R -- R -- ARCVIEW DATA ANALYST

Notice Date

September 24, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Administrative Support Center, Norfolk Federal Building, 200 Granby Street, Norfolk, VA, 23510

ZIP Code

23510

Solicitation Number

RFQ01-0144

Response Due

September 29, 2001

Point of Contact

Teresa Watson, Contract Specialist, Phone (757) 441-6528, Fax (757) 441-3786, Email teresa.l.watson@noaa.gov

Description

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has a requirement for an ArcView Data Analyst to provide data analysis services in support of Coastwatch geographical information systems (GIS) Demonstration project on Sea Turtle distribution and remotely-sensed oceanographic conditions. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION: QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Solicitation number EASC RFQ 01-0144 is issued as a Request for Quote. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular=20 97-27. The period of performance is scheduled for a base year from September 30, 2001 through September 30, 2002 with a one year option period. Place of performance is National Marine Fisheries Service, 28 Tarzwell Drive, Narragansett, RI. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Quotations may be faxed to (757) 441-3786. Quotations received by September 29, 2001 will be considered for award. Award will be made on September 30, 2001. Numbered Note 1 applies. INTRODUCTION The CoastWatch Northeast Regional Site in Narragansett, RI is one of eight regional sites in a national effort under the NOAA CoastWatch Program. The principal goal of this program is to support Federal, state and local decision-makers and associated coastal marine researchers, by promoting and providing access to quality-controlled, near real-time, satellite imagery and derived products, through an operational communications and data distribution network. Another important role for the CoastWatch program is our potential to create custom products for specific research endeavors, especially within the agencies providing support for the local nodes. The advent of geographical information systems (GIS), and the developments in these systems over the past few years, has resulted in an excellent medium by which large volumes of spatial information and point-specific data can be co-analyzed. The national CoastWatch program has conducted its own research and development toward the integration of near-real-time satellite imagery with the typical GIS information structure (Leming et al. (1999)). Satellite image data from sea-surface temperature and ocean color sensors are now routinely merged and co-located with database and logbook records in a computer environment which provides for detailed statistical analysis. The task now is to make use of these important technical achievements and to apply them to actual marine resource and ecological research questions. The goals of the demonstration are: (1) to assemble a project-specific remote sensing product, incorporating large- scale sea-surface temperature dat with the latest GIS technology, and (2) to deliver iterations of this project to principal investigators in studies of sea turtle and other incidental catches (e.g. sharks, billfish and tuna) associated with longline fishing effort, and for use in defining the oceanographic features associated with all by-catch events. (3) to provide a liaison between the Northeast CoastWatch Node, NEFSC scientists and NMFS Office of Science and Technology, and to make use of=20 the technological tools and biological information as an aid in the=20 development of opinions regarding critical habitat for the above species. SCOPE OF WORK The principalduties of the contractor of this project are: (a) Maintain weekly communication with principal investigators at the NEFSC and NMFS Office of Science and Technology, Statistics Branch, regarding all remote sensing requirements in the study of sea turtle by-catch; (b) relay accurate details on the needs of NEFSC scientists and NMFS Office of Science and Technology to the manager of the Northeast CoastWatch Node, and participate in the conceptual design and acquisition of the required satellite products; (c) organize existing scripts and macro routines, and develop new queries within the GIS environment in order to address specific questions regarding the effects of fishing effort on sea turtles or other managed species; (d) Maintain the computer system assigned to the GIS project, including organization of satellite products that have been processed for the project, weekly backup of all data files, and compliance with all software upgrades, especially ArcView license requirements; (e) Serve as the resident expert in all aspects of the project that involve the application and operational use of ArcView software, and take the lead role in processing the CoastWatch data to the final GIS format; (f) serve as co-author on any resulting reports or technical documents, as appropriate; (g) all computer-related work will be performed at the Narragansett/CoastWatch remote=20 sensing laboratory; (h) occasional travel to Woods Hole, MA, and one 2-day visit to Washington, DC may be required (i) Contract deliverables include three (3) quarterly progress and one (1) final report, which will include a summary of the analysis results, and all documentation on new scripts, macros, and other computer software authored by the contractor. QUALIFICATIONS The contractor performing the work shall have attained a Masters-level education in one of the environmental or physical sciences, and have at least two years experience working with applied methods. Computer skills, especially with Windows-based workstations and with ArcInfo or ArcView GIS software are also required. Experience working with satellite remote-sensing products or in some area of digital image analysis is highly desirable. QUOTATIONS WILL BE EVALUATED ON THE FOLLOWING FACTORS, LISTED IN DESCENDING ORDER OF IMPORTANCE: (1) MASTER'S DEGREE WITH AT LEAST 2 YEARS EXPERIENCE, (2) TRAINING IN THE USE AND APPLICATIONS OF GIS, (3)KNOWLEDGE OR EXPERIENCE IN STATISTICAL METHODS, (4) EXPERIENCE WITH LARGE DATA MATRICES, IMAGE PROCESSING, & INTERPRETATION OF IMAGE DATA AND SPECIFICALLY, WITH REMOTE-SENSING INFORMATION, COLLECTED BY AIRCRAFT OR SATELLITE AND (5) PRICE. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE AN AWARD TO OTHER THAN THE LOWEST PRICED OFFEROR IF THE CO DETERMINES THAT TO DO SO WOULD RESULT IN THE BEST VALUE TO THE GOVERNMENT. QUOTATIONS ARE DUE BY 1:00 P.M. ON 09/29/01.

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