Sources_Sought_140G0123Q0120_1.pdf

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS)

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) FOR PATENT SERVICES

General Information

Solicitation Number: 140G0123Q0120

Release of RFI Date: 03/29/2023 Required Responses Due Date: 03/30/2023

Set Aside: To Be Determined

NAICS Code: 334419 – Other Electronic Component Manufacturing

This is a Request for Information (RFI) only and is not a solicitation for a contract or grant award.

This RFI notice is for information purposes only, is not a request for proposals, and does not obligate the Government in any way. A request for proposals may or may not result from this request. The Government will not reimburse the respondents for any costs associated with the information submitted in response to this request. The Government will treat each submission in confidence.

SOURCES SOUGHT: Responses from large and small businesses are encouraged, however, in accordance with FAR 19.5, set asides for small business; the government will review the information in this announcement to determine the type of set aside (if any) for this requirement.

Please provide the size status of your company based on NAICS 334419.

All questions about the RFI shall be directed by email to the point of contact listed below.

Responses may be sent via electronic mail (email) to:

Leah Williams Contract Specialist lwilliams@usgs.gov

Background

The USGS, National Geospatial Program and National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program in (Reston, VA) supporting the Core Science System Mission Area requests custom code and training for transitioning OpenTopography Jupyter Notebooks for USGS use. The primary use is to support custom derivative information products for public use as well as specific geologic mapping applications The USGS mission essential functions, involve providing information that supports decision makers and resource managers in the preservation of life, health and safety of the American people, and related information delivery systems for global monitoring and reporting. The resources identified in this procurement support custom derivative product generation, training of USGS operations staff and the ability of the USGS to capture, process, monitor, report, and distribute scientific data in a timely manner. In making this procurement decision, USGS considered alignment with DOI IT Transformation goals, alternative solutions, bandwidth and IT security impacts, portability, interoperability, and life cycle requirements.

Summary of Required Technical Services

SOW for 3DEP CDI Component

Build Jupyter Notebooks that incorporate a catalog API that allows users to search by bounding box to discover 3DEP point cloud and raster datasets stored in AWS. The notebooks will leverage these data, existing OT and National Map APIs, and open source tools like the Point Data Abstraction Library (PDAL) and the Geospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL) to build efficient and reproducible data access and processing pipelines

SOW for NCGMP Component (Summer FY23-Summer FY24)

1) Develop and provide Python-based data processing workflows and Jupyter Notebooks to produce on-demand lidar derivatives tailored to identifying geologic features for users conducting geologic mapping. Identify the most effective derivatives for community needs based on outreach and training to the NCGMP community (FY23).

2) Provide a customized web-based data access system for serving on-demand derivatives to individuals who are not comfortable with running Python-based tools. Provide the compute infrastructure to support this tool for two years. (Summer FY23 – Summer FY24)

3) Develop python-based workflows for training machine-learning algorithms to characterize geologic features in high-resolution topographic data. Provide these workflows alongside a white paper or peer-reviewed publication on best practices. (Summer FY23 – Summer

FY24)

4) Provide one in-person training in the use of these materials at a scientific meeting widely attended by the geologic mapping community. Provide a secondary back-up virtual training for individuals that don’t attend the in-person meeting. (Spring – Summer FY23)

Information Requested

Interested parties should submit responses which address the following topics. Topic numbers 1-3 below should be submitted in writing via email to lwilliams@usgs.gov. All written responses, as well samples, must be received by March 30th 2023.

1. Organization information: Organization name and address, point of contact, email address, phone number, size of organization.

mailto:lwilliams@usgs.gov

2. Capabilities: Provide a brief description of your capabilities and prior experience relevant to this RFI to provide the required technical services.

3. Cost Estimate: Provide a cost estimate to provide the materials and perform the technical services listed above.

Leah Williams Contract Specialist US Geological Survey 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 205 Reston, VA 20192