RFP_AG8447S140002.pdf

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

SOLICITATION NUMBER: AG-8447-S-14-0002

DIGITAL AERIAL IMAGERY

Nebraska National Forest & Grasslands & Badlands National Park, NE & SD

Solicitation Issue Date: April 16, 2014

Proposal Due Date: May 16, 2014

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FARM SERVICE AGENCY

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FIELD OFFICE

NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS :

OFFERORS ARE CAUTIONED TO NOTE THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL CONTRACT

REQUIREMENTS:

See Section L for Proposal Preparation Instructions. Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation must be presented in two parts, a pricing proposal and a technical proposal. The technical volume shall not exceed 30 8-1/2”x11” single-sided pages (equivalent double-sided is acceptable). Letters of commitment, resumes, flight plan graphics, camera calibration reports, and documentation to support camera approval may be provided in an attachment without page restriction.

The Base Item includes 4-band, 16-bit per band Uncorrected Stereo Imagery and Stereo Block Files. An Option Item is included for Orthorectified Imagery, as well as for increased quantity at specified unit price.

Alternative proposals will be considered for 16-bit stereo image file sizes exceeding the limit stated in Section C-6.1; See Section L-2.5.

This RFP is a Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 52.219-6) and is subject to the Availability of Funds Clause (FAR 52.232-18).

NOTICE TO OFFEROR

Any proposal submitted for this RFP must be identified with the following information labeled on the outside of the mailing package:

SOL.NO: AG-8447-S-14-0002

DUE DATE: May 16, 2014, 2:30 PM

RECEIVING OFFICE: CONTRACTING

Mail To: AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FIELD OFFICE

CONTRACTING OFFICER

2222 WEST 2300 SOUTH

SALT LAKE CITY UTAH 84119

The complete text of any or all clauses referenced herein may be obtained by submitting a request, identifying this solicitation number, to the Contracting Officer, USDA, FSA, Aerial Photography Field Office, 2222 West 2300 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84119. Complete copies of the FAR in loose-leaf or CFR form may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C. 20402.

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PART I – THE SCHEDULE

SECTION B – SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS AG-8447-S-14-0002

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

B-1 DIGITAL AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY SERVICES/SUPPLIES

Furnish direct digital aerial imagery and all related services and supplies in accordance with the requirements, specifications, terms, conditions, clauses, and provisions specified herein.

1.1 Services and Supplies

For purposes of this combined service/supply contract, the services portion is considered the management, execution, and related services associated with the acquisition of the imagery. The supply portion is considered all material, processing, and activities required to manufacture the end products derived from the raw imagery acquired during the services portion of the contract.

1.2 Intended Use of Imagery

The imagery shall be used by the United States Forest Service and National Park Service for forest, range, and park resource management, monitoring and inventory. Imagery is used to support the management of land, minerals, vegetation, wildlife habitat, recreation and travel. Additional supported activities include watershed health assessments, riparian monitoring, forest health evaluations, and preliminary engineering conceptual designs. Aerial imagery depicting the current vegetation condition is needed to establish structural class, canopy closure, and plant association for use in determining vegetation departure from the historic range of variability and in establishing baseline monitoring data. Natural resource and other data will be collected and evaluated by means of photo interpretation (visual display and stereo viewing), image processing and geographic information systems (GIS) technologies.

B-2 PROJECT AREA

Provide aerial imagery services and related materials for the acquisition and production of 30cm resolution, 4-band, direct digital stereo imagery for the following project area(s):

Project

Item Project Area Square Miles

Approximate Acquisition Period

Project Identifier

Nebraska National Forest & Grasslands & Badlands National Park NE & SD 3,683 June 15, 2014 through

October 1, 2014 FS-4-14-1

Includes: Square Miles Project Code UTM Zone

Bessey Ranger District (RD) 141

612070

Pine Ridge Ranger District (RD) 216 Buffalo Gap National Grasslands (NGL) 2,271 Badlands National Park (NP) 208 Ft. Pierre National Grasslands (NGL) 327 Oglala National Grasslands (NGL) 337 Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest

(NF) 183

B-3 CONTRACT DELIVERABLES

3.1 Base Item Deliverables. The following deliverables are required under this contract.

Base Item(s): Stereo Imagery Deliverables Section & Paragraph Reference(s)

Project Flight Plan Section C-5.2

Pre-production Samples for Image Files and Stereo Block File Section C-6.1(b) Section C-6.3(b)

30cm, 4-Band, 16-bit per band, Uncorrected, Georeferenced, Uncompressed Digital Image Files Section C-6.1

Stereo Block Files for each Ranger District/Area Section C-6.3 Project Geodatabase Section C-7.2 Progress Reports Section C-7.1

B-4 OPTIONS

4.1 The Government is considering awarding the following optional deliverables, produced from the base imagery deliverable in B-3, if funding and pricing permit. Option items will not be awarded without the base item. The Contracting Officer may exercise any of these options upon contract award or by notice to the Contractor within 180 days after the end of the approximate acquisition period in Section B-2.

