SOW Upgrade-of-Digital-Aerial-Systems-2019-3-camera-options.pdf

Upgrade of Emergency Response Imagery Digital Sensor Systems for the National Geodetic Survey

Statement of Work

November 22, 2019

1. Introduction/Background

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is mandated to maintain and upkeep safety of navigation products as well as provide high resolution imagery to support response efforts to incidents of national concern, mainly landfalling hurricanes and flooding events. The NOAA National Ocean Service (NOS) National Geodetic Survey (NGS) has historically used aerial mapping imaging/camera systems to perform this mission. Initially, camera systems were analog/film based, but have almost exclusively been digital systems for the past two decades. In 2002, the Applanix Digital Sensor System (DSS) was selected as the system that best met the government's requirement when NOAA switched from film to digital systems. Since 2002, the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of all of the current NOS aerial camera systems is the Applanix Corporation. NOAA and NOS have tailored its emergency response aircraft, employee training, workflows, and products based on the

Applanix DSS. This has streamlined costs and increased efficiency of emergency response operations versus operating additional systems made and supported by other manufacturers.

Technological advances, software licensing, and increased demand for the NOS products and services mentioned above require regular updates of the NOAA-owned systems. The current camera systems were last upgraded in 2014. As with the standard life cycles of complex technical equipment, maintenance issues are occurring more regularly and exposing the program to greater risk. In an effort to increase capabilities, reduce program risk, and reduce time lost to maintenance, NGS is pursuing the upgrade of the existing Applanix DSS systems for emergency response activities.

2. Requirements

The government requires upgrade and support for services, maintenance, and licensing of

Applanix DSS hardware and software. As part of this procurement, the government seeks to consolidate the existing hardware and software support contract with Applanix

(1305M218PNCNL0258) with the new upgraded DSS maintenance contract. Some of the requirements on the existing contract will overlap with a new contract and the government seeks to align these into a single contract. The government intends to acquire a minimum of one (1) emergency response camera system with the option to acquire up to three (3) additional emergency response camera systems. All of the emergency response cameras must follow one of the following three configurations:

Minimum requirement: one (1) emergency response camera system. Systems with and without

Near-infrared (NIR) capability will be considered.

Option: up to two (2) additional emergency response camera systems (with and without NIR).

Option: one (1) emergency response integrated four-band camera system.

*System is defined as all components, hardware and software, needed to collect, process, and deliver data that then can be ingested in geospatial exploitation software.

3. Product Specifications:

Emergency Response Camera Red, Green, and Blue (RGB) System Requirements as provided by Phase One iXM-RS150F.

● The ability to collect RGB imagery at an off-nadir angle of at least 30 degrees

● The oblique angle should be adjustable to accommodate new/different lenses

● The components should be easily replaced in the field

● System must support the ability to fire multiple cameras in a two-wide or three-wide array to collect a minimum of 110 degree field of view (FOV). Preference is for a two camera array with the ability to fire a single camera in an oblique only configuration

● System shall support the ability to collect 0.25-0.5 ft resolution imagery from an altitude of 3500 feet.

● System shall support direct georeferencing using Applanix POSAV 610 hardware and software solutions including POSMMS, InAir Image Development/RapidOrtho

● System shall support camera boresighting using the Applanix CalQC software and workflow

● System shall be supplied with a system controller capable of handling and processing the imagery in the air per the following specifications

● System shall support real time in air development of each image station (i.e. the 2 or 3 images at a location) to JPEG format in 8 seconds or less.

● Camera flight management software shall have the option of collecting imagery based on user input of a percent endlap and the input from the real time GNSS of altitude and ground speed of aircraft.

● System shall be capable of providing a real time stream of aircraft attitude as well as position and orientation data for captured images

● System shall be supplied with a terrestrial calibration that includes: radial lens distortions measured in microns, x and y principal points, and focal length

● System shall have automated flight line planning based on flying height

● System shall have a minimum camera cycle time of 1 second

● System shall have a user selectable camera cycle time with a minimum of 1 second intervals.

● System shall be integrated with a gyro stabilized aircraft mount for motion stabilization in pitch, roll, and heading.

Emergency Response Camera (RGB/NIR) System Requirements as provided by Phase

One iXM-RS150F/iXM-RS100F Achromatic.

