RFI_DOIMFBO240003_1.pdf

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

INTRODUCTION

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) manages the exploration and development of the

Nation's offshore resources in conjunction with Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

(BSEE). It seeks to appropriately balance economic development, energy independence, and environmental protection through oil and gas leases, carbon capture, marine minerals, renewable energy development and environmental reviews and studies. The Resource Evaluation Program supports all BOEM program areas through critical technical and economic analysis. Resource Evaluation functions are carried out by personnel across the United States of America.

The BOEM’s intent with the request for information (RFI) is to re-evaluate Geological Interpretive Tools

(GIT) technology utilized by the Resource Evaluations Program nationwide. GIT applications are commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) geoscience, petrophysical, geophysical and engineering software applications focused on subsurface characterization, petroleum exploration and production (E&P) analysis. GIT is an integral technology for BOEM/BSEE that provides the applications and infrastructure mission critical functions, including:

• Shallow Hazard Analysis

• Subsurface Interpretation

• Petrophysical Analysis

• Data Management and Integration

• Reservoir Simulation and Engineering

• Geology and Geological Modeling

• 3D Visualization

• Carbon Sequestration

GIT ensures that BOEM/BSEE has the capability to evaluate seismic reflectivity data (2D, 3D, 4D, Post-

Stack & Pre-Stack), borehole data (wireline logs, LWD logs, core evaluations), gravimetric measurements and magnetic field data, as well as other technical data using state-of the-art techniques similar to those employed by the commercial offshore developments. GIT enables BOEM/BSEE to perform the sophisticated analysis routinely done by industry which, in turn, allows for timely lease sale evaluations and resource management. GIT also enables BOEM/BSEE to possess the information technology (IT) tools necessary to ensure proper decisions for mission critical functions. The Federal Government and the general public also benefit from timely lease sale evaluations to expedite the movement of funds from rents and bonuses into the U.S. Treasury. BOEM/BSEE also support the analysis of potential impacts of policy options, legislative proposals, NEPA analyses, the development of the National

Program, and industry activities affecting OCS.

SOURCES SOUGHT INFORMATION

BOEM/BSEE is issuing this RFI as part of market research in accordance with federal acquisition regulation (FAR) Part 10 to determine the availability and technical capability of sources to provide GIT solutions that meet the BOEM/BSEE mission critical technical solutions and adhere to the DOI Cloud

Smart Strategy (https://www.doi.gov/cloud/strategy)

This Request for Information / Sources Sought Synopsis does not constitute an Invitation for Bids (IFB), a

Request for Quote (RFQ), or a Request for Proposal (RFP) and it should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by the Government to issue a formal solicitation or ultimately award a contract. The U.S. Government is in no way liable to pay for or reimburse any companies or entities that respond to this announcement. Any costs incurred by interested vendors in response to this announcement or incurred for participation in this market survey will NOT be reimbursed. All information marked as proprietary information will be safeguarded to prevent disclosures to non-Government personnel and entities. There is no bid package or solicitation document associated with this announcement. Response to this RFI is strictly voluntary. NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS EXIST AT THIS

TIME.

Restricted or proprietary components, interfaces and equipment, or proprietary data provided should be clearly marked and presented as an addendum to the non-restricted/non-proprietary information. In the absence of such identification BOEM/BSEE will assume to have unlimited rights to all the technical data in the information paper.

BSEE is seeking information from vendors that have the capability of performing the work described below in the Objective, Scope and Tasks. Responses must be identified by RFI No. DOIMFBO240003 and the following information should be included in a cover letter to your response:

1. Company name

2. SAM.gov UEI number

3. Mailing address

4. E-mail address

5. Telephone number

6. Web site address (if available)

7. Business Size and Eligibility under U.S. Government socio-economic programs (i.e., type of business - large, small, small-disadvantaged, Woman-owned, veteran-owned, or 8(a)) under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code associated with the project.

8. Confirm if your company is registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).

9. Any established pricing catalogs, rough of magnitudes or additional pricing information an interested party is willing to share regarding their products. This information would be for market research information only.

10. NAICS code recommendations for this scope (if any)

There is no page limit to the response. Responses should be submitted to william.rilee@bsee.gov.

Based upon responses received, BSEE & BOEM representatives may choose to meet (virtually) with potential vendors and hold one-on-one exchanges and/or obtain a software demonstration. Such https://www.doi.gov/cloud/strategy exchanges will be considered further Market Research intended to obtain clarifications of potential capability and/or experience to assist BSEE in defining and developing its requirements. While a response to this RFI is not mandatory, the likelihood of engaging in one-on-one exchanges and/or obtaining software demonstration increases the likelihood of engaging these market research efforts with interested parties. Any participation in these efforts will not be reimbursed.