Optional Orthorectified Imagery Deliverables Section & Paragraph Reference(s)

Pre-production Samples Section C-6.2 30cm, 4-band, 16-bit per band, Digital Orthorectified Quarter- Quarter Quadrangles (DOQQQ) Section C-6.2

RMSE Accuracy and Quality Control Reports, Aero- Triangulation Report (included with DOQQQ) Section C-8.1

Seamline Feature Class and Orthorectified Image Index Feature Class included in Project Geodatabase Section C-7.2

4.2 Option for Increased Quantity (FAR 52.217-6) (Mar 1989)

The Government may increase the quantity of supplies called for in the Schedule at the unit price specified. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option upon mutual agreement with the Contractor within 45 days prior to the end of the approximate acquisition period stated in Section B-2, or extension thereof. Delivery of the added items shall continue at the same rate as the like items called for under the contract, unless the parties otherwise agree. The quantity may be increased by no more than 25% of the original quantities stated in B-5 of this section.

B-5 PRICING

The Government will consider price proposals on optional award item(s) indicated below. The Contracting Officer may exercise any of these options upon contract award or by notice to the Contractor within 180 days after the end of the approximate acquisition period stated in B-2.

The orthorectified imagery option will be awarded only with the corresponding base item.

PROJECT ITEM 1: NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST & GRASSLANDS & BADLANDS

NATIONAL PARK, NEBRASKA & SOUTH DAKOTA

* Insert average price of DOQQQ.

PROJECT ITEM 1: NEBRASKA NF & NGL & BADLANDS NP, NE & SD

ITEM DESCRIPTION REF QTY UNIT UNIT

PRICE

TOTAL

AMOUNT

Item 1 (Base)

Stereo Imagery & Stereo Block Files B-3 3,683 Square

Miles $ $

Option Item 1A

Orthorectified Imagery (Badlands NP area)

B-4.1 Exhibit 1, Figure 1(b)

187 DOQQQ* $ $

Option Item 1B

Orthorectified Imagery (NF, RD & NGL areas)

B-4.1 & Exhibit 1, Figure 1(c)

1,190 DOQQQ* $ $

Total $

B-6 GOVERNMENT-PROVIDED INFORMATION

Upon Contract award, the Government shall provide the information listed below. Shapefiles provided may be in projections that differ from the projection requirements of the final product.

The contractor is responsible for notifying the Contracting Officer of any discrepancies or problems encountered in using this information within two business days.

6.1 Project Boundary Shapefile

The Contractor will be furnished upon award one (1) Esri® compatible shapefile containing the project boundary for each Project Item awarded. Due to the unique footprint of digital sensors the Contractor is responsible for the complete stereo coverage acquisition of the project shapefile area, including the boundaries.

6.2 Metadata Templates

The Contractor will be furnished upon award data text files (.txt), as applicable, containing Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) compliant metadata templates with Remote Sensing Extensions where applicable to be used for: (1) the stereo image files in Section C-6.1;

(2) the orthorectified image files required in Section C-6.2 (if awarded); (3) the Stereo Block Files in Section C-6.3; (4) the Project Geodatabase in Section C-7.2. Templates will not be provided for other required metadata.

6.3 Ranger District/Area Boundary Files

The contractor will be furnished upon award an Esri® compatible project boundary shapefile containing the Ranger District/Area boundaries for creation of stereo block files in Section C- 6.3.

6.4 DOQQQ Shapefile (Applicable only if option is awarded)

The Contractor will be furnished upon award Esri® I compatible shapefile(s) containing the required DOQQQs for each project item awarded. The shapefile does not include the buffer area required in Section C-6.2. The contractor must add the required buffer to the shapefile provided.

6.5 Project Geodatabase Template

The Contractor will be furnished upon award one (1) Esri® compatible file geodatabase template for use in producing the Project Geodatabase in Section C-7.2.

SECTION C – DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATION/WORK STATEMENT AG-8447-S-14-0002

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT

C-1 SCOPE OF CONTRACT

The general scope of the contract is to procure precise vertical aerial imagery for natural resource inventory and analysis and stereo model review. The Contractor is responsible for furnishing direct digital imagery and related services and supplies in accordance with requirements, specifications, terms and conditions specified herein.

1.1 Technical Requirements and Specifications

The technical requirements and specifications of this contract are described in this section and Attachments A, B, and C which define the essential elements in securing high quality digital imagery. Any deviation from the specifications stated herein may cause increased time and effort in using the imagery as intended.

1.2 Labor and Materials

The Contractor shall furnish all materials, equipment, transportation, superintendence, and labor as required herein. The Contractor shall execute and finish the imagery acquisition, imagery production and related services for the project specified and shall deliver to the USDA all materials called for in Section F-2, Materials to be Delivered.

