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Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

This Request for Proposal (RFP) is for an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract to provide Inland

Electronic Navigational Chart (IENC) Update and Maintenance for the Louisville District of the US Army Corps of

Engineers (USACE) and the Mississippi River and its tributaries. The Base Year for award will begin on the date of award through 31 December 2021. The Contractor’s work and responsibility shall include all planning, programming, administration, management, supervision, communications, and inspection necessary to assure that all services are conducted in accordance with the contract requirements and all applicable Federal, state and local laws and regulations.

Note: This solicitation contains an options clause to extend the awarded contract for up to four (4) additional one

(1)-year periods. The one-year periods are as follows:

Option Year 1: 01 January 2022 through 31 December 2022

Option Year 2: 01 January 2023 through 31 December 2023

Option Year 3: 01 January 2024 through 31 December 2024

Option Year 4: 01 January 2025 through 31 December 2025

One award will be made from this RFP. The contract type is a Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite

Quantity (IDIQ). The minimum guarantee for the Base Year is 2% ($14,000.00).

This procurement is 100% set-aside for Small Business, NAICS 518210 ($35 Million).

Method of Payment under this contract will be Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) to a commercial bank account specified by the Contractor.

Proposals will not be accepted for quantities less than the quantities specified herein. Failure to submit a price for all items listed (base year and options years) will be considered as a material deviation from the requirements of the

Request for Proposal (RFP) and the Proposal will be rejected.

NOTE: The contract award will be based on Best Value to the Government. Factors to be considered are

Past Performance, Design-Technical, and Price. The offeror must complete the Schedule A Rates and propose to the attached Statements of Work.

Wage Determination shall be added on a task order basis.

PROPOSALS ARE DUE ON FRIDAY 26 FEBRUARY AT 10:00 AM (EST). FAX, PAPER OR CD

SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

For contractual/technical questions, please contact Logan Bagley at (502) 315-6202 or by e-mail at logan.a.bagley@usacearmy.mil.

Note: Page numbering in this document may not be accurate.

All contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov) prior to award of a contract. All proposed contractors are highly encouraged to review FAR Clause 52.232-33 Payments by Electronic

Funds Transfer – System for Award Management, which indicates “All payments by the Government under this contract shall be made by electronic funds transfer (EFT).” Those not currently registered can obtain registration by going to the website http://www.SAM.gov. The process can usually be completed from 24 to 48 hours after submission. Contractors will need to obtain a Unique Entity Identifier (previously DUNS) for processing their registration. If you do not already have a Unique Entity Identifier number, one can be obtained from Dun and

Bradstreet by calling 1-800-333-0505. Refer to www.SAM.gov for information formerly found in CCR, EPLS, ORCA and FedReg. Please begin the registration process immediately in order to avoid delay of the contract award should your firm be selected.

PLEASE NOTE: SAM is completely free of charge for both registrants and users.

Veterans Employment Emphasis for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Contracts

In addition to complying with the requirements outlined in FAR Part 22.13, FAR Provision 52.222-38, FAR Clause

52.222-35, FAR Clause 52.222-37, DFARS 222.13 and Department of Labor regulations, U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers (USACE) contractors and subcontractors at all tiers are encouraged to promote the training and employment of U.S. veterans while performing under a USACE contract. While no set-aside, evaluation preference, or incentive applies to the solicitation or performance under the resultant contract, USACE contractors are encouraged to seek out highly qualified veterans to perform services under this contract. The following resources are available to assist USACE contractors in their outreach efforts:

Federal Veteran employment information at http://www.fedshirevets.gov/index.aspx

Department of Labor Veterans Employment Assistance http://www.dol.gov/vets/

Department of Veterans Affairs–VOW to Hire Heros Act http://benefits.va.gov/vow/

Army Wounded Warrior Program – http://wtc.army.mil/modules/employers/index.html

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation–Hiring Our Heros http://www.hiringourheroes.org/

Guide to Hiring Veterans – Reference Material http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/white_house_business_council_-

_guide_to_hiring_veterans_0.pdf

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INTRUCTIONS

No paper copies, CD-ROMs or facsimile submissions will be accepted. Electronic Proposal Submission is required through the Army’s Electronic File Sharing Service, DOD SAFE (https://safe.apps.mil). The DOD SAFE

Application is used to send large files to individuals that would normally be too large to send via email. There are no user accounts for DOD SAFE. Authentication is handled via email. Anyone has access to DOD SAFE, and the application is available for use by anyone. The SAFE “Getting Started Guide” has information on how to utilize the system (https://safe.apps.mil/about.php). Instructions for uploading are as follows:

1. Send an email to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist to receive the link to drop off your proposal.

This will need to be completed five (5) business days prior to proposal due date.

a. Logan Bagley, Contract Specialist at logan.a.bagley@usace.army.mil

b. Aaron Sanford, Contracting Officer at aaron.l.sanford@usace.army.mil

2. You will receive an email with the link to submit your drop-off. The link will be provided no later than two (2) business days prior to the proposal due date.

3. Short Note to the Recipients: Click the Add Files or Drag and Drop your files. For file description, enter

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4. Click Upload button to send documents.

