Draft_Statement_of_Need_-_McIDAS_Group.pdf

STATEMENT OF NEED

NEEB1000-19-00880

NESDIS/OSPO/MOD

1. Introduction/Background

The Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) is responsible for the management and operations of the Satellite Operation Control Center (SOCC) and the Environmental Satellite Product

Center (ESPC). ESPC manages and directs the operation of the central ground facilities which ingest, process, and distribute environmental satellite data and derived products to domestic and foreign users.

ESPC supports multiple Geostationary Environmental Satellite (GOES) and Polar Operational

Environmental Satellite (POES) production systems via virtualization.

2. Scope of Work

Man Computer Interactive Data Access System (McIDAS) software is the cornerstone for ESPC’s

GOES applications used to create weather products from satellite imagery. McIDAS software performs a wide variety of functions with satellite data, including acquiring, displaying (static and time-lapse), analyzing, interpreting and managing the data. McIDAS software is designed to handle large amounts of data in a convenient manner, and is a vast resource of image-processing and applications programs and subroutines.

In order to receive patches and updates as well as software support, the Space Science and Engineering

Center (SSEC) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison requires a McIDAS User’s Group (MUG) annual fee. The MUG consists of the McIDAS website, support forums, and the user email list.

Moreover, this group tests and distributes research results, new software and techniques developed by

SSEC to maintain and upgrade the system software and documentation, to provide help desk support to its members, and to conduct other functions of a users' group on a pooled subscription basis.

3. Product Specifications

Base Year:

Name Qty Description

McIDAS-X 4 mos McIDAS-X - Multiple (6 or more units), Sept-Dec 2019

McIDAS-XCD 4 mos McIDAS-XCD, includes NOAAPORT Receive System, Sept-Dec 2019

SSEC Desktop

Ingestors (SDI) 4 mos

SSEC Desktop Ingestors (SDI) for GVAR and MTSAT, Sept-Dec 2019

McIDAS-X 12 mos McIDAS-X - Multiple (6 or more units), Jan-Dec 2020

McIDAS-XCD 12 mos McIDAS-XCD, includes NOAAPORT Receive System, Jan-

Dec 2020

SSEC Desktop

Ingestors (SDI) 12 mos

SSEC Desktop Ingestors (SDI) for GVAR and MTSAT, Jan-

Dec 2020

McIDAS-X 3 mos McIDAS-X - Multiple (6 or more units), Jan-March 2021

McIDAS-XCD 3 mos McIDAS-XCD, includes NOAAPORT Receive System, Jan-

March 2021

SSEC Desktop

Ingestors (SDI) 3 mos

SSEC Desktop Ingestors (SDI) for GVAR and MTSAT, Jan-

March 2021

Option Year #1:

McIDAS-X 9 mos McIDAS-XCD, includes NOAAPORT Receive System, April 2021 – Dec 2021

McIDAS-XCD 9 mos SSEC Desktop Ingestors (SDI) for GVAR and MTSAT, April 2021 – Dec 2021

SSEC Desktop

Ingestors (SDI) 9 mos

McIDAS-XCD, includes NOAAPORT Receive System, April 2021 – Dec 2021

McIDAS-X 3 mos McIDAS-XCD, includes NOAAPORT Receive System, January 2022 – March 2022

McIDAS-XCD 3 mos McIDAS-XCD, includes NOAAPORT Receive System, January 2022 – March 2022

SSEC Desktop

Ingestors (SDI) 3 mos

McIDAS-XCD, includes NOAAPORT Receive System, January 2022 – March 2022

Option Year #2:

McIDAS-X 9 mos McIDAS-XCD, includes NOAAPORT Receive System, April 2022 – Dec 2022

McIDAS-XCD 9 mos SSEC Desktop Ingestors (SDI) for GVAR and MTSAT, April 2022 – Dec 2022

SSEC Desktop

Ingestors (SDI) 9 mos

McIDAS-XCD, includes NOAAPORT Receive System, April 2022 – Dec 2022

McIDAS-X 3 mos McIDAS-XCD, includes NOAAPORT Receive System, January 2023 – March 2023

McIDAS-XCD 3 mos McIDAS-XCD, includes NOAAPORT Receive System, January 2023 – March 2023

SSEC Desktop

Ingestors (SDI) 3 mos

McIDAS-XCD, includes NOAAPORT Receive System, January 2023 – March 2023

4. Price Consideration

The vendor shall submit a quote based on the following criteria:

Proposed maintenance cost shall be provided by product and performance period. Proposed costs shall be prorated for software licenses that are not required in the future, if applicable.

Vendor shall identify maintenance reinstatement percentages or fees (if any) for lapses in maintenance occurring for a period of 30 days and 60 days, respectively for each option period mentioned above.

5. Requested Delivery/Period of Performance

Requested Delivery: 08/31/2019

Period of Performance:

Base: September 1, 2019 – March 31, 2021

Option Period 1: April 1, 2021 - March 31, 2022

Option Period 2: April 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023

6. Security Requirements, if any

Products and services for exchange, refurbishing, or recycling of hardware must comply with NOAA

IT Security Manual (ITSM) media sanitization requirements (MP-6) and NIST SP 800-88 Revision 1.

Pre-configured hardware must comply with FAR 39.101(c) regulations for adherence to the NIST SP

800-70 Rev. 3 common security configuration checklist program (https://nvd.nist.gov/ncp/repository).

New hardware must comply with FAR 4.1302 and be capable of being configured to utilize approved, per FAR 4.1302(b) PIV-compliant (https://www.idmanagement.gov/approved-products-list/) smart card authentication components. In addition, new hardware shall be capable of implementing Internet

Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) requirements as required by FAR part 11.002(g). Specifically, unless the agency Chief Information Officer waives the requirement for technology using Internet Protocol, the product must comply with applicable technical capabilities defined in the USGv6 Profile (NIST

Special Publication (SP) 500-267) and the corresponding declarations of conformance defined in the

USGv6 Test Program. To meet this requirement, vendors and suppliers of IP protocol technology must document their product’s support of the requested capabilities through the USGv6 test program

(https://www-x.antd.nist.gov/usgv6/) using the USGv6 Suppliers Declaration of Conformity.

7. Market Research performed

SSEC is the developer of McIDAS and is the sole distributor of the software. SSEC only gives

McIDAS software support to those that have purchased a McIDAS Users' Group (MUG) membership.

8. Suggested Sources

SSEC is the sole source provider.

9. Point of Contact for this Action

Richard Coley

Rich.coley@noaa.gov

301-817-4727

DOC/NOAA

4231 Suitland Road

Suitland, MD 20746 https://nvd.nist.gov/ncp/repository https://www.idmanagement.gov/approved-products-list/ https://www-x.antd.nist.gov/usgv6/ mailto:Rich.coley@noaa.gov