SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- Software Development
- Notice Date
- 6/8/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, APS PO BOX 25046, MS204B DENVER FEDERAL CENTER DENVER CO 80225
- ZIP Code
- 80225
- Solicitation Number
- 04CRSS0015
- Response Due
- 7/23/2004
- Archive Date
- 6/8/2005
- Point of Contact
- SONJA TWETEN CONTRACT SPECIALIST 3032369335 sctweten@usgs.gov;
- E-Mail Address
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- Description
- Statement of Work I. Introduction The National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) at USGS, Golden CO has the authority and responsibility to produce rapid estimates of earthquake location, magnitude, as well as rapid earthquake shaking intensity and damage maps. This information is given to local, state, and federal, emergency management and civil defense agencies; groups operating critical public facilities such as utilities, power plants, and railroads; government public information channels; local and national and news media; scientific groups and private citizens. To insure the robust delivery of these earthquake-response products as well as enhance their utility, new development, as well as technological advances in data acquisition and communications, must be continually developed and adapted to routine use under the auspices of the Advance National Seismic System (ANSS). Operation and earthquake response must also continue at a high level, yet ongoing efforts to more fully automate these systems are required. II. Objective The contractor will participate in the design, implementation, maintenance, and operation of several ANSS real-time product related processing systems. The work will involve participation in system design, independent design and implementation of subsystems, modification to existing codes and earthquake response operations. Routine testing prior to operation, and continued calibration based on operational knowledge gained will be used to improve responsiveness of the systems to customer needs and USGS objectives. III. Identification of the Need The ANSS Real-time Product Research and Development Group (RTP) at the USGS, Golden CO is responsible for the design and implementation and operation of rapid post-earthquake information and response tools. The RTP does not have sufficient staff to complete the operation and maintenance of existing systems as well as development of new required systems in an efficient and timely manner. RTP is requesting contracting support for design, development, and operation of several specific subsystems. IV. Statement of Work General Duties: The contractor shall perform specific design and programming tasks in support of the ANSS real-time product development. These tasks involve: 1) ongoing ShakeMap development and operations, including system upgrades for Anchorage and new regions of the ANSS anticipated to come online, 2) design and implementation of a ShakeMap global system including automated computations of ground motions from finite-fault input, 3) oversight, design, and implementation of the "Did You Feel it?" (DYFI?) system for international response (global earthquakes), and 4) incorporation of the #2) and #3) into a new developing system called Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER). Validation and publicizing these systems with contributions to publications as well as user and programmer documentation is also required. A. Software Design and Implementation Tasks Due to the design, implementation, and evolution model used in these projects, the contractor shall be required to participate in occasional design and implementation meetings with the USGS staff at the NEIC in Golden, CO. Is estimated there will be at least two such meetings per year during the course of this contract. The design and implementation tasks for this contract include: 1. Alaska ShakeMap System operation and development: a) On-call ShakeMap response for significant Alaska earthquakes; continuing calibration of system and triggering adjustments, b) Development of either Anchorage zoom capacity (high resolution maps, topography and triggering specifics) or dual zoom/regional maps depending on regional coordinators decisions, c) coordination with regional network coordinators, and d) ongoing regional scenario development as requested. Additional development for regional ShakeMap systems will be required but the schedule and progress of these systems depends on other network operators, so flexibility is required. 2. ShakeMap development on Global ShakeMap: a) Collect and organize worldwide base map data including cities, topography, road, and other geographic features, d) Collect region-specific attenuation modules for global coverage and program in to ShakeMap-specific regression PERL modules, and e) Automatically retrieve and process finite fault models as they become available (and update appropriate event). 3. DYFI development: a) Global system, requiring automatic city and latitude/longitude assignments, b) Test automated location and magnitude determination for central and eastern U.S., c) Development of dual English/Spanish version and test for Puerto Rico, and d) Interact and advice student assistant on other aspect of the DYFI project, as needed. 4. Software design, interfacing and development in collaboration with PAGER development team for implementing the National Earthquake Information Center's new tools for global earthquake evaluation, including direct transfer shaking results from Global ShakeMap to the PAGER system. 5. Ongoing operation and general maintenance of DYFI and ShakeMap systems (triggering, web page security & 508 compliance, etc.) as needed. This includes response to significant earthquakes, which may require unanticipated or emergency modifications as needed for unanticipated post-earthquake occurrences. 6. Documentation and publication of enhancements and software details, including further work on the ShakeMap Manual, and documentation for PAGER, DYFI? and others systems as requested by COR. B. Operational Tasks The operational tasks include: 1. ShakeMap response for significant earthquakes Nationwide, including Alaska. Post-earthquake response includes customer service, data processing and making these data available and responding to inquires. 2. DYFI? response for all triggered earthquakes nationwide; worldwide when this becomes operational. 3. Operational response and guidance for new operators of PAGER, ShakeMap, and DYFI? systems within the USGS, NEIC, and collaborating institutions. 4. Aid in specific earthquake response and follow up as requested by COR. C. Support Activities Support tasks shall include: 1. Interact with and respond to queries with users and other developers. 2. Provide operational and bug fix assistance as requested by COR. V. Deliverables The contractor shall be required to provide a written or verbal report on progress approximately once per week. The COR shall keep a log of the dates and content of these verbal reports. From these meetings or discussions, the contractor's design and implementation work on active tasks shall be reviewed with the project manager in the context of the project design goals and interface standards. Priorities and coordination of the schedule with other elements of the project development will be discussed and milestones will be established as needed. At the conclusion of each task, the contractor shall demonstrate that the software operates correctly and shall provide source code integrated existing ShakeMap, DYFI? and other systems, test results if appropriate, and provide documentation. The COR will inspect all materials delivered to the government under this contract and determine that they are complete and that the documentation is adequate. The COR will issue a short memorandum either accepting or not accepting the materials delivered. If the materials are deemed unacceptable, the COR will provide complete information detailing the shortcomings. The contractor will be given two weeks from the date of such a memorandum, to correct the shortcoming at no cost to the government. All software developed under this contract shall become the property of the U. S. Government. As this is a level of effort contract, there will be no hard and fast due dates, but the contractor must show reasonable and steady progress in meeting milestones as determined by the COR from the weekly and quarterly reports. The COR will monitor the availability of the contractor during scheduled work hours. The COR will document instances of unacceptable work, unreasonably slow progress, and/or consistent absence of the contractor which may, at the option of the government, be grounds for contract cancellation. VI. Milestones Milestones given below are meant to provide a rough indication of when the completion of tasks is planned. These milestones may be have to be adjusted based on changes in priorities, as result of current and future mission goals and the availability of resources or due to required and timely responses to significant earthquakes. Base Year (FY04-05): It is planned that software design and implementation task 1 shall be completed during the base year, and significant progress (approximately 75%) on tasks 2 and 3 shall be made. First Option Year (FY05-06): Contractor shall complete task 3, and task 4 shall be initiated and completed at the 50% level. Second Option Year (FY06-07): Contractor shall complete tasks 4 & 6. In all years, it is expected that progress on tasks 5 and 6 shall be reached at the 50% level.
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