SOLICITATION NOTICE
L -- Technical Assistance for Installation of iRODS Data Grid
- Notice Date
- 8/27/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Climatic Data Center, Room 476 Financial Management Branch 4th Floor, 151 Patton Avenue, Asheville, North Carolina, 28801
- ZIP Code
- 28801
- Solicitation Number
- NEEF41000923246
- Archive Date
- 9/28/2009
- Point of Contact
- Linda S Statler, Phone: 828-271-4657
- E-Mail Address
-
linda.s.statler@noaa.gov
(linda.s.statler@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This publication serves as notice of intent that the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) intends to solicit and negotiate on a sole source basis with the University of North Carolina, 104 Airport Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 to provide technical assistance for installation of an iRODS data grid linking the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), Asheville, NC and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN. Specific tasks that will be supported include: iRODS installation and tuning; data transfer tuning using parallel TCP/IP I/O streams; testing of the performance of the Reliable Blast UDP protocol; establishing policies for data distribution and data replication between NCDC and ORNL; establishing policies for data staging onto the ORNL computers; and provision of the latest version of the iRODS technology. To be delivered to NOAA's National Climatic Data Center, 151 Patton Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801. The period of performance will begin NLT September 21, 2009 through April 30, 2010. This is a small purchase action estimated value not to exceed $25,000.00. In order to comply with the debt collection improvement act of 1966, all contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to be considered for an award of a federal contract. For information regarding registration in CCR contact the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov. Authority: 41 USC 253(c)(1). The FSC is L099 and the NAICS Code is 541990, small business size standard is $7.0 million. The government intends to award a firm-fixed price purchase order for this requirement. The Data Intensive Cyber Environments (DICE) Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is the only known source capable of providing the expertise to tailor this software for NCDC's use in the time frame required. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit a proposal. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received by 4:00 P.M. September 13, 2009 will be considered by the government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. Evidence must be provided of ability to perform the required work. Responses to this notice, if any, must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the government. Inquiries will only be accepted via email to Linda.S.Statler@noaa.gov.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/NCDCMD/NEEF41000923246/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: National Climatic Data Center, 151 Patton Avenue, Asheville, North Carolina, 28801, United States
- Zip Code: 28801
- Zip Code: 28801
- Record
- SN01930620-W 20090829/090828084228-e84d1ff9e325be74542fea2f4529f40a (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
| FSG Index | This Issue's Index | Today's FBO Daily Index Page |