A1. b Statement of Work - SAM.gov.docx

Statement of Work

Title: Flooding Data or Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery

SECTION 1 – BACKGROUND

ATSDR’s Geospatial Research, Analysis, & Services Program (GRASP) is on the forefront of the use of spatial analysis tools for public health applications. Activities include demographic analyses, medical geography, exposure assessment and contaminant modeling. Scientists in the program use US Census data, health outcome data, commercial vendor-supplied data, and contaminant data collected by State and Federal agencies and their contractors to address public health related issues related to potential exposure to hazardous substances in the environment. In addition, field personnel collect spatial data at sites using global positioning system (GPS) technology for integration within the GIS.

GRASP provides GIS support to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Emergency Operations Center and is responsible for staffing field teams and assisting in the operation of field investigations. The rapid response team assists program areas in the analysis of factors related to current disease outbreaks, emergency exposures, and other natural and man-made events, provides technical assistance in the collection of information in a spatial context, and establishes protocols for GIS products and services in the field and in the operations centers. This unit functions as the primary point of contact with Office of Environmental Health Emergency Management in the areas of terrorism preparedness and emergency response.

Since the fall of 2001, the GRASP has been providing GIS support to emergency operations at CDC. When the new EOC was completed in March of 2003, GRASP was requested to provide GIS staffing at the EOC. Since that time GIS has become fully integrated part of the EOC and may even be thought of as an annex of the main body of the GIS program. The program interfaces with many CIOs to provide the geographic products used in executive level public health management decisions. It is involved with building applications such as the personnel deployment mapping application, which tracks the geographic placement of CDC staff world-wide which helps manage assets in a public health emergency.

An integral part of GRASP is the conceptualization, architecture, and direction of web/desktop-based GIS applications and of web services that make geospatial tools available to program and agency information systems. Additionally, the program maintains the enterprise-grade geospatial data warehouse that serves to create, manage, and store government, commercial and GPS field-derived geospatial data that is used throughout the program and agency in analysis, research, emergency response, and systems integration efforts.

Examples of GRASP-supported GIS applications include web-based interactive atlases, web-based geospatial gazetteers, web services that contain components for spatial analysis and/or reporting, and desktop productivity tools for cartographic production and geospatial analysis. The geospatial data warehouse, which contains base map, socio-demographic, emergency response, environmental, hazard, and health resource data, is used by a wide array of individuals and all of the web-based applications.

SECTION 2 – PURPOSE

This procurement request reflects the purchase of flood inundation, depth, and extent data produced via Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite imagery. These data will allow the CDC/ATSDR to support flooding-related emergency preparedness, response, and recovery events with the ability to access near real-time information on where flooding is occurring, how deep the flooding is, and how long flooding has occurred in areas of interest. Knowing this flooding information supports the work of CDC/ATSDR and our public health partners in work involving mold remediation, measuring disease vector risk, effects of flooding on public health campaigns (ie, vaccination programming), environmental exposure assessments and tracking and mitigating impacts to health infrastructure (hospitals, nursing homes, pharmacies, etc) and hazardous sites (National Priority List/Superfund sites).

The parties involved in this procurement request include ICEYE (vendor) and the Geospatial Research Analysis and Services Program (GRASP) (purchaser) within the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)/Office of Innovation and Analytics (OIA).

The period of performance will be one year of data access, starting from the date of purchase. This period of performance can be estimated as August 1, 2023 – July 31, 2024. The data purchased will be accessed by internal accounts by named users internal to CDC and ATSDR, on government furnished computers.

CDC/ATSDR emergency preparedness, response and recovery staff will utilize these data to support work involving mold remediation, measuring disease vector risk, effects of flooding on public health campaigns (ie, vaccination programming), environmental exposure assessments and tracking and mitigating impacts to health infrastructure (hospitals, nursing homes, pharmacies, etc) and hazardous sites (National Priority List/Superfund sites). Derived products using these flooding data will be shared with external public health partners as necessary.

