NESDIS Environmental Data Management and product generation as an independent reviewer

1 INTRODUCTION The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) mission is to provide and ensure timely access to global environmental data from satellites and other sources to promote, protect, and enhance the Nation's economy, security, environment, and quality of life. NOAA/NESDIS acquires and manages the Nation's operational environmental satellites, provides data and information services to numerous end users, and conducts related research. NESDIS is actively looking at ways to strengthen its satellite programs and better fulfill its mission. To this end NESDIS initiated internal and external review teams to analyze its organization and recommend steps to achieve more successful satellite programs. These teams issued recommendations and NESDIS has taken a number of steps to strengthen the satellite, ground, and data management sides of the organization, specifically increasing emphasis on systems engineering and common ground services, as well as consolidating the three NESDIS data centers. One step NESDIS is taking is to create an Office of System Architecture and Advanced Planning(OSAAP) which will lead end-to-end system architecture studies and technology assessments, including analysis of alternatives to satisfy observational and data management requirements, define top-level requirements for assessment and implementation, adjudicate conflict in requirements and implementation, perform validation of top-level requirements, perform strategic planning and risk assessments, develop and maintain systems engineering policy, and define and manage enterprise-level configuration control. OSAAP will also coordinate and communicate NESDIS enterprise solutions across NOAA and external end users of the data. To assist NESDIS with the steps to strengthen the satellite programs and data management lifecycle, a contractor skilled with in-depth expertise in NESDIS environmental data management and product generation as an independent reviewer is needed to support the NESDIS efforts in systems architecture and advanced planning. 2 TASK OBJECTIVE STATEMENT 2.1 Environmental Data Management Independent Review Service Requirements The contractor shall provide Environmental Data Management Independent Review support/services including but not limited to: Review Preparation • Coordinate with NESDIS Systems Engineer (SE) on review agendas and activities, and tasks • Coordinate with SE to support review agenda, timing, duration, content, and tasks • Support SE as environmental data management expert • Support SE reviews and tasks via telecom or travel as required • Review of project-provided materials in advance (as available) Participation in and Travel to all Reviews • Conduct and/or attend reviews as scheduled • Exercise recognized environmental data management expertise and leadership • Prepare and submit summary evaluations and reports during reviews • Travel to location of reviews Post-Review Activities • Attend follow-up caucus following each review • Prepare review report pertinent to expertise • Follow-up, evaluate, and record disposition of project responses to actions • Support SE as environmental data management expert at relevant technical and management meetings and teleconferences 3 DELIVERABLES In accordance with the Contract, the Contractor shall provide the following deliverables as required: Item No. Description Quantity/To Whom Delivery Schedule/Reference 1 Non-Disclosure Agreement - one from each person assigned to the Task Order. Original to COTR and a copy to CO Within 10 business days of receipt of Task Objective Statement, in accordance with CAR Clause 1352.209-75 2 Scheduling and conducting independent reviews includes but not limited to the following: o Preparing and submitting Requests for Action (RFA's) during reviews o Conducting caucus of the review team following each review o Preparing and/or commenting on sections of review report pertinent to expertise o Followed-up, evaluated, and record disposition of project responses to RFAs copy to COTR/ACOTR and CO TBD 3 Final Report (Guidance, Recommendation, Transition) Original to the CO and 1 copy to COTR Task Order completion, in accordance with CAR Clause 1352.237-74 4 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The Period of Performance for this Task Order shall be one base year with one six-month option period. Base Period: August 15, 2013 to August 14, 2014 Option Period I: August 15, 2014 to December 31, 2014 5 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE The Contractor shall perform the services specified within this Task Order primarily at local contractor facilities and the NOAA Silver Spring locations, but possible other locations at the Government's direction. The contractor personnel may also travel to locations external to these locations in order to participate in meetings and to perform other tasks associated with this Task Order. 6 LEVEL OF EFFORT The level of effort is estimated as one FTE for both periods of performance. Resume may be requested for this position and is considered Key Personnel; any changes shall be in accordance with Clause 1352.237-75, Key Personnel. 7 SKILL REQUIREMENT The Contractor shall provide one independent reviewer support and must have expertise in environmental data management and product generation and prior experience supporting NOAA/NESDIS environmental observation missions and the life cycle of data management, stewardship, and preservation. 8 TRAVEL The performance of this task may require local travel and is included on a not-to-exceed basis. Travel will be authorized in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 31.205-46 (2) (i), Federal Travel Regulations. Travel regulations can be found at: http://www.ofa.noaa.gov/~finance/travel1.htm. All travel must be pre-approved by the COTR and shall be reimbursed in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations. Support documentation is required when invoicing for travel. 9 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE AND TECHNICAL MONITOR Contractor Officer's Technical Representative: TBD, NESDIS Email: TBD Phone: (301) 713-#### 10 CONTRACTOR ELIGIBILITY ON FUTURE SOLICITATIONS To fulfill this statement of objectives, the contractor may be required to develop technical, programmatic and/or acquisition documents that may contain sensitive procurement information. Access or knowledge of this information may limit the contractor's eligibility to propose on future solicitations issued by the Government that are directly related to this statement of objectives. As a result, the contractor may be unable to propose on future solicitations unless the contractor can clearly demonstrate and justify that it has sufficient administrative, operational and/or technical controls in place to effectively contain and firewall its employees from those that are selected to accomplish this work. This restraint is imposed to avoid any circumstance of unfair advantage or potential bias that may arise and jeopardize the procurement process for future solicitations. Contractor employees will be required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement. 11 IT SECURITY The contractor must comply with the DOC, NOAA and NESDIS IT Security policies and procedures. The Government will supply hardware and software necessary to perform the work required by this statement of objectives. The contractor shall comply with the IT Security requirements of the Department of Commerce as outlined in Commerce Acquisition Regulation (CAR) 1352.239-72, Security Requirements For Information Technology Resources (April 2010), except that development of a Security Accreditation Package in accordance with CAR 1352.239-72, section (i) is not required. In addition, personnel shall be screened in accordance with the requirements for Moderate Risk contracts as specified by CAM 1337.70 section 2.2; specifically, in accordance with CAR 1352.237-70, Security Processing Requirements-High or Moderate Risk Contracts (April 2010). Any access by contract personnel who are Foreign Nationals shall be in accordance with the requirements of CAR 1352.237-73, Foreign National Visitor and Guest Access to Departmental Resources (April 2010).