FY27_DCA_3DEP-A_-_DCA_Project_Summary_Form_v1_1.pdf

U.S. Geological Survey 3D National Topography Model Data Collaboration Announcement (DCA) for 3D Elevation Program

(3DEP)

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3DEP-A: 3DEP DCA Project Summary Form

Instructions: Enter text or value as appropriate. Where prompted, hit TAB to register the entry and calculate values in other parts of the project summary form.

Organization: Date:

First Name: Last Name:

Title:

Street Address

City: State: Zip Code:

Email Address: Phone: ( ) -

Additional Details or Clarifications:

GENERAL PROJECT INFORMATION

Project Title:

300 characters maximum

Project Summary:

3000 characters maximum

Please provide a summary of your project. The summary should include purpose and justification of proposed data acquisition and relationship of project to existing, in-work, or planned data acquisitions.

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Project Synopsis:

1000 characters maximum

The USGS releases a list of projects receiving funds from the 3DEP. Please provide a short synopsis of your project suitable for publication should your project be selected.

Acknowledgement required; please read and check box

The applicant agrees to the release of this project summary should this project submission be selected.

Lidar Case Studies: The USGS is interested in how recipients utilize lidar data to support their mission or business objectives. If this project is selected, do you give permission for the USGS to contact you following project completion to ask questions about the utilization of the lidar data?

Acknowledgement required; please read and check Yes or No ☐ Yes ☐ No

Project Map: Insert a JPEG or other picture by clicking on the center of the image box below or by using copy (Ctrl-C) & paste (Ctrl-V).

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GEOGRAPHIC EXTENT OF PROJECT

Project GIS File: A vector GIS file defining the location and coverage area of your project is required for project submission. Your project area must be represented by a polygon in shapefile, GeoPackage, or KML/KMZ format. The file name should use the following naming convention: ST_Geographic_Description where:

ST = State Abbreviation (e.g., AL or UT); AND Geographic Description (e.g., Blue_Arrow_Middle_Counties or Eastern_Utah_6_Counties)

Note: The minimum shapefile components required are: .shp, .sbx, .dbf, .prj

3DEP Project Boundary Creation and Delivery Scheme:

The project shapefile, GeoPackage, or KML/KMZ file must be expanded to add a 100-meter buffer to comply with the Defined Project Boundary (DPA) of the 3DEP Lidar Base Specification. The final data will be delivered to the USGS and the partner in a spatial reference system and tiling scheme of the applicant’s choice. The spatial reference system must be registered with the European Petroleum Survey Group (EPSG). See Form 3DEP-B: Instructions for Creating 3DEP Defined Project Area and Tile Delivery Scheme for details.

Acknowledgement required; please read and check box ☐

A project vector GIS file with proper file name and format has been submitted as a part of the project submission package. The project has been expanded to the DPA and is in the EPSG registered spatial reference system of choice.

State(s):

Geographic Extent: ☐ County(ies) Please specify:

☐ Watershed Please specify:

☐ Other Please specify:

Square Miles: _____ Note: Please hit TAB after entering square miles to auto-populate “Square Miles” field in project finance tables.

Hit TAB to complete input.

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Additional Details and Clarifications:

DATA ACQUISITION TIMELINE

Data Acquisition Timeline:

Select only one option

☐ Spring 2027

☐ Fall 2027 / Winter 2028

☐ Other:

or Clarifications:

DATA SPECIFICATION

Data must adhere to the most current 3DEP Lidar Base Specification (https://www.usgs.gov/3dep/lidarspec). If a new edition of the specification is released during the open period of the DCA, opportunities to migrate to the revised specification will be discussed and agreed upon prior to GPSC task order award.

Project Will Be Collected To:

Select only one option

☐ QL2

☐ QL1

☐ QL0

Combination of QLs (Provide details and/or delineate QL0, QL1 and/or QL2 Areas on project graphic and in project GIS file)

☐ Other:

or Clarifications:

https://www.usgs.gov/3dep/lidarspec

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DATA DELIVERABLES

Standard 3DEP deliverables are defined in the most current 3DEP Lidar Base Specification (https://www.usgs.gov/3dep/lidarspec).

Final Project Deliverables:

Standard period of performance for lidar data acquisition projects is 18 to 24 months. Project deliverables must be ingested to the 3DEP dataset at the end of the performance period.

required; please read and check box

The applicant acknowledges that the standard period of performance for 3DEP lidar data acquisition projects is typically 18 to 24 months but can be extended due to unforeseen circumstances. The applicant further agrees that all project deliverables will be ingested into the 3DEP dataset and that the data will be collected in cooperation with the USGS, with no use restrictions.

Additional Data Acquisition

Conditions and/or Products and

Services:

Select if additional products are required

Additional data acquisition conditions and/or products and services are available. The cost of variations from the 3DEP Lidar Base Specification are the sole responsibility of the applicant.

The applicant does not require any additional data acquisition conditions or products or services.

The applicant anticipates the need for additional data acquisition conditions and/or products and services generated from the lidar data. It is recommended the applicant research technical requirements and costs of additional products and services prior to project submission. The cost of any additional requirements and products and services are the sole responsibility of the applicant and will be incorporated into partner funding agreement(s). The following additional products may be available (check all that apply below):

Data Acquisition Conditions:

☐ Coastal tide coordination

☐ Leaf-on

☐ USFS guaranteed 50% sidelap

☐ Multiple coordinate reference systems

Additional Products and Services:

☐ Additions to the minimum lidar classification scheme (i.e., additional point cloud classifications)

☐ Additions to the hydro-flattening requirements for inland lakes and ponds

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☐ Additions to the hydro-flattening requirements for inland rivers and streams

☐ First return DSM (non-hydro-flattened)

☐ Machine generated contours

☐ Machine generated building footprints

☐ Hillshades

☐ Other Please specify:

Requests for additional products and services should be documented in

Form 3DEP-C: Request for Project Planning Estimate to assure consideration of these additional costs in the project planning estimate and recognition by all funding partners of the full project costs.