5. Guest users will need to check their email to verify their email address before the recipients will be notified.

(Government-issued Common Access Cards (CACs) are not required).

File Size Limitations: Offerors are advised to follow the DOD SAFE instructions for uploading files. DOD SAFE supports delivery up to 8GB. If needed, Offerors are advised to break the files down into smaller sections in order to upload it to the system. In such cases, please divide the sections as logically as possible and be sure to clearly name the files as specified below.

File Naming Convention: To ensure your submission is received and processed appropriately, it is important that interested parties CAREFULLY ensure their electronic files adhere to the following naming convention:

•W912QR21R0028-FIRMNAME

Each file name shall begin with the solicitation number followed by the firm’s name and a brief file description.

Please see the example above.

File Organization: Although hard copies are not accepted, each file shall be clearly indexed, and logically assembled. Font size shall be 12 or larger. Font size for tables, graphs, and exhibits shall be 10 or larger. Proposals shall be in a narrative format, organized and titled so that each section of the proposal follows the order and format of the factors. Information presented should be organized so as to pertain to only the evaluation factor in the section that the information is presented. Information pertaining to more than one evaluation factor should be repeated in each section for each factor.

Upload Completion & Deadline: Interested parties shall submit responses no later than the date specified on the solicitation document. The time & date of proposal receipt will be the upload completion / delivery time & date recorded within DOD SAFE site. Do not assume that electronic submission will occur instantaneously. Large files

(e.g. 10MB or more) will take some time to upload. Offerors should time their upload effort with prudence by not waiting until the last few minutes—this will allow for unexpected delays in the transmittal process. Offerors are encouraged to keep a copy of the upload confirmation for their record. Submissions aer the deadline will be considered late and will be processed in accordance with FAR 15.208. Electronic Files: Files shall be in their native format (i.e. doc, xls, ppt, etc.), or if in pdf format, shall be in searchable text. Text and graphics portfolios of the electronic copies shall be in a format readable by Microsoft Office or Adobe applications. Data submitted in a spreadsheet format shall be readable by MS Excel (all cells and formulas should be unlocked).

Any information, presented in a proposal that the Offeror wants safeguarded from disclosure to other parties must be identified and labeled in accordance with the requirements of Provision “FAR 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors –

Competitive Acquisition (Jan 2017),” subparagraph (e), which can be found at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far.

The Government will endeavor to honor the restrictions against release requested by Offerors, to the extent permitted under United States law and regulations.

Release of firm status will occur within 10 days after approval of any selection.

No other general notification to firms under consideration for this project will be made. Facsimile transmissions will not be accepted. Solicitation packages are not provided and no additional project information will be given to firms during the announcement period.

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far

SCHEDULE A RATES

Schedule A

IDIQ Contract

For IENC Services

Base Year

Category Binding Contract Hourly Rates Sample Task Order Hours Total

Project Manager _________ _______

*GIS Analyst _________ _______

Sr. GIS Technician _________ _______

Programmer _________ _______

TOTAL _______

* Geographic Information System (GIS)

**The contract hourly rate includes overhead on direct labor and profit.

Option Year 1

Option Year 2

Option Year 3

Option Year 4

GRAND TOTAL EVALUATED PRICE : __________________

BASE SCOPE OF WORK

INLAND ELECTRONIC NAVIGATIONAL CHART (IENC) UPDATE, MAINTENANCE AND

DEVELOPMENT FOR THE U.S. INLAND WATERWAY SYSTEM

1.0 CHARACTER AND EXTENT OF SERVICES

The Contractor shall perform a variety of technical services in support of the USACE Inland Electronic Navigational

Chart (IENC) Program and the USACE Navigation charting mission, as well as perform general geospatial data processing services. This contract may provide products and support to USACE Louisville (CELRL), other Great

Lakes and Ohio River Division (LRD) Districts, and other Corps offices nationally.

Services shall be provided in accordance with task order specifications issued by the Contracting Officer. The services that may be ordered include, but are not limited to requirements to maintain a suite of USACE IENC cells in a continuous update process with monthly deliveries; produce new IENCs; provide various electronic charting support services; GIS data processing; GIS feature attribution; data conversion; technical data analysis and data adjustment;

spatial database administration and spatial database design and implementation.

The Contractor shall furnish professional management and professional/technical personnel necessary in planning, supervising, performing, processing, verifying and certifying all technical work.

The Contractor shall appoint a project manager to serve as a single point of contact and liaison between the Contractor and the Government for all work required under the contract. Upon award of the contract, the Contractor shall immediately advise the Contracting Officer, in writing, of the name of the individual so designated and the names of the individuals who should be contacted in the event the Contractor’s project manager is unavailable. The Contractor project manager shall be responsible for the complete coordination of all work developed under the contract. All work shall be accomplished with adequate internal quality controls and review procedures to minimize conflicts, errors and variations in nomenclature and manner of presentation. The Contractor’s project manager shall have the authority to represent the Contractor at all meetings, negotiations, and conferences. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting

Officer Represnetative (COR) in writing if the project manager is changed.