C-2 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

2.1 Attachments

The following documents attached to this solicitation document are considered requirements and specifications under the resulting contract(s), as applicable to the Contractor’s technical proposal:

(a) Aerial Photography Field Office (APFO) USDA Specification for Digital Camera Based

Acquisition, Modified for USFS Resource Imagery March 26, 2012 (Attachment A)

(b) Aerial Photography Field Office (APFO) USDA Digital Imagery Quality Specification, Modified for USFS Resource Imagery March 26, 2012 (Attachment B)

(c) USDA Digital File Format Specification, Version 1.0, January 24, 2013

2.2 References

The following documents referenced in this solicitation document are considered requirements and specifications under the resulting contract(s), as applicable to the Contractor’s technical proposal:

(a) Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Specification, FGDC-STD-001-1998 (“Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata”)

(b) Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Specifications, FGDC-STD-007.3-1998 (“Geospatial Positioning Accuracy Standards, Part 3: National Standard for Spatial Data Accuracy”)

(c) Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Title 14 (“Federal Aviation Regulations")

(d) GeoTIFF Revision 1.0 Specification, dated December 28, 2000 (Version 1.8.2)

(e) TIFF Specification Revision 6 dated June 3, 1992 (Adobe Systems Inc.)

C-3 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor shall furnish all materials, equipment, transportation, superintendence, and labor required to plan, acquire, manage, and process digital imagery for the project items as specified in Section B, Supplies or Services and Price/Cost.

C-4 EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS

4.1 Platform/Camera Requirements

(a) The direct digital imagery acquisition requirements will be for the collection of visible (Red, Green, Blue) and color near infrared (IR) imagery captured simultaneously. The digital sensor system shall be a tested, stable, geometrically calibrated system with appropriate documentation and comply with the technical requirements and specifications of this contract, and Attachment A: USDA Digital Camera Specification.

(b) Platform/Camera Approval: Any equipment (platform and cameras) proposed to be used by the Contractor must be approved for use by the Contracting Officer (see Attachment A, paragraph 4.0, Digital Camera Approval Requirements, for instructions and process for platform/camera approval). If the platform and camera proposed for use are not owned by the Contractor, a written statement of availability from the owner of the equipment shall be provided to the Contracting Officer.

(c) System Malfunction: The Contracting Officer shall have the right to require the removal of a camera from use when deficiencies in imagery attributable to the camera are found to exist (see Attachment A, paragraph 3.7, System Malfunctions). Any platform/camera removed from use by the Contracting Officer shall not be returned to use on any APFO contract until the cause of the malfunction is corrected to the satisfaction of the Contracting Officer. That determination will be based on acceptable samples, field reports, manufacturer reports, and/or calibration reports.

4.2 Aircraft Requirements

(a) FAA Certification. All aircraft used in the performance of this contract shall be maintained and operated in accordance with all regulations required by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Aircraft operated in the acquisition of aerial imagery under this contract shall be FAA certified to a service ceiling with operating load (crew, sensor system, oxygen, and other required equipment) of not less than the highest altitude required.

(b) Positive Control Airspace. The project item areas may contain areas of controlled or restricted airspace. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to obtain all approvals necessary to assure that required clearances are achieved. When the flight plan and location of any project area coverage fall within positive-control airspace, the aircraft must contain the appropriate equipment to operate in such positive-control areas within the purview of the Federal Aviation Regulations. In addition, 18 USC Section 795 requires permission of the commanding officer to photograph or map some military and naval installations. If any delay to the acquisition or production schedule is caused due to 18 USC Section 795 or similar statutes, the Contractor is required to notify the Contracting Officer in writing within 72 hours and shall include detail information regarding the issue, point of contact at the installation, and estimated delay. (See Section H-1, Permits and Clearances.)

(c) Aircraft Configuration. The design of the aircraft shall be such that when the sensor system is mounted with all its parts within the outer structure, an unobstructed field of view is obtained. The field of view shall be shielded from the exhaust gases, oil, effluence, and air turbulence. The sensor system port glass shall be free of scratches and of such quality that it will not degrade the resolution or the accuracy of the sensor system.

(d) Airborne Global Positioning System. The aircraft shall have an Airborne Global Positioning

System (ABGPS), Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) system capable of generating accurate control points used in the creation of the photo-center point feature class (see Section C-7.2, Project Geodatabase).

C-5 IMAGERY ACQUISITION REQUIREMENTS

5.1 Photographic Conditions

Imagery shall be acquired when skies are clear, free from smoke, clouds, cloud shadows, excessive haze, and well-defined images can be resolved. The ground shall be free from snow below timberline, standing water (other than natural or man-made ponds and lakes), flood waters from streams which have overflowed their banks, and wet ground which obscures vegetation or other features. If any conditions besides clouds and cloud shadows noted above are present at time of acquisition, the Contracting Officer should be contacted to determine whether conditions would be acceptable for acquisition due to potential mission time constraints.

5.2 Flight Planning

The Contractor is responsible for flight planning the project area to ensure acquisition of precision, high quality stereo imagery meeting the requirements of this section. The Contractor shall submit a flight plan for review prior to receiving the Notice to Proceed to commence acquisition of the project area. The flight plan shall consist of shapefiles compatible with Esri® ArcGIS 10.1 and newer version software, including: a DEM-applied coverage polygon shapefile, a flight line shapefile, and an exposure station point shapefile. Table attributes should include pre-determined flying altitudes (above sea level) and exposure station locations.

Exposure station location shall include at a minimum flight line and exposure number in consecutive order.

5.3 Flight Requirements

The Contractor shall obtain precise vertical digital imagery in accordance with the following technical requirements:

(a) Spatial Resolution: All imagery shall be acquired at 30 cm ground sample distance (GSD) or higher resolution.

