RFI Iridium Satellite.pdf

Iridium Satellite Services Request for Information (RFI)

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY.

This Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely for information and market research planning purposes; it does not constitute a solicitation or a promise to issue a solicitation. Furthermore, those who respond to this RFI should not anticipate feedback with regards to its submission;

other than acknowledgment of receipt – ONLY IF a request for an acknowledgement is requested by the submitter. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is not seeking proposals at this time. Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay any costs incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future solicitation.

The information provided in this RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government.

All submissions become the property of the Federal Government, and will not be returned.

Any information that the vendor considers proprietary should be clearly marked as such.

1. Purpose of this RFI:

The NOAA is seeking to gather ideas, recommendations, and best practices from industry on how to develop, meet the goals of and support Iridium satellite service to receive and send data to ships, buoys, drifters, and other oceanographic equipment.

2. Attachments:

Statement of Need Iridium Satellite

3. Request for Information (RFI) Questions:

NOAA is looking to engage with a broad and diverse set of stakeholders with regard to getting advice and ideas to execute the development and management of the Iridium Satellite services. The following required and desired services were identified by NOAA personnel as core investment areas that we’re requesting responses. If these areas should be modified please note that in your response.

Required Services:

Dashboarding with multiple permission levels with ability to review usage and charges by International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) and Mobile ID.

Ability to view all details of usage down to the time and length of individual calls for any and all devices.

Ability to create groups for tracking purposes and sort our devices based on multiple parameters.

Easy access to see when a device was activated, deactivated, and reactivated.

Ability to self adjust the type of activation or associated addresses for calls and data delivery without reliance on customer service interaction for these actions.

Desired Services:

Asset plotting and geo-fence alarm setting boundary Automated email distribution of position data from SBD devices Technical developers workshop and hardware for Iridium Next constellation Data usage alerts 24/7 support Device lookup by IMEI Security – IMEIs in a user group can only be accessed by that group

4. RFI Response Format:

In order to better assist in the review of submittals to this RFI, respondents are encouraged to prepare a response that closely adheres to the following format:

The document format shall be either Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx), or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) formats. Responses shall be prepared using 12 pt. font, 1 inch margins, and 8.5” by 11” paper and shall not exceed Twenty (20) pages in length, including images, data displays, charts, graphs, and tables.

It should be noted in the messaging of this RFI that participants should focus on their area of expertise to allow for diversity in responses. Respondents may provide additional promotional literature in addition to their response as long as the literature conforms to the response format.

5. Response Deadline and Point of Contact Information:

Responses to this notice should be documents attached to emails with the subject line “Iridium Satellite RFI Response” received no later than 12:00PM MST, Wednesday, 21 October 2020 to:

● Contracting Officer Darrin Moore at darrin.moore@noaa.gov

A statement of capability shall also include the information listed below:

1. Company Name/Division, mailing address, e-mail address, telephone, FAX numbers, and website address (if available).

2. Single point-of-contact name, title, telephone, and email address.

3. DUNS number, CAGE Code, Tax Identification Number (TIN), and company structure (Corporation, LLC, partnership, joint venture, etc.). Please note that companies must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be considered potential sources (https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/).

4. A description of the firm’s ability to perform the work and any other information you believe to be important and germane to the purposes of this RFI.

Submissions in response to this RFI shall not exceed 20 pages. The responses received will assist NOAA with identifying feasible technical solutions for this requirement.

Each respondent, by submitting a response, agrees that any cost incurred by it in responding to this request, or in support of activities associated with this RFI, shall be the sole responsibility of the respondent. NOAA shall incur no obligations or liabilities whatsoever, to anyone, for any costs or expenses incurred by the respondent in responding to this RFI. Responses to this RFI will not be returned.

6. Industry Discussions:

Some respondents may be asked to provide additional information regarding the matters addressed in this RFI. Those respondents will be contacted directly if there is a need for further information.

7. Questions:

Respondents may submit questions regarding this RFI to the contact(s) listed below.

Responses to questions may be posted on the Government Point of Entry. Please send any questions you may have to the Contracting Officer, Darrin Moore at darrin.moore@noaa.gov by no later than (NLT) 12:00PM MST, Friday, 9 October 2020. Each question shall provide the section and page number of the particular item being referred to in this RFI.