NFFP73002102762 Statement of Work RFQ.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK

Purchase Request #NF-FP7300-21-02762

Data Consultant

1.0 ORGANIZATION

1.1 Organization: The Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC), of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC) is a government agency charged with the mission of stewardship for living marine resources.

1.2 Background and Objectives: The NWFSC, Fish Ecology Division, Estuary and Ocean Ecology Program studies the marine ecology of organisms in the California Current. To advance this research we seek a consultant with experience extracting, summarizing, and analyzing data from Regional Ocean Modeling Systems (ROMS).

Specific Objectives:

1. Extract time and space specific data (e.g., LiveOcean) for use in subsequent modelling efforts.

2. Create a detailed summary of data extractions and analyses.

3. Build ecosystem models using a variety of statistical methods.

2.0 SERVICES REQUIRED

2.1 Consult with project leads about data needs.

2.2 Provide code and perform data extractions of data (e.g., ROMS)

2.3 Perform data analyses and (e.g., spatio-temporal Bayesian models)

2.4 Create data summaries, tables, and figures.

3.0 SKILLS REQUIRED

3.1 Ability to program in common computing languages (e.g., Python, R, Java)

3.2 Ability and experience extracting ROMS data (e.g., LiveOcean)

3.3 Ability and experience analyzing data with statistical models (e.g., INLA)

3.4 Ability to create R packages that can query SQL databases

3.5 Ability to create applications that can be used to record data during ocean surveys

4.0 DELIVERABLES

The vendor will provide the following deliverables to assist in addressing the objective and questions in section 1.2 of this statement of work.

4.1 For each data deliverable agreed to by the project leads the vendor will provide data, a written summary, and the code used for extraction or analysis.

4.2 The vendor will provide tables and figures associated with data summaries.

4.3 The vendor will provide permanent access to any created applications

5.0 POINT OF CONTACT

5.1 The NWFSC point of contact for the vendor for questions and review WILL BE

PROVIDED AT TIME OF AWARD.

6.0 PERFORMANCE

6.1 Type of Contract

Labor Hour. The extent and duration of the work will vary by task.

6.2 Place of Performance, Hours of Operation, and Holidays

The consultant will perform work remotely and be available for video conferences remotely. Work will be performed during regular business hours and not during federal holidays.

6.3 Period of Performance

Base period of performance: Date of award through 30 September 2022.

Option year 1: 1 October to 30 September 2023 Option year 2: 1 October to 30 September 2024

6.4 Quality Assurance

The contractor shall ensure quality assurance in accordance with the approved quality assurance procedure as applicable to the services performed in accordance with this statement of work. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures specific to this requirement to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The contractor’s quality assurance program is the means by which they assure themselves that his work complies with the requirement of the task order. At a minimum, the contractor shall develop quality assurance procedures that address the areas identified in Services and Skill Required, “Performance Requirements Summary.”

7.0 Evaluation Factors

7.1 Bids must contain an all-inclusive hourly rate.

SECURITY

• Personnel performing work must wear visible identification at all times when physically within Government facilities or on Government premises.

• Personnel performing work will work primarily off-site.

• Personnel performing work will not require access to NOAA facilities.

• Personnel performing work will not require a PIV or CAC.

• Personnel performing work will not require a NOAA email address.

• Personnel performing work will not require use of DOC owned IT

Equipment (Laptop, Desktop Computer).

• Personnel performing work will not require Non-Government IT equipment to interconnect to a DOC network.

• Personnel performing work will not require access to non-public

DOC/NOAA data.

DATA PRIVACY

Should work on this agreement require that personnel have access to Privacy information, personnel shall adhere to the Privacy Act, Title 5 of the U.S. Code, Section 552a and applicable agency rules and regulations.

Data created, obtained and collected during the performance of this agreement is the property of NMFS. Data may not be released by any party without written consent from the NMFS POC. Data must be protected from unauthorized disclosure.

Personnel must comply with all Federal, DOC, NOAA, and NMFS policies relating to IT and data security.

NON-PERSONAL SERVICE

Personnel performing services under this order will be controlled, directed and supervised at all times by management personnel of the contractor. Personnel will perform independent of and without the supervision of any Government official. Actions of contractor employees may not be interpreted or implemented in any manner that results in any employee creating or modifying Federal policy, obligating the appropriated funds of the U.S. Government, overseeing the work of Federal employees, providing direct personal services to any Federal employee or otherwise violating the prohibitions set forth in Parts

7.5 and 37.1 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations. The NMFS will perform the inspection and acceptance of the completed work

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