OBJECTIVE

The main objective of this RFI is to survey the market for potential vendors of cost-effective solution to modernize the current GIT technology in accordance with the DOI Cloud Smart Strategy. BOEM/BSEE is interested in vendors who would be able to provide tools necessary to perform independent analyses and characterization of offshore energy and non-energy resources, while maintaining technical parity with industry as described in the scope section of this RFI. All proposed technological solutions must be

FedRAMP certified (https://www.fedramp.gov/), working on FedRAMP certification or can be hosted on a government procured cloud environment. Vendors shall be able to provide for the acquisition of COTS geoscience, geophysical, or engineering software applications as either a lease, subscription, or purchase and maintenance. Potential vendors are not required to provide a full suite of technical solutions as described in the scope and can select to respond to as many or few requirements as preferred. If the vendor does not provide a solution for seismic interpretation, geology and geological modeling, 3D visualization, cloud transition, simulation, or data management they must be able to integrate into other industry standard COTS solutions.

SCOPE

The vendor must have the ability to provide COTS geoscience, geophysical, reservoir simulation and engineering software applications, maintenance, technical support, software and non-software consulting services, or training to meet the requirements of the BOEM/BSEE. The vendor shall have the ability to furnish a software environment as a service (e.g. SaaS/DaaS/PaaS) or allow a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) environment to be built by the government around the COTS software solution. If the vendor provides a software environment as a service that is not currently FEDRAMP certified but the vendor working on acquiring the certification, an estimated date for procuring the certification is expected to be provided to BOEM/BSEE. The scope encompasses interpretive technologies used to characterize the subsurface for the purpose of analyzing oil and gas accumulations, carbon storage volumes, and other functions that allow the BOEM/BSEE geoscientists or engineers to perform mission critical job responsibilities. The following broad range of software tools and functionality along with the support requirement encompasses the Government’s needs.

https://www.fedramp.gov/

MANDATORY TASKS

SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION

The vendor shall be able to provide appropriate documentation, including a quick reference guide, technical reference manual, and on-line help, written in plain English for all software applications proposed by the vendor.

SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE

The vendor shall provide software maintenance including new software version upgrades, the latest software corrections, modifications and fixes once the Government acquires software applications. New software versions, patches, or the latest releases shall be provided to BOEM/BSEE in a timely fashion, where “timely” is defined as the same time the versions are made available to any other software client.

Software bugs or problems reported by BOEM/BSEE to the vendor shall be dealt with in a timely and efficient manner by the vendor. Within 24 hours of notifying the vendor of a problem, BOEM/BSEE will receive a report indicating the status of the problem and a reasonable time frame for problem resolution. BOEM/BSEE retains the right to assign a mission critical status to an issue to ensure that the problem is effectively dealt with.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

The vendor shall provide technical support for the software applications purchased by

BOEM/BSEE. Following support is required:

● Technical support via telephone as needed

● Screen Sharing Support (Online Support)

● Technical support via on-site visits to BOEM/BSEE, as required

● Technical support via e-mail or facsimile screen dumps as needed

● Technical support via user support groups as needed

❏ Technical support via remote system operation as needed

❏ Technical support via on-line context sensitive help as needed

CONSULTING SERVICES

The vendor shall be required to provide consulting services relevant to the responded additional tasks.

Services as related to application software include, but are not limited to, on-site support, guidance, and software customization. Typical on-site support services include software installation, project upgrades, data migration and workflow analysis. Software customization involves modifying the software application or database to meet BOEM/BSEE needs. Consulting services may include geoscience interpretation support, petroleum systems modeling, and seismic data processing.

TRAINING

The vendor shall be able to provide training services to BOEM/BSEE personnel relevant to the responded optional tasks. The vendor shall be capable of providing training classes at the vendor’s site for teaching basic software use. The vendor shall also be able to provide on-site training and/or virtual options at the

BOEM/BSEE locations based in Washington D.C, Sterling, VA, Camarillo, CA, Anchorage, AK, and New

Orleans, LA. The training must be focused on system level, project level, and user training that incorporates BOEM/BSEE data and workflows, and which provides resultant output related to

BOEM/BSEE business processes. Training Manuals should be available in both digital and hard copy formats.