2.0 TECHNICAL PROVISIONS

Electronic Chart Support Services

The government’s primary requirement shall be to maintain a suite of USACE Inland Electronic Navigational Chart

(IENC) cells in a continual update environment. USACE charts shall be systematically revised to incorporate the latest information required for safe navigation in the nation’s inland waterways and harbors. The Contractor shall continually maintain a provided suite of IENC cells through the application of new source materials (both critical and non-critical source) supplied by USACE and from USCG publications, in monthly intervals.

The new, revised or updated cells shall be compliant with S-57 ENC specifications, Inland ENC specifications and

USACE encoding rules, as outlined in the task orders. New source may include, but not be limited to: hydrographic surveys, topographic surveys, feature survey data, digital manuscripts, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) channel condition reports, construction permit blueprints and letters, construction completion letters, private source letters and blueprints, updated US Coast Guard (USCG) Light Lists, and Notices to Mariners (NTM).

The update and maintenance process will require an ongoing review of USCG NTMs, waterway publications, other publicly available sources, and monthly product review cycles. The contract’s primary requirements include:

1. Create a Work Plan to define the approach and schedule for IENC development or update process.

2. Apply any new IENC Standard Encoding Guide object changes to IENCs.

3. Create an IENC Management Plan which describes and documents the new chart development or update process.

4. Develop or maintain the IENCs:

a. Apply provided Corps surveys/updates in ESRI Shapefile, Geodatabase, DGN, XYZ, and other formats (refer to Attachment A for a list of possible data source formats).

b. Apply applicable USCG Local NTMs and NGA ATONS changes.

c. Apply occasional non-digital map source materials (e.g. reports).

d. Maintain Chart Histories for each IENC cell.

e. Maintain archives of all IENCs versions to provide traceable data audit trails.

f. Provide Monthly Updates or New Editions (via FTP)

5. Provide printed hardcopies and data CDs, as specified or required.

6. Provide Status Reports abstracting all changes as outlined in task orders.

Paper Chart Support Services

The government’s secondary requirement shall be to develop and maintain a suite of USACE Paper Chart Books.

These chart books shall be produced to the most current specifications as provided by USACE for symbology, marginalia, paper size, chart scale and other pertinent charting elements. The use of GIS and a database management approach to chart production will be necessary in order to effectively track changes to individual charts.

Geospatial Data Processing Charting Support Services

Provide expert knowledge of Geographic Information System (GIS) with specialized knowledge of ESRI ArcGIS software, ESRI geo-database structure, Raster-to-Vector data processing, Federal Spatial Data Standards, and metadata standards.

Utilize Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) systems and supporting tools.

Development of GIS data with the end products of this contract will be integrated as part of the USACE Geographical

Information Systems. This requirement may utilize the integration and data attribution for CADD, GIS, Oracle, MS

Access and other supporting data in compliance with the Spatial Data Standard for Facilities, Infrastructure and

Environment (SDSFIE) and the National Committee for Information Technology Standards (NCITS 353).

2.0 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF WORK

2.1 Work Plan and Schedule. Provide a written Work Plan and Schedule that identifies the means and processes that will ensure the timely and accurate delivery of the requested IENC development or updates and report products. The delivery approach will involve routine, interactive dialog and development with the government staff. The contractor shall provide the plan within ten of days of Notice to Proceed (NTP) on any task order, unless otherwise directed. The government must accept the plan prior to data compilation and the government must approve any deviations.

2.2 Restructure IENC Objects to incorporate IENC Encoding Guide Updates. Analyze all IENCs under maintenance against the edition of IENC Encoding Guide specified in the task order and provide preliminary report. It is understood that the contractor cannot infer data to make IENCs complete to Encoding Guide standards. However, the IENCs need to be reviewed against Encoding Guide changes to ensure that they do not fall out of compliance. Data structure changes should be applied as necessary, to ensure compliance. When new data attributes are needed, UNKNOWN can be used where permitted in the IENC Encoding Guide. Also, reports and chart histories should capture object-by-object deficiencies so that the government can tabulate and collect missing data.

2.2.1 These requirements do not require new field data collection; instead tabulate and report both resolved and irresolvable data deficiencies to the Encoding Guide that require additional data collection or USACE resolution.

2.2.2 Provide report to show and enumerate changes required.

2.2.3 Restructure the IENCs

2.3 Create and maintain an IENC Maintenance Management Plan for the new chart development or update process. The Contractor shall create and maintain an IENC Continual Update Management Plan which describes how the work is managed, to include IENC Update staff Organization chart, illustration of staff’s skill-set redundancies, and a “continuity of operations plan” (COOP) for: managing staff turnover, for maintaining secure

& backed up computer systems, for disaster/fire impact to contractor’s operational site, and for restoring operations at contractor site.

2.4 The Contractor shall maintain and update the Government-approved Quality Control Plan sufficient to meet the

IHO Standard S-57 and international IENC specifications and assure a documented and audible process for

Inland Electronic Navigational Chart (IENC) version control and configuration management.