● The ability to collect RGB and NIR imagery at an off-nadir angle of at least 30 degrees

● The oblique angle should be adjustable to accommodate new/different lenses and nadir imagery

● The components should be easily replaced in the field

● System must support the ability to fire multiple cameras in a two-wide or three-wide array to collect a minimum of 110 degree field of view (FOV). Preference is for a four camera array with the ability to fire a pair (RGB/NIR) of cameras in an oblique only configuration

● System shall support the ability to collect 0.25-0.5 ft resolution imagery from an altitude of 3500 feet for both the RGB and NIR cameras

● System shall support direct georeferencing using Applanix POSAV 610 hardware and software solutions including POSMMS, InAir Image Development/RapidOrtho

● System shall support camera boresighting using the Applanix CalQC software and workflow

● System shall be supplied with a system controller capable of handling and processing the imagery in the air per the following specifications

● System shall support real time in air development of each image station (i.e. the 4 or 6 images at a location) to JPEG format in 8 seconds or less.

● System shall support the ability to band stack RGB and NIR into a single 4 band image using the camera manufacturer software

● Camera flight management software shall have the option of collecting imagery based on user input of a percent endlap and the input from the real time GNSS of altitude and ground speed of aircraft.

● System shall be capable of providing a real time stream of aircraft attitude as well as position and orientation data for captured images

● System shall be supplied with a terrestrial calibration that includes: radial lens distortions measured in microns, x and y principal points, and focal length

● System shall have automated flight line planning based on flying height

● System shall have a minimum camera cycle time of 1 second

● System shall have a user selectable camera cycle time with a minimum of 1 second intervals.

pitch, roll, and heading.

Emergency Response Camera Integrated Four-Band System Requirements as provided by Phase One iXM-RS150F/iXM-RS100F Achromatic.

● The ability to collect RGB nadir imagery

● The ability to collect near-infrared imagery (NIR) with a long pass cut off of at least 720 nm (preference is within 740-850 nm)

● The components should be easily replaced in the field

● System shall support the ability to band stack RGB and NIR into a single 4 band image using the camera manufacturer software

● System shall support the ability to acquire a minimum of 50 degree field of view (FOV)

● System shall support the ability to collect 0.80 ft resolution imagery from an altitude of

10,500 feet

● System shall support direct georeferencing using Applanix POSAV 610 hardware and software solutions including POSMMS, InAir Image Development/RapidOrtho

● System shall support camera boresighting using the Applanix CalQC software and workflow

● System shall be supplied with a system controller capable of handling and processing the imagery in the air per the following specifications

● System shall support real time in air development of each image station (i.e. the 2 images at a location) to JPEG format in 8 seconds or less

● System shall be supplied with a terrestrial calibration that includes: radial lens distortions measured in microns, x and y principal points, and focal length

● System shall have automated flight line planning based on flying height

● System shall have a minimum camera cycle time of 1 second pitch roll and heading.

4. Hardware/Software Maintenance and Licensing

The government intends to have one (1) full year of hardware and software maintenance, licensing, and support included to begin upon delivery with four (4) additional option years for hardware and software maintenance, licensing, and support.Maintenance and software updates shall be performed throughout the applicable performance period. Additional years of maintenance will be offered to reflect maintenance agreements of systems under 1305M-18-P-

NCNL-0258 that will end with their replacement. The vendor shall have the ability to provide around-the-clock (24 hr.) technical service and troubleshooting.

A Technical Service Representative from the vendor or subcontractor shall be able to respond on-site to the Aircraft Operations Center in Lakeland, FL, within 12 hours. To facilitate maintenance and support without requiring removal of the camera system and subsequent recalibration, the vendor shall have a service center based at a U.S. airport located in the 48 contiguous states that will accommodate NOAA aircraft and have a minimum runway length of

5000 ft. When technical issues are encountered, the vendor shall make every effort to have them resolved within 24 hours. In cases where the issue cannot be quickly resolved on-site, the vendor shall provide an equal or better replacement (loaner) system or replace the failed component until technical issues with owned system are resolved.

Existing hardware and software to be consolidated include:

-Two emergency-response oblique RGB cameras and two emergency-response RGB/NIR cameras

-Two gimbal mounts

-POSPac geo-precision software

-Inflight Ortho (INPHO) software

-POSTrack AVC PCS, pilot display tablet, IMU, GPS antennas, cables and accessories

Interim, no-charge, substantially equivalent product will be provided during maintenance and/or repair periods subject to equipment availability and logistics limitations.

5. IT Security Requirements

The Assessment and Authorization (A&A) requirements of Clause 48 CFR 1352.239-72 do not apply, and a Security Accreditation Package is not required.

