project personnel, minimizes any potential disturbance of wildlife, and has obtained all necessary State, Federal, and local permits related to its activities. OBJECTIVES: The primary objective of this study is to collect an updated ESI shoreline data set for use in ArcView/Arc Info. MMS will also use the ESI shoreline data set to analyze oil spill prevention plans and to facilitate faster and more accurate environmental analysis in the Beaufort Sea environmental impact statements and environmental assessments. TASK 1: Map the Environmental Shoreline Sensitivity Index Shoreline Data for the Area between the Colville River and Barrow, Alaska and from the Canning River East to the Canadian Border. This mapping project will cover the shoreline on Alaska's North Slope between the Colville River and the City of Barrow in the west and between the Canning River and the Canadian border in the East. Through the use of cost-effective airborne methodology for detecting the required information and ground-truthing of the data, the contractor will collect all shoreline sensitivity data for the primary physical shoreline type, and for the secondary and tertiary physical shoreline types wherever they may give a more complete description of the shoreline units. The primary type best describes the shoreline. The secondary and tertiary types add to the description and describe appropriate supertidal or intertidal features. The ESI shoreline classification is described in NOAA 1997, op. cit. The offerors may propose to supplement airborne imagery with other imagery if they so desire. TASK 2: Compile Industry ESI Shoreline Data between the Colville and Canning Rivers and Convert to CORIS Data Format. Data will include all appropriate Environmental Sensitivity Index shoreline data from the oil and gas industry. The digital data and published maps are available from NOAA's Hazardous Materials Response Division in Seattle (Jill Petersen, NOAA HAZMAT, 7600 Sand Point Way, Seattle, WA 98115-6349, (206) 526-6944 Voice, (206) 526-6329 Fax, mail to:jill.petersen@noaa.gov); the maps are also available from NOAA in Anchorage (John Whitney, NOAA, 510 L Street, Suite 100, Anchorage, AK 99501, (907) 271-3593 voice, (907) 271-3139 fax, mailto:john.whitney@noaa.gov). TASK 3: Incorporate Data into MMS CORIS Database Structure. Develop a relational database structure for the Environmental Sensitivity Index Database that is compatible with the MMS CORIS data standards. The contractor will develop: (A) Entity Relationship; (ER) diagrams, complete with business rules, constraints, and relationships between entities; (B) Determine and document database size for Oracle as well as Spatial Database Engine (SDE) database; (C) Field definitions, domains, and parameters; (D) A data dictionary; (E) A relational database structure in Oracle; (F) SDE layer definitions; (G) Documentation for data formats. TASK 4. Final Documentation for database and map display of the results of the ESI Mapping. The Contractor should provide a reference manual that describes the database components and details the methods developed by the Contractor to develop the Environmental Sensitivity Index shoreline database. The reference manual should show representative maps, graphs, and tables. TASK 5. Reports. The contractor shall submit the following written reports: (A) Draft Plan for Database and Users Reference Manual; (B) Final Plan for Database and Users Reference Manual; (C) Monthly Progress Reports; (D) Database Components, Preliminary Users Manual and Metadata; (E) Beta Version of Database and Users Manual; (F) Final Version of All Database Components and Final Users Reference Manual; (G) Technical Summary; (H) Camera-ready master copy of final report and Users Reference Manual; (I) NTIS Report Documentation Page. The Period of Performance for this project is TWELVE (12) months and the cost range is $225,000 to $250,000. HOW TO RESPOND: In order to compete for this contract, an offeror must demonstrate they are qualified to perform the work by providing, NOT LATER THAN 31 MAY 2000, a CAPABILITY STATEMENT describing in detail: (A) KEY PERSONNEL with the experience and expertise to conduct the described study. For all areas of expertise, descriptions of key personnel should include their familiarity and understanding of available data regarding the Alaska OCS, their experience in the type of work proposed, demonstrated ability to perform the work, and an understanding of the directed mission of the MMS. Principal scientists must collectively illustrate relevant experience in all areas of expertise demonstrated through authorship, presentations, committee or group membership, through peer-reviewed publications, work history, and professional affiliations; (B) Ability of each key personnel to establish personal contacts with or working agreements between their company and data sources; (C) The organization's expertise with this type of work and a description of your facilities and resources; and (D) Specific references (including project identifier and description, period of performance, dollar amount, and client name and phone number) for previous work of this nature your organization is currently performing or has completed within the last three (3) years. REFERENCES WILL BE CHECKED. SUBMIT RESPONSES TO: Offerors shall submit their Capability Statement by 4:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time, 31 MAY 2000, in original and two (2) copies to MICHAEL W. HARGROVE, Contracting Officer, United States Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Mail Stop 2500, Herndon VA 20170-4817. Four (4) additional copies shall be submitted to RICHARD NEWMAN, United States Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Alaska OCS Region, Environmental Studies Section, 949 East 36th Avenue, Anchorage AK 99508. Time of receipt of submissions will be determined by the time received in the Procurement Operations Branch, Herndon VA. CAPABILITY STATEMENTS WILL BE EVALUATED ON THE BASIS OF: (A) Experience and expertise of Key Personnel, which includes the Lead Technical Person responsible for the supervision of data collection, computer resources, organization and handling of information, and technical editing and production of documents. Evaluation factors include (1) the length and quality of experience for each person assigned to perform specific tasks; (2) the level and quality of formal education, as well as honors, awards, and recognition for previous work, in the disciplines and technical fields necessary; (3) experience on similar projects in the Alaska OCS or similar areas. (B) Ability to establish personal contacts with or working agreements between your company and data sources. (C) The Project Manager shall have (1) experience and demonstrated leadership ability required for the coordination of the study process; (2) experience in managing a multi-disciplinary team and the interdisciplinary processes required for this study; and (3) ability to control costs and keep project performance and document preparation on schedule. (D) Your organization's history of (1) successful completion of similar projects (similar in size, scope, complexity, duration, and dollar value); (2) producing high-quality documents; and (3) conducting similar projects on schedule and within budget. QUESTIONS should be FAXED to BOTH Michael W. Hargrove and Rhonda D. Fernandez at 703-787-1387 or E-mail addressed to BOTH Michael.Hargrove@mms.gov and Rhonda.Fernandez@mms.gov. ALL CORRESPONDENCE MUST INCLUDE THE RFP NUMBER, YOUR FULL NAME, YOUR COMPANY NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE AND FACSIMLIE NUMBERS. MMS STRONGLY DISCOURAGES TELEPHONE REQUESTS OR QUESTIONS. Posted 05/09/00 (W-SN453005). (0130)

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