(b) Radiometric Resolution: All imagery shall be collected at a minimum of 12-bits per band.

(c) Minimum Sun Angle: All imagery shall be collected during the portion of the day when the minimum sun angle exceeds 35 degrees.

(d) Overlaps: Endlap: Optimum 62%; Minimum 57%; Recommended Maximum 67%

Sidelap: Optimum 30%; Minimum 20%; Recommended Maximum 45%

The minimum overlaps above may not be adequate for stereo viewing in areas of high relief.

The contractor is responsible for determining overlaps necessary to ensure stereo viewing and/or ortho mosaic compilation. The recommended maximum may be exceeded in order to provide this coverage.

(e) Coverage: Imagery shall be collected to provide complete stereo coverage of the project area and boundaries in the government-provided shapefile defined in Section B-6.1, Project Boundary Shapefile.

(f) Tilt. It is desired that exposures be made when the optical axis of the digital sensor is in a vertical position. The Contractor shall not acquire imagery when the tilt (departure from the vertical) of any exposure exceeding four degrees (4º) or relative tilt between any two successive exposures exceeding six degrees (6º). Tilt shall not average more than 2 degrees (2º) in any 16 km (10 mile) section of a flight line and shall not average more than 1 degree (1º) for the entire project.

(g) Crab. Any series of two or more images shall not be crabbed in excess of five degrees (5º) as measured between images in a line and between adjoining lines.

C-6 DIGITAL IMAGERY PROCESSING

Digital images shall be processed to meet the requirements of this section, Attachment B, USDA

Digital Imagery Quality Specifications, and Attachment C, USDA Digital File Format Specifications. GeoTIFF files must be processed to meet requirements of Adobe TIFF and GeoTIFF Specifications. All image files and supporting files shall use the naming convention specified in Exhibit 2, File Naming Convention and shall be stored on a hard drive (See Section D-1.2) according to the Hard Drive Directory Structure Template, Exhibit 10.

The Contractor shall create a metadata file for each digital image and stereo block file described in this section. Metadata files shall be created in accordance with the template provided by the Government (see Section B-6.2) and Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC), FGDC-STD- 001-1998 specification. Metadata files shall be compatible with ArcGIS 10.1 and must parse cleanly through the USGS metadata parser “mp” version 2.9.0 with Remote Sensing Extensions without any errors.

6.1 Uncorrected Stereo Image Files

The Contractor shall produce 4-band, 16-bit per band, radiometrically uncorrected, georeferenced, uncompressed digital image files at the resolution stated in Section C-5.3, to provide stereo coverage of the project area and boundaries defined in the Project Boundary Shapefile, (see Section B-6.1). Non-frame based sensors shall submit imagery in a tile format comparable to frame-based sensors. File sizes shall be no larger than 1.3 gigabytes. The file shall be projected in the 1983 North American Datum (NAD83), using the native Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) zone specified in Section B-2 in meters. If any digital image files are rejected by the contractor’s quality control process and/or reflights are acquired, only one acceptable image file shall be submitted.

(a) Image Quality. The Contractor shall not make any radiometric enhancements, such as stretching, dodging, or other Look Up Table (LUT) adjustments, to the acquired imagery.

The imagery shall not contain any borders, artifacts, or other non-image items.

(b) File Format. The imagery shall be in accordance with the Adobe TIFF and GeoTIFF

Specifications and shall have the following band order: Red, Green, Blue, and Infrared.

GeoTIFF files shall be properly georeferenced so that the image is oriented north up when viewed in GIS software including ESRI ArcMap and ERDAS Imagine).

(c) Raster Support Files. The Contractor shall provide an AUX (ESRI and ERDAS compatible Auxilary statistic/projection file) and a RRD (ESRI and ERDAS compatible Reduced Resolution Dataset pyramid file) for each image file. Each AUX file shall have statistics calculated with the Skip Factor in the X and Y as 1, and Bin Type as Direct. In addition, the AUX file shall contain the proper projection information for the tile and shall match the information in the GeoTIFF header. Each RRD file shall be created using a 3X3 kernel, Binomial Interpolation.

(d) Pre-production Sample. The Contractor shall submit a single 4-band, 16-bit per band image prior to production for Government review. The sample shall be a TIFF meeting the requirements of the contract, including TIFF and GeoTIFF tags as specified in Attachment C, and submitted on a standard CD or DVD. The Government will evaluate and provide an approval or disapproval letter with comments no later than five (5) business days, with a goal of three (3) business days. Additional project item area samples may be submitted for review if approved by the Contracting Officer.

(e) Georeferenced Accuracy. The principal point shall have an accuracy not exceeding a 6 meter offset from true ground.

6.2 Digital Orthorectified Quarter-Quarter Quadrangle (DOQQQ) Tiles (Applicable only if Option Item is awarded)

The Contractor shall provide ortho-rectification services to produce 4-band, 16-bits per band, mosaicked digital orthorectified quarter-quarter quadrangles (DOQQQs) for the project area defined in the Project Boundary Shapefile referenced in Section B-6.1, plus a 100 meter buffer beyond the boundary. The DOQQQ shall cover the entire image area of one quarter of a quarter of a USGS standard quadrant, plus a 100 meter buffer on all four sides. The 100 meter buffer is not included in the Government provided DOQQQ shapefile. The DOQQQs shall be projected in NAD83 UTM Zone specified in Section B in meters.

