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Task Orders may involve assisting the ACOMs or installations with the execution of the SRA component of the ITAM Program. Typical examples of work that could be identified under a specific Task Order are presented below:

1. Develop and Provide ITAM, Natural/Cultural and Training Related SRA Materials.

· Provide the technical expertise to design and develop SRA materials and products. These materials and products include but are not limited to: videos, Compact Disc Read Only Memory outputs (CD ROMs), field cards, posters, pamphlets, and brochures. Contractor shall provide media reproduction and distribution as required. Provide and Maintain ITAM, Natural/Cultural and Training Related SRA Equipment and Supplies. Contractor shall provide SRA equipment and supplies including but not limited to video cameras, digital cameras, projectors, projector screens, desktop publishing equipment and software, videotapes, CDs, DVDs, poster board, and electronic/printed materials, GIS and GPS equipment, hardware, software, and other equipment or supplies necessary for SRA program execution.

· Develop and Maintain a Library of ITAM, Natural/Cultural, and Training Related SRA Materials. Search, locate, and catalog past, present, and future SRA materials in order to develop and maintain a centralized library of Government-funded SRA products. These products include but are not limited to: posters, display boards, videotapes, slide shows, presentations, and field cards. Contractor shall provide a list of available SRA materials on the ITAM homepage and update quarterly.

· Develop and Conduct or Provide ITAM, Natural/Cultural, and Military Operations Related Training Courses.

· Develop a series of training courses starting with an introductory course and progressing to courses that deal with special and advanced topics of interest pertinent to ITAM implementation. All course development shall comply with standard Army course development and documentation requirements including a Program of Instruction with task, conditions and standards, instructor notes, tests, quizzes, and course materials. Training is to be developed as on-site installation hands-on courses; technical notes are to be distributed on the Internet; concurrent training sessions may be required at installations; and workshops and distance learning through video-teleconferencing or other means.

· Develop, Provide, Update, and Maintain the USAREUR ITAM Web Page. Contractor shall develop, update and maintain a USAREUR ITAM web page. Contractor shall provide continuous access for any DoD user, develop and maintain a central calendar of all USAREUR ITAM and or Home Station Training Support Division events, update no fewer than 3 times per week and provide access to the technical Library through a website that allows for complex tracking of site usage statistics.

· Develop, Provide, and Update the USAREUR ITAM Newsletter. Assemble, edit, and print a quarterly ITAM newsletter containing articles solicited and collected from ACOMs/installation personnel pertaining to ITAM activities. Calls for articles shall be initiated through the USAREUR ITAM web page. Articles shall be proofed by contractor and content approved by COR prior to incorporation. Camera ready or fully printed run shall be provided as required. In addition, completed approved newsletter shall be reproduced and distributed as required and posted to the USAREUR ITAM Web page.

· Develop, Provide, and Update USAREUR ITAM Multimedia Products and Television / Radio Commercials.

· Assemble, edit, manage, and distribute ITAM SRA multimedia products and television / radio commercials and products. Content shall be developed and/or proofed by contractor and approved by project manager and/or COR prior to incorporation. Contractor shall when required manage distribution of products to relevant entities, as well as reproduction requirements and post to the USAREUR ITAM Web page.

· Provide Logistical Support to Facilitate SRP Program Goals. This may involve support to Other ACOMs or Installations in execution of their SRP programs. This may include facilitating meetings, workshops or conferences where SRP related information will be provided to participants. This aspect is particularly import for new SRP programs such as AFRICOM where virtually no SRP support exists at this time. This will involve providing all materials and logistical support to host meetings, workshops, or conferences. These events may be held anywhere within the USAREUR area of responsibility.

2. Related Geographic Information System (GIS) Services. Task Orders may involve:

· Assisting the ACOMs or installations with the creation of GIS services in support of the previous described tasks to make the information available for dissemination ad use in support of the USAREUR ITAM Program or related USAREUR natural/cultural resources programs. Typical examples of work that could be identified under a specific Task Order are presented below:

· GIS Equipment and Supply Support. From identified ITAM GIS requirements and applications, evaluate, recommend, and procure GIS COTS. Develop and update recommended GIS hardware/software lists, including vendor information and procedures for Government acquisition. Provide support to Army installations and offices in developing site-specific requirements and in executing acquisitions.

· Develop Installation / ACOMs GIS Databases. Assist, consolidate, and/or maintain information, data, and/or database(s) on various installation-generated programs for analysis and use. Program data or databases may be generated by various installation staff elements including but not limited to Range Operation RFMSS data or Environmental Office ISR Data. Monitor for trends against ITAM data such as RTLA/LRAM/GIS data for yearly roll-up of condition of training lands installations or USAREUR.

· Develop Installation Level GIS Data and Databases for ITAM Support Products. This may include, but is not limited to, the following services:

· GIS Inventories. Perform inventories of existing installation GIS equipment and software, GIS data, data accuracy, availability, format, attributes, metadata, coverage, completeness, and applicability.

· Coordinate with the installation environmental offices, range control, and real property offices to identify existing geospatial data. Prepare analysis of needs based on Government-provided guidelines.

· Develop cost estimates for data development for individual installations and data layers including with analog and ancillary data collection, digitization, accuracy assessment, and metadata documentation.