The Contractor shall only supply Information Technology (e.g., hardware, software, firmware, etc.) and/or product license and shall not require the use of any contractor owned equipment.

The contractor will not have remote access to any government owned equipment. The

Contractor shall ensure the acquiring Information Technology provided disables “phone home” or similar capabilities.

The Contractor shall include the necessary product support and supporting documentation that allows the sanitization for the acquiring Information Technology and/or service(s) upon the disposal of the product. The Contractor shall use one of the methods for secure destruction of unclassified but sensitive information recommended by either NIST Special Publications 800-88

Guidelines for Media Sanitization

(https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.800-88r1.pdf) or the National

Security Agency in the Media Destruction Guidance

(https://www.nsa.gov/resources/everyone/media-destruction/).

The Contractor shall ensure the acquiring information technology or service(s) are engineered for trustworthy and security and shall be maintained throughout the lifecycle of this contract following the engineering-based trustworthy secure solutions as outlined in NIST Special

Publication 800-160 Systems Security Engineering: Considerations for a Multidisciplinary

Approach in the Engineering of Trustworthy Secure Systems

(https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.800-160v1.pdf).

The Contractor shall provide sufficient document demonstrating the acquiring information technology or service(s) complies with Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-07-

18 entitled Ensuring New Acquisitions Include Common Security Configurations and the Federal

Acquisitions Regulations (FAR) 39.101(d) regulations require NIST common security configuration checklists including United States Government Configuration Baseline (USGCB) initiative. The Contractor shall provide sufficient documentation, which demonstrates the acquiring information technology or service(s) has implemented common security configuration checklists. Common security configuration checklists are available at National Checklist

Program (NCP), (https://nvd.nist.gov/ncp/repository), the U.S. government repository of publicly available security checklists (or benchmarks) that provide detailed low-level guidance on setting the security configuration of operating systems and applications. If the Contractor does not have common security configuration checklist for the acquiring information technology or service(s), than the Contractor shall provide a rationale for not meeting the OMB M-07-18 requirement.

The Contractor shall ensure that the acquiring information technology or service(s) complies with the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) requirements from FAR 4.1302 stating: (a) In order to comply with FIPS PUB 201, agencies must purchase only approved personal identity verification products and services, (b) Agencies may acquire the approved products and services from the GSA, Federal Supply Schedule 70, Special Item Number (SIN)

132-62, HSPD-12 Product and Service Components, in accordance with ordering procedures outlined in FAR Subpart 8.4. If the Contractor does not comply with HSPD-12 requirement for the acquiring information technology or service(s), than the Contractor shall provide a rationale for not meeting the HSPD-12 requirement.

The Contractor shall ensure that the acquiring information technology or service(s) complies with Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) requirements from FAR part 11.002 requirements. FAR part 11.002 requirements state that unless the agency Chief Information Officer waives the requirement, when acquiring information technology using Internet Protocol, the requirements documents shall include reference to the appropriate technical capabilities defined in the USGv6

Profile (https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/usgv6-program) and the corresponding declarations of conformance defined in the USGv6 Test Program. DOC acquisition of IP protocol technology shall express requirements for IPv6 capabilities in terms of the USGv6

Profile (e.g., using the USGV6 Capabilities Check List) and vendors shall be required to document their product’s support of the requested capabilities through the USGv6 test program

(reference https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/usgv6-program) using the USGv6 Suppliers

Declaration of Conformity. If the Contractor does not meet the IPv6 / FAR part 11.002 requirements for the acquiring information technology or service(s), than the Contractor shall provide a rationale for not meeting the FAR part 11.002 requirement.

The Contractor shall provide all supporting documentation or a reference to obtain the necessary material, which describes the security capabilities, the design and development processes and the testing and evaluation procedures used by the acquiring information technology or service(s). The Contractor shall provide all supporting documentation or a reference to obtain the necessary material, which describes all information technology or service(s) updates and enhancements when implemented. A few examples of the information technology or service(s) supporting documentation includes the user guide, system administrator guides or hardening guide. The Contractor shall provide document(s) or a reference to obtain the information that describes the functional properties of the security controls employed to permit the analysis and testing of the security controls for the acquiring information technology or service(s).

The Contractor shall provide sufficient document demonstrating the acquiring information technology or service(s) provided complies with the following:

a) The standard installation, operation, maintenance, updates and/or patching of software shall not alter the common secure configuration settings (e.g., USGCB and/or other secure baseline),

b) Applications designed for normal end users shall run in the standard user context without requiring elevated system administration privileges.