(a) Image Quality: The Contractor shall radiometrically balance the images used to create the

DOQQQs to eliminate any checkerboard pattern appearance across the project, or for as large of a block practical. Exceptions to this requirement may be made in cases where block or project-wide radiometric balancing would cause significant discoloration across the project, such as reflights. Significant radiometric differences among image frames inhibits interpretation of ground features. The DOQQQs shall not contain any borders, artifacts, or other non-image items. The image portion of the DOQQQ file shall not contain 0 cell values. The non-image or no-data portion of the DOQQQ file shall be set to 0,0,0,0.

(b) Image Source: The Contractor may use imagery from multiple exposures, i.e., using the “sweet spot” from a preceding or succeeding image, when creating the tile images. Using “chips” (imagery pieces from other frames) to correct defects is also permitted. All exposures shall be from the same type of sensor and must be from the same acquisition season. When multiple exposures are used in creating a tile, the acquisition date with the largest area shall be used when reporting dates in a single date field, such as metadata or attribute data. An average or mean date shall not be used.

(c) Seamlines: Image seams should be blended to a smooth seam. Visible seamlines within or between tiles which exhibit a noticeable edge or displacement effect are not acceptable.

Sharp contrast should not be visible at seams, as it affects image interpretation. Seamlines should be centered on linear features such as roads, rivers, streams, and trails when available. When linear features are not available, seamlines shall be placed at landcover type transition areas such as between a meadow and forested area or based on terrain breaks derived from topographic data such as ridgelines and valley bottoms. Placement of seamlines in tree and shrub vegetation should be minimized.

(d) Partial DOQQQ: When a DOQQQ partially covers the boundary, the Contractor may elect to submit a partial DOQQQ so that it completely covers the boundary, plus a 100 meter buffer on the outside of the boundary.

(e) Pre-Production Sample: The Contractor shall submit a sample set of overlapping

DOQQQ’s prior to production for Government review. If the project area has a diversified landscape, it is recommended that the contractor provide additional samples to properly reflect the overall project landscapes. The samples shall be a GeoTIFF and meet all image requirements in this section, including TIFF and GeoTIFF tags as specified in Attachment C, submitted on a standard DVD (labeling requirements in Section E are not required).

The Government will evaluate and provide an approval or disapproval letter with comments no later than five (5) business days, with a goal of three (3) business days.

Additional project item area samples may be submitted for review if approved by the Contracting Officer.

(f) Spatial Resolution: Specified in Section C-5.3(a).

(g) Horizontal Accuracy: All well-defined points tested on orthorectified tiles shall fall within

6.0 meters of true ground at a 95% confidence level (see FGDC-STD-007.3-1998, page 3- 10).

(h) Digital Elevation Model (DEM). The Contractor may use any digital elevation model for terrain-correcting the imagery required to meet horizontal accuracy specifications in paragraph (g) and quality requirements of this section and Attachment B. The Contractor shall document the elevation dataset used during the orthoimagery production process including, but not limited to corrections made to an existing dataset, in the process description metadata field.

(i) File Format. The DOQQQ tiles shall be a georeferenced tagged image file following the naming convention in Exhibit 2 and Exhibit 5, Quarter-Quarter Quad Numbering Logic.

The ImageDescription tag shall contain the following project item name “USDA-FSA- APFO-U.S. Forest Service Resource Program.”

(j) Raster Support File: The Contractor shall provide an AUX (Esri® and ERDAS compatible Auxilary statistic/projection file) and a RRD (Esri® and ERDAS compatible Reduced Resolution Dataset pyramid file) for each image file. Each AUX file shall have statistics calculated with the Skip Factor in the X and Y as 1, and Bin Type as Direct. In addition, the AUX file shall contain the proper projection information for the tile and shall match the information in the GeoTIFF header. Each RRD shall be created using a 2X2 kernel, Binomial Interpolation. The files shall use the same naming convention as the image tiles but with an “.rrd” and “.aux” extension respectively.

6.3 Stereo Block Files

The Contractor shall provide stereo block files so that digital image files created in Section C- 6.1, Uncorrected Stereo Images, can be brought in and viewed in stereo-pairs with very minimal adjustment to the x or y parallax. Data fields in the stereo block file shall be populated with sensor specific data. Each block file should include the average flying height for the area covered by that block file, rather than for the entire project area. In the case of reflights or the completion flight line(s) during an additional acquisition season, the stereo block file must be updated to include new and/or reflown imagery for the affected flight lines.

(a) Image Reference Structure: One stereo block file shall be produced for each Ranger District/Area and each bit depth of stereo imagery provided.

(b) Pre Production Sample: The Contractor shall provide a sample stereo block file pointing to and containing two (2) overlapping sets of four (4) stereo images in adjoining flight lines.

The block file shall point to only the eight (8) images provided with the sample.