· Data Development. Create Government-specified geospatial data layers to include the acquisition of field data including GPS data, remotely sensed data, analog data, analysis of data and classification, digitization, accuracy assessment, and preparation of required documentation. Compile geospatial data layers and attribute data into formats and databases compatible with installation system requirements and SDSFIE.

· Data Editing/Updating. Update spatial and attribute features of existing geospatial data layers as specified by the Government. Perform format conversions into formats and media type provided by the Government.

· GIS Data Analysis. Conduct spatial analysis for Army land management requirements utilizing existing geospatial and non-spatial data to produce new GIS data layers in accordance with user-defined output requirements. Analysis functions performed include classification and generalization; measurement and distance operations; overlays; neighborhood operations; and connectivity functions and processing of remote sensing data. Specific Army program support shall include soil erosion estimates and other land use and impact analysis for, range scheduling functions for RFMSS, and change detection analysis.

· GIS Technical Support (on or off-site). Develop and maintain a technical support telephone line, e-mail, and / or FTP site for installation GIS assistance. Provide Army installation GIS technical assistance for data development; database maintenance; data analysis display; output; system configuration and maintenance; data sources and acquisition; hardware/software requirements and acquisition procedures and sources; and Federal Geographic Data Committee Standards and SDSFIE. Research GIS technical support questions that are posed, provide appropriate responses and references, and provide copies of references to appropriate personnel. Log and track all technical assistance requests and responses.

· Initiate and maintain List-Server and/or Internet site for use by Army installations to post and respond to GIS support questions.

· Provide GIS Training. Provide on-site, off-site, and distance learning packages to installations for GIS applications. This includes training for software, and commercial software used in support of Army programs such as ARC / Info, ARC View, ERDAS Imagine or ENVI.

· Develop and Provide GIS Products. Identify Army GIS data input, output, and analysis requirements. Identify commercial off-the-shelf software (COTS) that meets this requirement. Where none exist or where existing software can be customized, create a development plan satisfying the Standard for Information Technology-Software Life Cycle Process, ISO/IEC 12207 (27 May 1998). Implement Government-approved development plans. Application development may include, but is not limited to, integration of selected GIS products into ATTACC and RTLP-AS to facilitate decision making by key members of the installation range management staff concerning management of installation ranges and training lands and customization of required GIS graphical user interfaces.

· GIS Output. Prepare hard-copy map or digital map output of existing GIS data layers using map layer combinations, scale, graphics and annotation, and number of copies specified by the supported installations. Prepare tabular query reports (e.g., acreage by attribute category) on existing GIS data.

· Data Loading. Prepare and load GIS data into a database/SDE, or similar, server environment. May require manipulation and editing of data. Applies to spatial and non-spatial data.

· Metadata Creation and Editing. Create and/or update metadata of existing geospatial data layers as specified by the Government. Perform conversions into formats and media type provided by the Government.

· System Integration. Assist, develop, execute, and/or manage system integration plans to include, but not limited to, system administration, database administration, collection and processing of real and post time field data collection systems, and network administration.

· Internet Map Service Administration. Assist, develop, execute, and/or manage internet map system components to include, but not limited to, script compilation, programming, graphical user interface development, software loading, and system training.

3. Aerial Photography and Remote Sensing Services. Task Orders may involve:

· Assisting the ACOMs or installations with the execution of aerial photography or remote sensing data acquisition or post-processing in support of the USAREUR ITAM Program or related USAREUR natural/cultural resources programs. Typical examples of work that could be identified under a specific Task Order are presented below.

· Aerial Photography and/or Airborne Remote Sensing Data Acquisition. Assist, develop, and/or supervise and manage aerial photography or airborne remote sensing missions USAREUR-wide or on specific installations. This includes selection of cameras or airborne multispectral/hyperspectral scanners required to satisfy user-generated resolution, spatial, or spectral requirements and post-acquisition processing. Aerial photography services include georectification and orthorectification of new or existing data or the acquisition of field data including GPS data.

· Spaceborne Remote Sensing Application Development. Identify, purchase and post-process spaceborne multispectral or hyperspectral data from commercially operating systems such as SPOT, LANDSAT, IKONOS, and ERS-1.

· Develop Installation / ACOMs Classification Systems for Use with Remotely Sensed Data. Assist with and develop natural resource classification systems. This includes, but is not limited to, vegetation classification systems, erosion potential maps, and ecologically sensitive area maps. Conduct a Thorough Search and Identification of Past Remotely Sensed Data. Data may be acquired on site from previously collected data for natural resource, environmental, or facility programs or through the utilization of European and Host Nation government sources. Data may also be acquired from commercial sources such as SPOT.

· Additional services also include scanning, georectification orthorectification, and compression of these data.

· • Ground Truthing Data Collection and Analysis. As an independent project or during an aerial photography / remote sensing scanner survey the contractor may be required to collect data from the training areas on the day of the overflights. Data that may be collected include, but are not limited to, spectral measurements, GPS ground control data, traditional surveying, and soil moisture measurements. Once collected these data may need further analysis such as statistical analysis or modification necessary to load the data into existing databases or GIS systems.