7 Synopsis 1305M322QNRMT0076.pdf

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

ACQUISITION AND GRANTS OFFICE

SYNOPSIS

Ice Mass Survey

SYNOPSIS:

The Ice Mass Survey requirement is hereby synopsized in accordance with FAR 5.207 Preparation and Transmittal of Synopses:

(1) Action Code: N/A

(2) Date: 22 July

(3) Year: 2022

(4) Contracting Office ZIP Code: 80305

(5) Product or Service Code: R427

(6) Contracting Office Address: 325 Broadway, DSRC, Boulder, CO 80305

(7) Subject: Ice Mass Survey

(8) Proposed Solicitation Number: 1305M322QNRMT0076

(9) Closing Response Date: 29 July 2022

(10) Contact Point or Contracting Officer:

Contracting Officer: Darrin Moore

Email: darrin.moore@noaa.gov

(11) Contract Award and Solicitation Number:

Solicitation Number: 1305M322QNRMT0076

Contract Number: To be determined at time of award.

(12) Contract Award Dollar Amount: N/A

(13) Contract Line Item Number: N/A

(14) Contract Award Date: TBD

(15) Contractor: TBD

(16) Description:

NOAA seeks to contribute to the design and establishment of an effective Arctic Observing Network (AON). NOAA’s Arctic Research Program supports contributions to the Interagency Arctic Buoy Program which, through a variety of agency investments maintains a network of evenly spaced observational platforms designed to observe sea ice. More specifically, this project aims to autonomously collect point measurements of the mass balance of sea ice. This includes measurements of snow depth, ice growth, surface melt, bottom melt, and vertical profiles of air, snow, ice, and ocean temperature. These measurements will assist in determining the atmospheric and oceanic drivers of sea ice growth and melt.

Over the period of three years from the time of award, the contractor will lead on analyzing the data from six (6) Seasonal Ice Mass Balance Buoys in the Arctic Ocean to determine trends and anomalies in measured ice properties and linking them to larger earth system processes. In order to keep data continuity and integrity, the buoys must be Cryosphere Innovation, LLC’s 3rd-Generation Seasonal Ice Mass Balance

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

ACQUISITION AND GRANTS OFFICE

Buoys. The results of these analyses will be presented through scientific conferences and peer-reviewed publications. The contractor will be responsible for the purchase and deployment of the buoys, as well as all data collection.

Specific Tasks and Performance Requirements

1. Purchase and deployment of seasonal ice mass balance buoys: Two per year.

2. Ensure data transmission to real-time data access sites.

3. Quality assurance and control procedures on the raw data.

4. Further analysis to elucidate trends, anomalies, and linkages to overall earth system and climatic processes.

5. Publication and/or presentation of findings at scientific conferences and in peer-reviewed publications (at least 2 over the period of performance).

(17) Place of Contract Performance: Silver Spring, MD

(18) Set-aside Status: This Government intends this procurement to be a total small business set-aside.