APPROACH TO DATA ACQUISITION

Project Approach:

required; please read and check box

USGS Geospatial Products and Services Contracts (GPSC)

Applicant agrees to enter into an agreement with the USGS GPSC to acquire data. The USGS National Geospatial Program’s exclusive method of data acquisition is through the GPSC, a multiple award data acquisition vehicle that is designed to utilize the team of firms on the contract for services needed to accomplish 3DEP data acquisition.

Suggested Source (Optional):

300 characters maximum

(Optional) Please identify a suggested GPSC contractor if one has participated in the planning or partnership of this project. Only one GPSC contractor can be identified. If a suggested source is identified a rationale must be provided below.

Rationale for Suggested Source:

3000 characters maximum

Provide a rationale for the suggested source including how the contractor has participated in the planning or partnership of the project and their IDIQ number. Reminder, only one GPSC contractor can be identified. If more than one GPSC contractor is identified the suggested source will be invalidated.

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PROJECT FINANCES

The cost of lidar data acquisition varies based on geographic extent, terrain, and vegetative cover. This cost includes data acquisition, data processing, and vendor quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC).

Applicants must include an ESTIMATED cost of their project using one of the following options:

• A project planning estimate from the USGS Geospatial Products and Services Contracts (GPSC)

Commercial Partnership Team (CPT) using Form 3DEP-C.

• An estimate received from a lidar data acquisition vendor.

• An estimate from another source together with an explanation of how the estimate was obtained.

The estimate should only include the cost of the acquisition and processing of the standard 3DEP deliverables as defined in the most current 3DEP Lidar Base Specification (https://www.usgs.gov/3dep/lidarspec). The cost of any additional products and services should not be included in the 3DEP funding request but can be noted in the “Additional Project Details” section of this form. The cost of additional products and services are the sole responsibility of the applicant.

3DEP will not contribute funding toward additional products and services.

The USGS will complete an independent review during the evaluation period to verify if the estimate reflects valid industry cost for the project area and conveys good value to the government. In addition to the data acquisition cost, applicants acquiring data through the GPSC are subject to a 6% assessment on the value of their financial contribution to cover the cost of contract management. The final cost of the project will include the data acquisition cost plus the assessment. The project funding table below automatically calculates the assessment.

Estimated Cost Over Entire Project

Area:

Select Only One Option

The applicant is using a project planning estimate (Form 3DEP-C) received from the USGS GPSC CPT to estimate lidar data acquisition, processing, and vendor QA/QC costs.

The applicant is using an estimate from a lidar data acquisition vendor or an alternate figure to estimate project data acquisition, processing, and vendor QA/QC costs.

Please provide an explanation of how estimated cost was derived.

The applicant should select only one option. If the applicant has been provided with a total ESTIMATED cost, use Option 1; if the applicant has a cost per square mile, use Option 2.

Square miles

Cost per square mile

Total ESTIMATED Costs

Option 1: Provide Total Estimated Costs 0 $ 0.00 $0.00

OR

Option 2: Provide Cost Per Square Mile 0 $0.00 $ 0.00

Hit TAB to complete

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Proposed Funding

Applicant shall enter the proposed funding partners, the amount each partner proposes to contribute to the project, and the total funding available from partners. The applicant is also asked to provide the certainty of each partner’s contribution. Each proposed funding partner must complete Form 3DEP-D: Validation of Funding Partners. All 3DEP-D forms shall be included as part of the project submission package.

Project Approach GPSC Total Estimated Project Cost (auto filled from previous page)

$ 0.00

Funding Partner(s)

Name(s) Type (Federal or Non-

Federal)

Proposed Total

Contribution

6% GPSC

Assessment

Amount to Lidar Data

Acquisition and Validation

Certainty of Contribution (Guaranteed or Pending)

If Funding is ‘Pending’ (i.e., Not Yet

Guaranteed); Note Date (MMM YYYY) when

Funding Decision will be Final

Choose One $ $ 56.60 $ 943.40 Choose One

Choose One $ $56,603.77 $943,396.23 Choose One

Choose One $ $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Choose One

Choose One $ $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Choose One

Choose One $ $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Choose One

Choose One $ $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Choose One

Funding Partner Totals (From Above)

$ 0.00 % Cost Share for 3DEP Base Data

Funds Requested from 3DEP $ 0.00 % Cost Share for 3DEP Base Data

Total Combined DCA Contributions Federal $ 0.00

% Cost Share for 3DEP Base Data

Nonfederal $ 0.00 % Cost Share for 3DEP Base Data

Hit TAB to complete

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PAST PERFORMANCE

Past Performance (Primary Applicant):

750 characters maximum

If available, please provide a summary of the applicant’s history of financial management and partnering through the GPSC.

ADDITIONAL PROJECT DETAILS OR CLARIFICATIONS

1500 characters maximum

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RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO IMPROVE THE DCA APPLICATION (OPTIONAL)

Please provide feedback to help refine and improve the DCA application (Optional)

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