SOFTWARE LICENSING OPTIONS

BOEM/BSEE requires flexibility in managing software licenses. This flexibility will include the ability to reorganize the existing and future portfolio of software applications, as well as to add different licensing options such as WAN, ASP service options, license remix (for example, remix licenses for credits to be used to acquire newer technologies and applications), perpetual, and leasing.

ADDITIONAL TASKS

APPLICATIONS & ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION

The vendor shall be able to provide geoscience, geophysical or engineering software applications for the functional and technical disciplines outlined below.

All geoscience and geophysical applications will have the ability to display, interpret, and edit data in a three-dimensional canvas and be able to project in stereo. The vendor is not required to have a complete software solution but must be able to integrate with industry standard solutions if they do not provide a complete solution.

GEOPHYSICAL INTERPRETATION

The vendor shall be able to provide a software application that facilitates seismic interpretation, as this is the foundation of the geoscientific analysis conducted at BOEM/BSEE. Seismic interpretation software must be able to handle multiple 2-D and 3-D seismic data sets and large (up to 1TB) surveys within the same interpretation project in a timely manner. The application must handle both time domain and depth domain seismic data. The seismic interpretation application must have functional integration with well log data (for example, generating synthetic seismograms).

The application will have the ability to extract and render commonly used geophysical data from seismic volumes, including, but not limited to amplitude, RMS amplitude, acoustic impedance, or variance. The vendor shall possess the ability to furnish software that can perform AVO analysis. The application will have the ability to blend seismic attributes, and extract geobodies through volumetric amplitude analysis.

In addition to manual horizon and fault interpretation, the vendor-provided software will have the capacity for automated interpretation processes, such as horizon tracking and fault identification.

The software application will have post-stack velocity modeling capabilities with interactive time to depth conversion of horizons or seismic data sets. The application will have the ability to generate velocity models. Requirements include the ability to evaluate velocity data for accuracy; the ability to edit and clean data; integrate well velocities with seismic velocities; the ability to build models; calculate average interval velocities; to convert horizons or maps from time to depth; and geostatistical tools to quantify uncertainties in the data sets.

GEOLOGY AND GEOLOGICAL MODELING

The vendor shall be able to provide an application that generates geological cross sections through well correlation. The application will have the ability to incorporate seismic interpretation data and grids into well cross sections to aid in analysis. Types of analysis include but are not limited to well top/marker picks and correlation, cross-section generation, zone identification, lithology classification, facies classifications, and dip and image interpretation. The software will be capable of well log editing.

The vendor shall be able to provide software that covers a wide range of modeling needs, including 3D geological modeling, structural modeling, property/fluid modeling, and facies modeling. The geological modeling will incorporate seismic data interpretation, grids, and well data. The software application furnished by the vendor will have gravity and magnetic data modeling capabilities which may be used to compare and verify seismic interpretations. The vendor shall be able to provide an application to statistically analyze relationships and uncertainty between subsurface geological and geophysical data.

MAPPING AND GRIDDING

The vendor shall be able to provide software with an interactive mapping component for generating interpretations in plan and cross-sectional views. The module should be capable of producing cartographically correct, presentation-quality maps.

Mapping capabilities must be integrated with seismic analysis and interpretation, petrophysical analysis, engineering, reservoir modeling, and database applications. The module must be able to handle data directly from digitized sources as well as vectorized raster images from a scanned source.

Accurate and conditionally-sound gridding and contouring methods of interpreted well and seismic data, and any other imported datasets are required.

PETROPHYSICAL ANALYSIS

The software application provided by the vendor will perform advanced petrophysical analysis. The component will consist of tools capable of loading industry standard well log formats, editing raw curve data, and environmentally correcting and analyzing data. The highly interactive system will be integrated with the geophysical, mapping and reservoir modeling components. The vendor will provide the latest in graphical user interface (GUI) tools to enable the user to interpret, display, plot, edit and analyze well logs. A variety of porosity, water saturation, resistivity and shale volume calculations are necessary to realistically define reservoir limits. The application should provide various methods of analysis, including deterministic, probabilistic, neural network, geomechanics, acoustic, well log Image, reservoir and multi-mineral methods, and ability to interpret multiple wells and compare at once.

DATA MANAGEMENT AND DATA INTEGRATION

The vendor shall be able to furnish and support software applications and databases that provide data management tools and capabilities for geological, geophysical, and engineering data. The data managed are E&P data including:

● Seismic data (SEG-Y, v-vol, and ZGY format; 350+ TB of seismic data)

● Seismic navigation data (UKOOA P1/90 & SEG-P1 formats)

● Well logs in LAS, DLIS, and TIFF formats (database of ~60k wells)

● Well directional survey data

● Velocity models and data (SEG-Y, ASCII formats)

● Interpretation data (3D models, horizons, markers, grids, faults, etc.)