(c) File Format. The stereo block files shall be Leica Photogrammetry Suite (LPS) compatible and shall be readable in Stereo Analyst extensions for ERDAS IMAGINE 2011 and Esri® ArcGIS 10.1 and newer. The Government prefers the use of .blk over .prj files. See Section J, Exhibit 2 for naming convention. The files shall be stored on a hard drive (See Section D- 1.2) according to the Hard Drive Folder Structure Template, Exhibit 10.

6.4 Regional Settings

All digital files, including imagery and metadata, shall be created using standard ANSI English- US setting. For example, periods (ACII 46) shall be used to separate the whole number from the fractional portion when recording decimal numbers and data representing a long date shall be recorded as “Thursday, August 18, 2013 5:09:38 PM.”

C-7 PROJECT MANAGEMENT

The Contractor shall establish and maintain a project management system with a designated project manager for this effort. Project management consists of those activities required to plan, manage, administer, and control efforts to accomplish the objective of the contract. The project manager identified in the proposal will serve as the primary point of contact for the Contractor’s activity with the Government. Any change in project manager during performance of this contract must be approved by the Contracting Officer based on a written request including a summary of the candidate’s experience.

7.1 Progress Reports

A Progress Report is required for each day progress is made in acquiring project imagery. Each progress report shall be sent by email transmission not later than the day following performance and only for days when performance was accomplished.

In the event that day is a holiday or non-business day, the report shall be sent on the next business day. Separate reports are required from each photographic crew assigned to a project item. Such "next day" reporting shall start when the Contractor receives the Notice to Proceed, and continue until the area is completed or the photographic season and any extensions end. If reflights are determined necessary or ordered by the Contracting Officer, progress reports covering such performance are required.

An e-mail address will be provided at contract award. See Section J, Exhibit 4, Progress Report, for syntax and example.

7.2 Project Geodatabase

The Contractor shall produce a file Geodatabase, compatible with Esri® ® ArcGIS 10.1 and newer versions, according to the template provided by the Government (see Section B-6.5), projected in the same coordinate system as specified in Section B-2. The geodatabase shall contain a feature data set that contains a polygon feature class for each georeferenced exposure footprint, a line feature class for each flight line, and a point feature class for each photo center location delivered under this contract. If ortho option items are awarded, the project geodatabase shall also contain a polygon feature class for an orthorectified image index and a line feature class for the seamlines. The photo-center location, UTM coordinates, shall be corrected to reflect the physical ground location and shall be accurate within 6 meters (19.7 feet) of true ground.

The coordinates shall be expressed in meters and formatted to the same datum and projection required for the GeoTIFF image files. The project geodatabase shall be resubmitted with corrections reflecting any image corrections, reflights, or completion of additional flights after original submission. The filename for the Geodatabase and all feature data sets shall use the naming convention specified in Exhibit 2, File Naming Convention. The files shall be stored on a hard drive (See Section D-1.2) according to the Hard Drive Directory Structure Template, Exhibit 10.

(a) Photo Center Point Feature Class. The project acquisition feature dataset shall include the following attributes for the photo center point feature class:

ATTRIBUTE DESCRIPTION COLUMN

NAME

DATA

TYPE EXAMPLE

Project Identification Code PROJID Char(6) 612070 Flight Line number FLTLN Char(4)± 0025 Exposure number EXPNUM Char(4)± 0001 Date of exposure (YYYY- MM-DD) IDATE Char(10) 2014-08-27

Image file name NAME Char(50) 612070_0025_ 0001_20140827.tif

Point Acquisition date/time* DATE Char(16) 08/27/2014 13:52

Color Type** BCON Char(3) M4B

Camera type*** CAM_TYPE Char(20) Digital Camera manufacturer CAM_MAN Char(50) Zeiss Camera model CAM_MOD Char(25) DMC Sensor serial number SENSNUM Char(100) 30029 UTM zone UTM Char(3) 12 Corrected center point northing NORTH Double(19) ‡ 4342654.243 Corrected center point easting EAST Double(19) ‡ 448901.634

Flight altitude in meters at camera (MMMMM.MM;

MSL)

FLTALT Double(19) ‡ 7048.63

Number of GPS satellites acquired GPSNUM Short Integer 5

Position Dilution of Precision (PDOP) PDOP Double(19) ‡ 1.5

IMU omega value (UTM) (Radians) OMEGA Double(19) ‡ .0001358

IMU phi value (UTM) (Radians) PHI Double(19) ‡ .01073000

IMU kappa value (UTM) (Radians) KAPPA Double(19) ‡ -.873265

± Padded with leading zeros ‡ Double data type shall be length of 19 (18 precision, 11 scale)

* Local 24-hour clock. The start/end time will be for the collection of the individual polygon (will be the same for frame-based systems) ** Possible values are: NC (natural color), CIR (color infrared), and M4B (4-band) *** Possible values are: Digital or Film

(b) Flight Line Feature Class. The project acquisition feature dataset shall include the following attributes for the flight line feature class:

DATA

TYPE EXAMPLE

Project Identification Code PROJID Char(6) 612070 Flight Line number FLTLN Char(4)± 0025 Date of exposure (YYYY- MM-DD) IDATE Char(10) 2014-08-27