This plan shall include how the Contractor will:

• Monitor the Quality Control Plan

• Track and report progress

• Update the IENCs and Chart Histories

• Maintain continuity of operations in regard to data backup and restoration

• Maintain continuity of operations in regard to staff turnover and maintaining schedule.

• Identify and address obstacles to performance under this Contract

• Information Security Plans

• Configuration and back up procedures

2.5 Perform Monthly Update Process. Establish a methodology and then apply a workflow to achieve a minimum period of monthly updates and reviews of all IENCs listed in the task order. Charts that are reviewed against known updates materials, USCG Monthly NTMs, and have no changes shall be reported as “chart cleared through NTM xx/xx” with a statement of what materials were reviewed, applied and chart histories updated.

The contractor shall positively state and log in monthly and chart history files which charts have been reviewed against new source and NTM and found to have no changes. These charts shall be indicated and “cleared through

NTM no./YYYY (e.g. LNM 39/2020). This process shall be similar in nature and intent to the known processes being NOAA for ENC updates.

2.6 The IENC Update files shall be reviewed against known sources and specifically annotated as being up-to-date to that NTM Issue Number and Issue Date.

2.7 The Government will notify the contractor and provide any information that is to be updated into IENCs.

Information shall be electronically transferred to the contractor via VPN, secure FTP, or other secure means.

Some hardcopy data may also require overnight or regular mail delivery. Government-edited IENC versions with corrections may be provided. The Government will retrieve updated IENCs, reports, and other data files from the contractor via VPN, FTP, or other secure means. The Contractor will re-commence the continual update process once monthly IENC updates have been accepted by the Government.

The Contractor shall:

• Evaluate all provided source documents (see Attachment A for a possible list of sources) for possible application to geographically relevant IENC cells;

• Evaluate all source documents for significant changes or hazardous conditions and report any information that may warrant posting of a Corps Navigation Bulletin (which feeds into the USCG

Notice to Mariners);

• Revise IENC cells, comparing the quality and timeliness (lineage and/or date) of the new source information with information already incorporated into the cells;

• Report unresolved conflicts or discrepancies in the source data to the Corps for resolution;

• Maintain Chart history records of all IENC revisions and updates in softcopy Chart history folders;

• Perform quality control of work to assure Government standards are met;

• Notify government as to what IENC and reports are completed for FTP download;

• The government shall accept/reject each update within 10 business days;

The Contractor shall ensure that all delivered IENCs pass the validation checks. The Contractor shall provide written explanation for any ERRORS or Warnings within the Chart History file. Each updated IENC shall be accompanied with an update history, summarizing the updates/reviews performed.

The compilation and review of all source data shall conform to the special instructions, specifications and standards contained in the IENC and the version of the IENC Encoding Guide stated in the task order. The

IENC effort shall also conform to the most current version of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)

Standard S-57, Transfer Standard for Digital Hydrographic Data, IHO Standard S-100, The Universal

Hydrographic Data Model, or the Inland ENC standard as stated in the task order.

The Government may use any number of commercially available IENC validation tools for checking the IENCs.

The Government will review the application of source documents to validate the complete and accurate application of the data when a Contractor monthly report shows that the source has been applied.

On-site inspections of contractor production site may occur. The review may happen at the Contractor facility or the Contractor shall provide the IENC cell to the Government by close of business on the same day as the request for review by the Government.

Chart History Files. Utilize government-provided digital Chart History files as a basis for tracking changes and reporting. Create Chart History files for all new IENCs generated under each this contract. The Chart History format presently used by USACE will be maintained, but the contractor will incorporate any future changes to the format or content therein. These files consist of MS Excel spreadsheets that log all actions performed on each chart and who performed these actions.

2.8 Reports. Produce all reports and documents using MS Office tools (e.g. MS Word, MS Excel). All updates and reports shall be available on a secure site for government reference and access.

2.9 Report or CD Printing. The primary means of data delivery shall be electronic, however, on occasion, printed hardcopy and CDs of IENCs may be requested in small quantities and considered as incidental quantities.

2.10 The Contractor must pre-screen Candidates using the E-verify Program (http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify) website to meet the established employment eligibility requirements. The Vendor must ensure that the Candidate has two valid forms of Government issued identification prior to enrollment to ensure the correct information is entered into the E-verify system. An initial list of verified/eligible Candidates must be provided to the COR no later than 3 business days after the initial contract award.

DELIVERABLES

2.11 IENC updates, new chart developments, e-mail notifications of updates and secure FTP site for data delivery and softcopy history records and reports.

2.12 The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for this contract will be determined at a later date. The contractor shall be provided with the COR’s contact information once the COR has been determined.

2.13 The Government Review of the Deliverables shall begin once the COR has acknowledged to the Contractor that he has received the Electronic Deliverable and can read the information. The Contractor shall not proceed with any subsequent work until the COR has approved the previous Deliverable. If the Deliverable is disapproved, the Contractor shall resubmit the corrected Electronic Deliverable to the COR within 5 working days of notice of disapproval.

http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify

2.14 Time Schedule. If contractor anticipates a future schedule delay for causes beyond the control and without fault or negligence of the Contractor, the contractor shall request extensions. Requests for time extension should be forwarded to the Contracting Officer prior to schedule impacts.

