RFI_Request_1.pdf

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

INTRODUCTION

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), Federal bureaus within the United States Department of the Interior (DOI), serve as the stewards for America’s offshore mineral and energy resources on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and are one of the top revenue collectors for the United States. BOEM and BSEE together manage activities that range from the initial geological and geophysical analysis of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) resource potential, the leasing process, and monitoring the safety of offshore facilities and protecting our coastal and marine environments.

BSEE, through the Technical Services Division (TSD) maintains a sophisticated information technology (IT) environment through largely centralized management of budget, hardware lifecycle, system and software development, and operations. This environment services both Bureaus in support of mission critical activities. In FY 14 BSEE acquired the Gulf of Mexico Oceanographic Study 2008 (GOMOS08) in a database format. In FY17, BSEE acquired the Gulf of Mexico Oceanographic Study 2014 (GOMOS14) Update, in a database format. GOMOS was acquired to assist BSEE’s ability to consistently and effectively evaluate the structural designs or assessments submitted to the Bureau by Gulf of Mexico operations under the requirements of Subpart I of CFR 250.

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 of vendors to provide the required GOMOS update.

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 and Scope. Responses must be identified by RFI No. DOIEFBO240009 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 bradford.kelly@bsee.gov. no later than Friday June 7, 2024, at 5PM EST.

Based upon responses received, BSEE & BOEM representatives may choose to meet (virtually) with potential vendors and hold one-on-one exchanges. Such 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 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 with cost-effective solutions to acquire updates to the GOMOS2014 database. The updated hindcast, GOMOS2020 (thru 2023 year), provides updates for years 2014-2023. GOMOS_USA update from GOMOS2014 to GOMOS2020 hindcast datasets for the following:

• Tropical (TROP) time series of winds, waves, surge, and 1-D or 2-D currents, provided for hindcasts of all GOMOS2020 tropical storms from the period 1900-2023. Output is a 15-minute time step in ASCII format, run on the GOMOS_USA 7km grid which covers US waters at and north of 25 North (Figure 1). The total archive contains 16,847 grid points.

• Extratropical (EXT) time series of winds, waves, surge, and 2-D currents, provided for hindcasts of all GOMOS2020 extratropical storms from the period 1950-2023. Output is a 15-minute time step in ASCII format, run on the GOMOS_USA 7km grid which covers US waters at and north of 25 North (Figure 1). The total archive contains 16,847 grid points.

• Operational (OPR) time series of winds, waves, surge, and 2-D currents, provided for hindcasts of 42 continuous years from the period 1980-2023. Output is a 1-hourly time step in ASCII format, run on the GOMOS_USA 14km grid which covers US waters at and north of 25 North (Figure 2). The total archive contains 4,267 grid points.

Also included will be the extended shallow water archive for the aforementioned three (3) hindcast datasets.

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SCOPE

The vendor must have the ability to provide GOMOS2020 updates (GOMOS2014 to GOMOS2020 thru 2023 Year) for the Tropical, Extra-tropical, and Operational hindcast datasets, including the extended shallow water archive.