GEO Ground System SE Industry Day QA.pdf
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This document is a Question and Answer (Q&A) from a NOAA GEO Ground System Sustainment & Evolution Industry Day event. The key details are:
The event provided an overview of NOAA's GEO Program, the current GEO Ground System operations, and NOAA's plans to evolve the Ground System to support additional NOAA-NASA satellite missions, including the upcoming Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) mission. The Q&A addressed topics such as cloud hosting, the relationship between the GEO Ground System and the Space Weather Next Ground System, and NOAA's plans for small business and socioeconomic participation. NOAA stated they are in the early stages of market research and acquisition planning, with a forthcoming Request for Information (RFI) to be published after the Industry Day event. Private one-on-one sessions were offered for vendors to demonstrate their capabilities and ask additional questions.
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GEO Ground System Sustainment & Evolution Industry Day Q&A
Questions & Answers (Q&A)
1. Are multi-cloud capabilities a requirement for the system?
No. Cloud agnosticism is a general design principal NESDIS strives for. GEO intends to leverage the NESDIS Common Cloud Framework (NCCF), which is based on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The Ground System has functional and performance requirements that require architectural hosting implementation recommendations from the vendor.
2. Will there be a remote option? I am definitely interested in attending but have a potential conflict.
No. This event is in-person only.
3. What is the relationship between this Ground System and the Space Weather Next Ground System?
Currently the SWFO-L1 ground software is hosted on the GEO Ground System infrastructure and the SWFO-L1 ground system resides within the NOAA5050 GEO Ground System security boundary. As a guiding principle, NESDIS programs are utilizing enterprise assets to the maximum extent possible, however, the relationship between the ground systems for the two programs, to include future SWO missions, are being assessed at this time.
4. What is vision and relationship between SWX and GEOXO ground system?
Currently the SWFO-L1 ground software is hosted on the GEO Ground System infrastructure and the SWFO-L1 ground system resides within the NOAA5050 GEO Ground System security boundary. As a guiding principle, NESDIS programs are utilizing enterprise assets to the maximum extent possible, however, the relationship between the ground systems for the two programs, to include future SWO missions, are being assessed at this time.
5. Are there specific aspects of this program that you are setting aside for small business interests?
NOAA is in the very early stages of market research and acquisition planning. Decisions on set aside or small business participation goals will be made at an appropriate time in the future.
6. Are you engaging the services of the Commerce Acquisition Innovation Lab when planning this procurement?
NOAA is in the very early stages of market research and acquisition planning. The techniques and tools that will be used have not yet been defined.
7. What types of software and hardware challenges is NOAA having with GEO Ground System?
Please refer to the draft RFI documents included in this notice for additional insight on system challenges and evolution needs.
8. We would like to understand the Government's intentions and processes to ensure meaningful socioeconomic set-aside/small business participation in this procurement.
NOAA is in the very early stages of market research and acquisition planning. Decisions on set aside and/or small business participation goals will be made at an appropriate time in the future.
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