Attachment A: Anticipated IENC Update Data Sources

Source Authority

Information Notes

USACE (Army

Corps of Engineers)

Tabulated hydrography 1) May be associated with one or more blueprints (BP);

2) Survey date is SORDAT; 3) Footnotes contain data;

3) Multiple editions of same letter possible;

4) Different letter format by Corps District possible;

USCG (Coast Guard) Bridge completion Traffic separation

1) Different configuration for each bridge type;

Private Overhead or submarine cable, pipeline

1) Not available in digital format

2) May be available in CRITARE graphic

Federal Register

(Generated by

USCG, DHS)

Record of legislation establishing or changing regulated areas

1) Provided by USACE

USPS (Power

Squadron), USCG

Aux, or USACE

(field exam items)

Examination of area for uncharted or poorly depicted features

1) May require data transformation to software;

2) May be associated with .jpg/other files;

3) Information is superseded by hydrographic and/ or topographic surveys or by USCG letters or notices.

4) To be provided via USACE.

USACE

Digital Data Files

Hydrographic

Surveys- maintained channels

1) May require data transformations

USACE Hydrographic surveys 1) May require data transformations

USACE Feature field examination;

verification of features in waterway

1) May require data transformations

8th USCG District: Critical data for maintained channels, aids to navigation

(ATONS), hazards to navigation, regulated areas.

1) Critical source previously applied will be published in notices;

2) Cross reference history.

National Geospatial

Intelligence Agency

(DOD)

Critical data for maintained channels, aids to navigation

(ATONS), hazards to navigation, regulated areas.

1) Critical source previously applied will be published in notices;

2) Cross reference history.

3) Contractor to Monitor NGA ATONS

USACE Port Series Books 1) Information on general location and detailed attributes pertaining to port facilities.

National

Oceanographic and

Atmospheric

Administration

(NOAA)

Electronic Navigational

Charts (ENC)

1) May require edge-matching with NOAA ENC data

Other Sources Publications As agreed to by both contractor and government.

SAMPLE TASK ORDER SOW

INLAND ELECTRONIC NAVIGATIONAL CHART (IENC) UPDATES AND MAINTENANCE FOR THE

U.S. INLAND WATERWAY SYSTEM

W912QR-

TASK ORDER 0001

31 DEC 2020

1.0 GENERAL

USACE maintains a suite of 107 Inland Electronic Navigational Chart (IENC) cells and three (3) IENC overlay cells in a continuous update environment. The charts are systematically revised to incorporate the latest information required for safe navigation in the nation’s inland waterways and harbors. There are three (3) tasks associated with this delivery order:

Task 1 is to host and maintain a provided suite of sixty-one (61) IENC cells (See list, Attachment A for list of

IENCs to be maintained) through the application of new source materials (both critical and non-critical source) supplied by USACE and from USCG publications, in monthly intervals, for a period of twelve (12) months.

Task 2 is to produce monthly updates to three (3) Mississippi River Deep Draft Crossings for a period of twelve

(12) months.

2.0 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED DATA AND MATERIALS

2.1 IENC Data. The government will provide published IENC data cells, available from the Corps’ IENC WWW

Site (https://ienccloud.us/), Version 2.4 of the IENC Product Specification (including the Encoding Guide).

Attachment A contains the initial list of IENCs which will be continuously maintained for this task order.

2.2 Survey data or other information or IENC updates (see Attachment B for possible lists of types of sources)

2.3 Government furnished information includes:

a. All active IENCs

b. All current Chart Histories

3.0 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF WORK

Task 1 – Host and maintain a suite of sixty-one (61) IENCs for a period of twelve (12) months.

3.1 Period of Performance. Charts shall be updated and maintained for a period of twelve (12) months following the Notice to Proceed, with monthly delivery due the last day of each month or first business day thereafter.

3.2 Host IENC Data. Data comprising the suite of sixty-one (61) IENCs will be hosted in a Database Driven

Solution for a period of twelve (12) months. Access to the database shall be made available to USACE personnel as requested by the IENC Production Manager (see below).

3.3 Maintain IENC Cells. Maintain the IENC cells in accordance with IENC 2.4 product specification. Each monthly maintenance update shall contain a version of each cell or documentation (history file) stating that no new version was published during that time interval. Sixty-one (61) cells will be maintained.

3.4 Create and maintain an IENC Maintenance Management Plan for the update process. The Contractor shall create and maintain an IENC Continual Update Management Plan which describes how the work is https://ienccloud.us/ managed, to include IENC Update staff Organization chart, illustration of staff’s skill-set redundancies, and a

“continuity of operations plan” (COOP) for: managing staff turnover, for maintaining secure & backed up computer systems, for disaster/fire impact to contractor’s operational site, and for restoring operations at contractor site. Update in each new option period and whenever staff or operations materially change.