● Raster data

● Data transfer and migration tools

● Culture data

● Cartographic data

Applications should provide the means to view, quality-check, clean, and load the data to individual applications, as well as catalog, archive, and allow retrieval of the archived data, including metadata.

Cloud-based data management must provide data security that is fully compliant with DOI data security standards and be adequately fast for data retrieval of large data files.

RISK AND VALUE

The vendor shall be able to provide software that performs probabilistic play analysis and determines economically recoverable reserves and resource estimates. The value of tracts offered for lease must be determined by calculating the amount of economically recoverable resources, estimating cost recovery factors, production profiles, exploration and development costs, operating costs, revenue streams, and performing discounted cash-flow analysis. Stochastic simulation modeling incorporating geologic and economic risk must be performed by this software.

RESERVIOR SIMULATION AND ENGINEERING

The vendor shall be able provide an application with a reservoir engineering component with analytical tools. The tools will qualitatively and quantitatively analyze oil and gas, shallow hazards, and carbon storage reservoirs as defined by a variety of geological, geophysical and petrophysical data.

Interpreted geological horizons and other subsurface geometry should be used to parametrically build a reservoir model, constrained by seismic and well log interpretations. Output from simulations and models will be routinely used in the mapping application. Quantitative economic analyses of the production and injection rates, in conjunction with other test results, will be used to determine ultimate dollar return for the reservoir to the operator and government. Engineering data will be plotted in generally conventional chart form, and when desired, plotted with the relevant reservoir in map form.

The vendor proposed solution must include a suite of engineering tools able to perform black oil and/or compositional reservoir simulation coupled with wellbore modeling. This category includes gridding and preparation routines to ready models for simulation. Software applications must be capable of modeling various reservoir development scenarios and calculating flowrates from wellbore production and uncontrolled flow conditions.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

All software must be compliant with the DOI Cloud Smart strategy. To leverage existing investments in IT infrastructure and software, the functionality of the software acquired under this requirement must be compatible with BOEM/BSEE systems architecture. The current system environment utilizes client/server architecture that includes both Linux and Solaris-based Oracle database servers, Network

Appliance file servers, Dell T7920 and M8800 laptop workstations running Windows 11, and Dell

Latitude E5490 personal computers as clients running Windows 11. The software application runs on the personal computers, which have 64-bit Windows on a 2.6GHz processor with 32GB RAM.

The current environment is assembled around both a local area network (LAN) and a wide area network

(WAN) using a combination of Ethernet, fiber optic and dedicated communication lines. The architecture utilizes both on-line and near-line data storage in a network attached storage (NAS) configuration.

System architecture may change in parallel with available technology or due to IT Security requirements as mandated by DOI. All software must maintain compatibility with changes in BOEM/BSEE system architecture throughout the life of the contract, provided that such changes are aligned with the documented vendor’s recommended specifications.

The current data management philosophy is based on the master data store to project level data store concept. The master data store is the primary repository for corporate data in BOEM and BSEE and is a combination of an Oracle-based relational database and related files. The master data store includes

TIMS (Technical Information Management System), an internally developed data model, and other software applications. The corporate database is continually updated by program groups throughout

BOEM and BSEE regions and remote district offices. Any quoted software solution must provide an efficient means to access and transfer the data to and from the corporate data store and other project data stores.

As new technologies develop and are acquired, compatibility between the software applications becomes a concern. To maintain software compatibility, any software obtained should adhere to industry standards. The vendor must indemnify the Government against any loss of functionality of the acquired software applications due to the discontinuance of a product during the term of the requirement.

TRANSITION PLAN

The vendor shall be able to present a transition plan that is applicable to the requirements of the current BOEM technology is proposed to be replaced while maintaining data integrity. BOEM RE program offices currently use products from the following vendors: SLB (Petrel, Techlog, Studio, OFM, Merak, and Kinetix), HIS Que$tor, GeoSoftware (AVO+ and Strata+), CMG (IMEX and CMOST), Lumivero

(@RISK), Quorum (PetroVR), Kappa Engineering (Sapphire), Cloud (OpenSpirit), and Neuralog. The plan shall be written so that it can be implemented during transition and be fully implemented within a reasonable amount of time. The Transition Plan shall discuss training, demo for BOEM geoscientists and engineers, software installation guidance, and software licenses during the transition period.