Flight Line start date/time* SDATE Char(16) 08/27/2014 13:52

Flight Line end date/time* EDATE Char(16) 08/27/2014 13:53

Color Type** BCON Char(3) M4B

Camera type*** CAM_TYPE Char(20) Digital Camera manufacturer CAM_MAN Char(50) Intergraph Camera model CAM_MOD Char(25) DMC Sensor serial number SENSNUM Char(100) 30029 Flight Line Direction DIR Char(20) North Flight altitude in meters at camera (MMMMM.MM;

MSL)

FLTALT Double(19) ‡ 7048.63

± Padded with leading zeros ‡ Double data type shall be length of 19 (18 precision, 11 scale)

* Local 24-hour clock. The start/end time will be for the collection of the individual polygon (will be the same for frame-based systems) ** Possible values are: NC (natural color), CIR (color infrared), and M4B (4-band)

(c) Image Footprint Polygon Feature Class. The project acquisition feature dataset shall include the following attributes for the image footprint polygon feature class. The image footprint polygon shall represent the actual ground displacement of the image acquired:

DATA

TYPE EXAMPLE

Project Identification Code PROJID Char(6) 612070 Flight Line number FLTLN Char(4)± 0025 Exposure number EXPNUM Char(4)± 0001 Date of exposure (YYYY- MM-DD) IDATE Char(10) 2013-08-27

Image file name NAME Char(50) 612070_0025_ 0001_20140827.tif

Polygon start date/time* SDATE Char(16) 08/27/2014 13:52

Polygon end date/time* EDATE Char(16) 08/27/2014 13:53

Color Type** BCON Char(3) M4B

Camera type*** CAM_TYPE Char(20) Digital Camera manufacturer CAM_MAN Char(50) Intergraph Camera model CAM_MOD Char(25) DMC Sensor serial number SENSNUM Char(100) 30029 Corrected center point latitude (DD.DDDDDD)**** LAT Double(19) ‡ 57.71936

Corrected center point longitude (-

DDD.DDDDDD)****

LON Double(19) ‡ -135.41498

± Padded with leading zeros ‡ Double data type shall be length of 19 (18 precision, 11 scale)

* Local 24-hour clock. The start/end time will be for the collection of the individual polygon (will be the same for frame-based systems) ** Possible values are: NC (natural color), CIR (color infrared), and M4B (4-band)

****Decimal degrees

(d) Seamline Feature Class. The feature class for orthorectified tiles in Paragraph 6.2 (if awarded) shall include the following attributes:

NAME DATA TYPE EXAMPLE

Project Identification Code PROJID Char(6) 612070

Area Name AREA_NM Char(100) Nebraska National Forest

Method of Creation*** METHD Char(10) Manual Software Used to Generate Seamlines SOFT Char(50) Socet_Set

*** Possible values are: Manual or Automatic

(e) Orthorectified Image Index Feature Class. A single feature class for all orthorectified tiles in Paragraph 6.2 (if awarded) shall include the following attributes.

ATTRIBUTE

DESCRIPTION

COLUMN

NAME

DATA

TYPE EXAMPLE

Project Identification Code PROJID Char(6) 612070

Area Name AREA_NM Char(100) Nebraska National Forest Majority Date of Imagery (YYYY-

MM-DD)

IDATE Char(10) 2014-08-27

Image File Name NAME Char(50) m_3311162_ne_2_13_30_20140721.tif Pixel Resolution in centimeters RES Double(5) 30

Color Type** BCON Char(3) M4B Image Type*** IMG_TYPE Char(20) DOQQQ ** Possible values are: NC (natural color), CIR (color infrared), and M4B (4-band) *** Possible values are: DOQ, DOQQ, DOQQQ

(f) Metadata. The Contractor shall create metadata files in accordance with the template provided by the Government (see Section B-6.2) and Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC), FGDC-STD-001-1998 specification. Metadata files shall be compatible with ArcGIS 10.1 and must parse cleanly through the USGS metadata parser “mp” version 2.9.0 with Remote Sensing Extensions without any errors.

C-8 QUALITY CONTROL

Quality control shall be exercised by the Contractor continuously throughout the performance of the contract. Procedures shall be established to assure that all contract materials are delivered in accordance with the delivery schedule and at the required level of accuracy and quality. The Contractor shall inspect and constantly monitor the image quality and coverage, and shall undertake immediate reflights of any imagery where the quality fails to meet minimum requirements of the contract specifications.

8.1 RMSE Accuracy and Quality Control Report (Applicable only if Option Item is awarded)

The Contractor shall provide RMSE accuracy reports and quality control reports generated during the AT and/or orthorectification processes for all image files. The reports shall be delivered in a non-proprietary format mutually agreed upon and may use any consistent and logical naming convention.

SECTION D – PACKAGING AND MARKING AG-8447-S-14-0002

SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING

D-1 MEDIA

All media containing digital imagery and text files shall be labeled and shipped in packaging designed for their protection.