3.5 Perform Monthly Update Process. Establish a methodology and then apply a workflow to achieve a minimum period of monthly updates and reviews of all 61-listed IENCs. Charts that are reviewed against known update materials, USCG Monthly NTMs, and have no changes shall be reported as “chart cleared through NTM xx/xx” with a statement of what materials were reviewed, applied and chart histories updated.

The contractor shall positively state and log in monthly and chart history files which charts have been reviewed against new source and NTM and found to have no changes. These charts shall be indicated and

“cleared through LNM no./YYYY” (e.g. LNM 38/2020). Provide Monthly Status Report abstracting all changes

3.6 The Government will notify the contractor of any information that is to be updated into the IENCs.

Information shall be uploaded to the contractor via a secure FTP or file transmittal site. Some hardcopy data may also require overnight or regular mail delivery. Government-edited IENC versions with corrections may occur.

In the case of Lower Mississippi IENC cell U37LM236, the Contractor shall check monthly for new bathymetric source data for Old River Control, Fort Adams Reach, Smithland 1,2 & 3, and Bayou Sara at:

http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation/ChannelSurveys.aspx

The Government shall retrieve a copy of the new edition IENC file from a contractor ‘incoming data’ ftp site.

The Contractor will re-commence the continual update with the new IENC file once it has been accepted by the Government.

The Contractor shall:

• Evaluate all provided source documents (see Attachment B for a possible list of sources) for possible application to geographically relevant IENC cells;

• Evaluate all source documents for significant changes or hazardous conditions and report any information that may warrant posting of a Corps Navigation Bulletin (which feeds into the USCG Notice to Mariners);

• Revise IENC cells, comparing the quality and timeliness (lineage and/or date) of the new source information with information already incorporated into the cells;

• Report unresolved conflicts or discrepancies in the source data to the Corps for resolution;

• Maintain Chart history records of all IENC revisions and updates in softcopy Chart history folders;

• Perform quality control of work to assure Government standards are met.

• Notify government as to what IENC and reports are completed for FTP download.

• The Contractor shall apply all sources, to the IENC within one month of receipt.

• All monthly updates are due the last day of each month or first business day thereafter.

• Monthly Status Reports are due the last day of each month, or the first business day thereafter.

• The government shall accept/reject each update within 10 business days.

The Contractor shall ensure that all delivered IENCs pass S-58 or similar validation checks. The Contractor shall provide written explanation for any ERRORS or Warnings within the Chart History file. Each updated IENC shall be accompanied with an update history, summarizing the updates/reviews performed.

The compilation and review of all source data shall conform to the special instructions, specifications and standards contained in the IENC Version 2.4 Product Specification.

The Government may use any commercially available IENC validation software for checking the IENC.

Generally, the government will use CARIS Composer or ENC Analyzer for data review.

The Government will review the application of all source documents, to validate the complete and accurate application of the data.

The Government will choose to conduct a review of the application of source documents when a Contractor monthly report shows that the source has been applied. On-site inspections shall occur. The review may happen at the Contractor facility or the Contractor shall provide the IENC cell to the Government by close of business on the same day as the request for review by the Government.

Chart History Files. Utilize existing, create, and/or maintain Chart History files. Upon request, the government will provide a sample of an existing Chart History file. These files consist of MS Excel spreadsheets that log all actions performed on each chart and who performed these actions.

Task 2 - Produce monthly updates to the Mississippi River Deep Draft Crossings for a period of twelve (12) months.

3.7 Maintain IENC Overlays for Deep Draft Crossings. Using the previously established workflow for generating Mississippi River Deep Draft Crossings IENC overlays, produce three IENC overlay cells on a monthly basis, as needed based on new source data, for a period of 12 months (up to 36 overlays) in IENC 2.4 standard.

The three overlays to be maintained are:

1. Wilkerson to Smoke Bend - 3UALM233

2. Belmont - 3UALM160

3. Fairview - 3UALM117

The cells shall show true sounding value represented in appropriate LWRP river datum. The soundings shall be represented in a filtered fashion using SCAMIN values. At smaller scale the soundings those be minimal be need to be shoalest soundings. As one zooms- in to progressively larger scales, fewer but shoaler, soundings shall be displayed and at largest scale – all soundings shall be displayed.

Source data for this product may be obtained at:

http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation/ChannelSurveys.aspx and downloading new source data for the Mississippi River Deep Draft Crossings, to include Wilkerson Point.

4.0 DELIVERABLES & TIME SCHEDULE

4.1 IENC cells and supporting files. The Contractor shall provide the following: all ENC Root files (including

CATALOG.031, xxxNP1.txt when cell require pertinent information from sections I and/or VII of associated

Local Notice to Mariners, JPG when cells contain objects that require the PICREP attribute, ,xxx.000, .xxx.001 and other associated update files as needed), history files, error logs, and monthly status reports.

4.2 Method of Delivery. The primary means of data delivery shall be via FTP and e-mail. On occasion, however, printed hardcopy and CDs of IENCs may be requested in small quantities and considered as incidental quantities.

4.3 Time Schedule. Charts shall be updated and maintained for a period of twelve (12) months following the

Notice to Proceed, with monthly delivery due the last day of each month or first business day thereafter. If the contractor anticipates a schedule delay for causes beyond the control and without fault or negligence of the

Contractor, the contractor shall request extensions. Requests for time extension should be forwarded to the

Contracting Officer prior to schedule impacts.