SECTION 3 – SCOPE OF WORK

To accomplish this work, the vendor must supply flood inundation, depth, and extent data produced via Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite imagery. GRASP geospatial information system (GIS) analysts will access the procured data via cloud-based server APIs made available by the vendor. The data will be used in routine emergency preparedness, response, and recovery work. The data vendor will be available for consultation regarding questions on data access, data methodology, and data interpretation.

SECTION 4 – TASKS TO BE PERFORMED

The vendor will make data accessible in a cloud-based server and set up accounts for CDC/ATSDR access. The data vendor will be available for consultation regarding questions on data access, data methodology, and data interpretation.

SECTION 5 – GOVERNMENT FURNISHED MATERIALS

N/A

SECTION 6 – PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The period of performance will be one year of data access, starting from the date of purchase. This period of performance can be estimated as August 1, 2023 – July 31, 2024.

SECTION 7 – DELIVERABLES/REPORTING SCHEDULE

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Description Quantity or No.

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SECTION 8 – REFERENCE MATERIALS

N/A

SECTION 9 – POINT OF CONTACT INFORMATION

TBD

SECTION 10 – PAYMENT TERMS

N/A

SECTION 11 – MINIMUM VENDOR QUALIFICATIONS AND LEVEL OF EFFORT

Preferred vendor is ICEYE - https://www.iceye.com/company

SECTION 12 – EVALUATION FACTORS

The vendor will be evaluated based on the timeliness and accuracy of the flooding data they provide. Analytical datasets will be expected to be made available within 24-48 hours of major flooding events in the United States.

SECTION 13 – SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Notice

(a) Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board Electronic and Information (EIT) Accessibility Standards (36 CFR part 1194), require that when Federal agencies develop, procure, maintain, or use electronic and information technology, Federal employees with disabilities have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to the access and use by Federal employees who are not individuals with disabilities, unless an undue burden would be imposed on the agency. Section 508 also requires that individuals with disabilities, who are members of the public seeking information or services from a Federal agency, have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to that provided to the public who are not individuals with disabilities, unless an undue burden would be imposed on the agency.

(b) Accordingly, any offeror responding to this solicitation must comply with established HHS EIT accessibility standards. Information about Section 508 is available at http://www.hhs.gov/web/508. The complete text of the Section 508 Final Provisions can be accessed at http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/standards.htm.

(c) The Section 508 accessibility standards applicable to this contract are: 1194.

205 WCAG 2.0 Level A & AA Success Criteria 302 Functional Performance Criteria 502 Inoperability with Assistive Technology 503 Applications 504 Authoring Tools 602 Support Documentation 603 Support Services

In order to facilitate the Government's determination whether proposed EIT supplies meet applicable Section 508 accessibility standards, offerors must submit an HHS Section 508 Product Assessment Template, in accordance with its completion instructions. The purpose of the template is to assist HHS acquisition and program officials in determining whether proposed EIT supplies conform to applicable Section 508 accessibility standards. The template allows offerors or developers to self-evaluate their supplies and documentation detail - whether they conform to a specific Section 508 accessibility standard, and any underway remediation efforts addressing conformance issues. Instructions for preparing the HHS Section 508 Evaluation Template are available under Section 508 policy on the HHS Web site http://hhs.gov/web/508.

(d) Respondents to this solicitation must identify any exception to Section 508 requirements. If a offeror claims its supplies or services meet applicable Section 508 accessibility standards, and it is later determined by the Government, i.e., after award of a contract or order, that supplies or services delivered do not conform to the accessibility standards, remediation of the supplies or services to the level of conformance specified in the contract will be the responsibility of the Contractor at its expense.

(e) Electronic content must be accessible to HHS acceptance criteria. Checklist for various formats is available at http://508.hhs.gov/, or from the Section 508 Coordinator listed at https://www.hhs.gov/web/section-508/additional-resources/section-508-contacts/index.html. Materials that are final items for delivery should be accompanied by the appropriate checklist, except upon approval of the Contracting Officer or Representative.

May 2020