1.1 Digital Versatile Disk

All digital versatile disks (DVDs) shall be delivered on archival media, single-sided, 4.7 Gigabyte (120-minutes) DVD-R discs. DVD-R(A), DVD-RW, DVD+R, or DVD+RW formats are not acceptable. DVDs shall be submitted in a “slim” sized jewel case with the DVD label (See Section J, Exhibit 5, Figure 1, DVD Labeling Requirements) readable without opening the case or removing the DVD from the case.

1.2 Internal SATA Hard Drives

All hard disk drives (HDDs) used to deliver imagery shall be internal Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) II & III, 3½ inch, 6.0 Gbit/s transfer-rate hard drives, with a minimum rotation speed of 7,200 rpm, not more than 2 Terabyte capacity. Maximum disk space that can be used cannot exceed ninety percent (90%). The SATA drives shall be formatted using Microsoft’s NTFS file system. Each drive will be enclosed in a static bag and shall have one label attached directly to the outer surface of the static bag and one placed directly on the internal hard drive identifying the project contained on the drive in accordance with Section J, Exhibit 5, Figure 2, Hard Drive Labeling Requirements. The drives shall become property of the Government and will not be returned to the Contractor.

D-2 PACKAGING AND MARKING FOR SHIPMENT

All material shall be packed for shipment in such a manner that will insure acceptance by common carrier and safe delivery at destination. Containers and closures shall comply with the Interstate Commerce Commission regulations, Uniform Freight Classification rules, or regulations of other carriers as applicable to the mode of transportation. Damaged materials will be replaced by the Contractor at no cost to the Government.

All shipping containers shall be clearly marked with delivery address in Section F-1, Place of Delivery – FOB Destination, within Consignee’s Premises.

A packing slip itemizing the deliverables included shall accompany each shipment.

D-3 SHIPPING RECEIPTS

Receipts from common carriers for shipment of materials shall be retained by the Contractor and be made available to the Contracting Officer upon request.

SECTION E – INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE AG-8447-S-14-0002

PART I -THE SCHEDULE

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E-1 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE (FEB 1988)(AGAR 452.246-70)

The Contracting Officer or the Contracting Officer's duly authorized representative will inspect and accept the supplies and/or services to be provided under this contract.

Inspection and acceptance will be performed at:

Aerial Photography Field Office 2222 West 2300 South

Salt Lake City, Utah 84119-2020

E-2 INSPECTION PROCEDURE

All materials specified in Section F-2, Materials to be Delivered, will be inspected to determine conformance to all contract requirements and specifications. Inspection of the image files will be performed utilizing a comprehensive method of quality assurance inspection procedures including sampling to test for compliance to the horizontal accuracy requirement. (Refer to FAR 52.246-2, Inspection of Supplies-Fixed Price and FAR 52.246-4, Inspection of Services-Fixed Price)

If inspection of materials reveals deficiencies that may cause increased time and effort in using the digital imagery and aerial photography as intended, the Government may require the Contractor to perform the services again in conformity with contract requirements, at no increase in contract amount. When the defects in services cannot be corrected by re-performance, the Government may:

(a) Require the Contractor to take necessary action to ensure that future performance conforms to contract requirements and

(b) Reduce the contract price to reflect the reduced value of services performed.

E-3 INSPECTION SCHEDULE

The Government will make every effort to inspect all material specified within 60 calendar days after they are received at the point designated. The Government cannot efficiently begin inspection without the complete delivery of all materials required under a line item, thus delaying the inspection schedule. Should the inspection procedure be delayed longer than 60 days, the Contractor will be notified of the reason(s) for delay and given the estimated completion date. Contract materials will be inspected in the order of their receipt, unless otherwise prioritized by the Government. Inspection of project items where the photographic season is open will be given priority over projects for which the season has closed.

The Contractor will be notified in writing whether the materials are satisfactory and what areas, if any, shall be reacquired and what materials, if any, shall be remade because of nonconformity with contract requirements.

E-4 PARTIAL COVERAGE

If the Contractor obtains only partial coverage for any project item during the season, all partial imagery and contract deliverables shall be processed and delivered according to the requirements specified for completed imagery. Interim products may be required to satisfy partial delivery.

The requirement for processing partial coverage may be waived only by the Contracting Officer.

E-5 ACCEPTANCE

5.1 Final Acceptance

Final acceptance will be made by the Contracting Officer after inspection by the Government of all required materials delivered at the specified destination. The acceptance date shall be the date of the letter, by the Government to the Contractor, stating all materials are acceptable and an invoice may be submitted.

5.2 Partial Acceptance of a Completed Project

The Government may make a partial acceptance on a completed Project Item due to the rejection of deficient or non-compliant material(s). A partial acceptance will result in a contract price reduction based on the final determination of contract material compliance to contract requirements and specifications. The Government will issue an acceptance letter to the Contractor, stating the materials that have been accepted and the materials that have been rejected, at which time an invoice may be submitted.

5.3 Partial Acceptance of a Project with a Contract Season Extension

Partial acceptance on any uncompleted Project Item, as listed in Section B, Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs, will be made only after the acquisition season has ended and all materials required for the project area have been delivered, inspected, and accepted by the Government.

The acceptance date shall be the date of the letter by the Government to the Contractor identifying the amount of partial acceptance and at which time an invoice maybe submitted.

E-6 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) (FAR 52.252-2)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text.