5.0 SUBMITTALS

5.1 All updates and reports shall be available on a password control contractor FTP site for retrieval. Notice of updates shall be via e-mail to a government provided list of recipients, currently:

Denise LaDue Denise.R.LaDue@usace.army.mil (IENC Program Manager)

Dale Dodson Dale.K.Dodson@usace.army.mil (IENC QA Manager)

6.0 PROJECT COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT

6.1 The Contractor shall assign a project manager (PM) to act as primary point of contact. The PM shall be responsible for the coordination and execution of work developed under this Delivery Order and the adherence to the schedule. Ms. Denise LaDue, USACE Army Geospatial Center, (502) 315-6926, email

Denise.R.LaDue@usace.army.mil is the technical POC for this delivery order.

6.2 The Contractor must pre-screen Candidates using the E-verify Program (http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify) website to meet the established employment eligibility requirements. The Vendor must ensure that the

Candidate has two valid forms of Government issued identification prior to enrollment to ensure the correct information is entered into the E-verify system. An initial list of verified/eligible Candidates must be provided to the COR no later than 3 business days after the initial contract award.

mailto:Denise.R.LaDue@usace.army.mil mailto:Dale.K.Dodson@usace.army.mil mailto:Denise.R.LaDue@usace.army.mil http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify

Attachment A: List of IENCs to Update

IENC Product Specification Version 2.3

1 Arkansas, 001 to 063, Birmingham Bend to Plum Bayou U37AR001

2 Arkansas, 063 to 126, Plum Bayou to Murray Lock and Dam (No. 7) U37AR063

3 Arkansas, 126 to 185, Murry Lock and Dam (#7) to Petite Jean Light U37AR126

4 Arkansas, 186 to 245, Petit Jean Light to McLean Bottom Light U37AR186

5 Arkansas, 246 to 308, Kalamazoo to US Hwy 64 Garrison St. Bridge U37AR246

6 Arkansas, 308.6 to 375, Poteau River to Spaniard Creek U37AR308

7 Arkansas, 376 to 444, Spaniard Creek to Port of Catoosa (Head of Navigation) U37AR376

8 Atchafalaya, 000 to 046, Red River to Bayou Big Graw U37AT000

9 Atchafalaya , 046 to 117, Bayou Big Graw to Morgan City, LA U37AT046

10 Black Warrior, 311 to head, McPherson Landing to Head of Navigation U37BW311

11 Illinois, 005 to 082, Grafton, IL to La Grange, IL U37IL005

12 Illinois, 082 to 137, La Grange, IL to Copperas Creek U37IL082

13 Illinois, 137 to 199, Copperas Creek to Senachwine Lake U37IL137

14 Illinois, 199 to 257, Senachwine Lake to Barry Island U37IL199

15 Illinois, 257 to 302, Barry Island to Downstream of Junction with Cal-Sag U37IL257

16 Illinois, 302 to 322, Junction with Cal-Sag S. Pulaski Bridge to Upper Acme Bend U37IL302

17 Kaskaskia, 002 to 036, Kaskaskia Lock and Dam to Fayetteville, IL U37KK002

18 Lower Mississippi, 236 to 325, Wilkinson Point to Palmetto, LA U37LM236

19 Lower Mississippi, 325 to 425, Palmetto, LA to Diamond cut-off (Oak Bend) U37LM325

20 Lower Mississippi, 425 to 520, Diamond cut-off to Kentucky Bend U37LM425

21 Lower Mississippi, 520 to 601, Kentucky Bend to Scrubgrass Bend U37LM520

22 Lower Mississippi, 601 to 716, Scrubgrass Bend to Cow Island Bend U37LM601

23 Lower Mississippi, 716 to 829, Cow Island Bend to Huffman Landing U37LM716

24 Lower Mississippi, 829 to 951, Huffman Landing to Cairo, IL U37LM829

25 Missouri, 000 to 100, St. Louis, MO to Gasconade River U37MO000

26 Missouri, 101 to 200, Gasconade River to Lamine River Bend U37MO101

27 Missouri, 201 to 300, Lamine River Bend to Balitmore Bend U37MO201

28 Missouri, 301 to 398, Baltimore Bend to Westin, MO U37MO301

29 Missouri, 399 to 499, Weston, MO to Rulo, NE U37MO399

30 Missouri, 499 to 599, Rulo, NE to Bellevue, NE U37MO499

31 Missouri, 600 to 735, Bellevue, NE to Sioux City, SD U37MO600

32 Ouachita, 005 to 089, Palmetto Lodge to McSween Lodge U37OU005

33 Ouachita, 089 to 178, Lower Coles Lodge to River Styx Lodge U37OU089

34 Ouachita, 178 to 256, Smith Lodge to Garretts Lodge U37OU178

35 Ouachita, 256 to 338, Garretts Lodge to Camden, AR U37OU256

36 Red, 007 to 071, Atchafalaya River to Harris Ferry U37RR007

37 Red, 071 to 165, Harris Ferry to Powhatan, LA U37RR071

38 Red, 165 to 237, Powhatan, LA to Shreveport, LA U37RR165

39 Tombigbee, 001 to 088, Mobile Bay to East Bassetts Creek U37TB001

40 Tombigbee, 088 to 176, East Bassetts Creek to Liberty Landing U37TB088

41 Tombigbee\Black Warrior, 176 to 311, Liberty Landing to McPherson Landing U37TB176

42 Tenn-Tom, 218 to 320, Mile 218 to Tombigbee River U37TT218

43 Tenn-Tom, 320 to 384, Tombigbee River to Mile 385 U37TT320

44 Tenn-Tom, 385 to 450, Mile 385 to Mississippi Hwy 25 Bridge U37TT385

45 Upper Mississippi, 000 to 079, Cairo,IL to Grand Tower (Tower Island Bar) U37UM000

46 Upper Mississippi, 079 to 155, Grand Tower (Tower Island) to Harrisonville, IL U37UM079

47 Upper Mississippi, 155 to 218, Harrisonville,IL to Grafton,IL U37UM155

48 Upper Mississippi, 218 to 301, Grafton, IL to L&D #22 (Taylor Island) U37UM218

49 Upper Mississippi, 301 to 359, L&D #22 (Taylor Island) to Warsaw, IL U37UM301

50 Upper Mississippi, 359 to 432, Warsaw, IL to Edwards River U37UM359

51 Upper Mississippi, 432 to 481, Edwards River to Rock Island,IL U37UM432

52 Upper Mississippi, 481 to 524, Rock Island, IL to Clinton, IA U37UM481

53 Upper Mississippi, 526 to 553, Clinton, IA to Bowman Slough U37UM526

54 Upper Mississippi, 553 to 578, Bowman Slough to Dubuque, IA U37UM553

55 Upper Mississippi, 578 to 615, Dubuque, IA to Guttenberg, IA U37UM578

56 Upper Mississippi, 615 to 660, Guttenberg, IA to Winnesheik Slough U37UM615

57 Upper Mississippi, 660 to 723, Winnesheik Slough to Winnona, MN U37UM660

58 Upper Mississippi, 723 to 785, Winnona, MN to Friedrich Pt. U37UM723

59 Upper Mississippi, 785 to 819, Friedrich Pt. to Nininger, MN U37UM785

60 Upper Mississippi, 819 to 866, Nininger, MN to Head of Navigation U37UM819

61 White, 10 to 255, Mile 10 to Newport, AR U37WH010

62 Lower Mississippi River Deep Draft Overlay, Wilkerson Point to Smoke Bend 3UALM233

63 Lower Mississippi River Deep Draft Overlay, Rich Bend & Belmont 3UALM160

64 Lower Mississippi River Deep Draft Overlay, Fairview 3UALM117

Attachment B: Anticipated IENC Update Data Sources

Source Authority Information Notes

USACE (Army Corps of Engineers)

Tabulated hydrography 1) May be associated with one or more blueprints

(BP);

2) Survey date is SORDAT; 3) Footnotes contain data;

3) Multiple editions of same letter possible;

4) Different letter format by Corps District possible;

USCG (Coast Guard) Bridge completion Traffic separation

1) Different configuration for each bridge type;

Private Overhead or submarine cable, pipeline

1) Not available in digital format

2) May be available in CRITARE graphic

Federal Register

(Generated by USCG, DHS)

Record of legislation establishing or changing regulated areas

1) Provided by USACE

USPS (Power

Squadron), USCG

Aux, or USACE

(field exam items)

Examination of area for uncharted or poorly depicted features

1) May require data transformation to software;

2) May be associated with .jpg/other files;

3) Information is superseded by hydrographic and/ or topographic surveys or by USCG letters or notices.

4) To be provided via USACE.

USACE

Digital Data Files

Hydrographic

Surveys- maintained channels

1) May require data transformations;

USACE Hydrographic surveys 1) May require data transformations

USACE Hydrographic field examination; verification of features in waterway

1) May require data transformation th

USCG District: Critical data for maintained channels, aids to navigation

(ATONS), hazards to navigation, regulated areas.

1) Critical source previously applied will be published in notices;

2) Cross reference history.

National Geospatial

Intelligence Agency

(DOD)

Critical data for maintained channels, aids to navigation

(ATONS), hazards to navigation, regulated areas.

1) Critical source previously applied will be published in notices;

2) Cross reference history.

3) Contractor to Monitor NGA ATONS

USACE Port Series Books 1) Information on general location and detailed attributes pertaining to port facilities.

Other Sources Publications As agreed to by both contractor and

REPS AND CERTS

COMPANY NAME AND ADDRESS: _______________________________________

PHONE NUMBER ________________ FAX NUMBER ________________

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BUSINESS SIZE (select one)

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EVALUATION FACTORS

1. Overview.

1.1 The intent of this solicitation is to select one contractor to develop and maintain a suite of USACE Inland

Electronic Navigational Chart (IENC) cells in a continual update environment.