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The U.S. Department of Commerce, through NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center, intends to enter into a sole source contract with Dr. Aaron Ridley for the continued research and development of the Assimilative Mapping of Ionospheric Electrodynamics (AMIE) and the Global Ionosphere Thermosphere Model (GITM). This effort supports the Space Weather Re-analysis project by enhancing the capabilities of these highly complex near-earth space environmental models, which are developed in multiple programming languages, including C, FORTRAN, PERL, and Java. Dr. Ridley, who has been instrumental in the initial development and ongoing maintenance of these models, will focus on extending the AMIE functionalities and integrating them with GITM, as well as handling tasks related to magnetometer data ingestion and cleaning. This procurement is conducted under the simplified acquisition procedures per FAR Part 13.1 with a contract value expected to be under $100,000. There will be no competitive solicitation issued, and the contract is planned for award around January 21, 2004. Interested parties were informed that responses would be considered solely to determine if competition might be advantageous, but the government currently intends to proceed with the sole source approach. The contract is managed within the Department of Commerce's Seattle office, emphasizing the importance of maintaining and developing these critical space weather modeling tools to support NOAA’s mission.

General Info

Sole source contract with Dr. Ridley for AMIE and GITM space weather model development, under $100,000.

Agency

Department Of Commerce Noaa

NAICS

541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

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PostedJan 6

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Commerce Noaa

ContactsNo contacts available

OfficeSEATTLE, WA, 98115, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Commerce Noaa

Office AddressSEATTLE, WA, 98115, USA

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Full Description

The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) proposes to negotiate on a sole source basis contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) with Dr. Aaron Ridley for modification and operation of the Assimilative Mapping of Ionospheric Electrodynamics (AMIE) and the Global Ionosphere Thermosphere Model (GITM). These models must meet the needs of the Space Weather Re-analysis project. This project involves the integration of several extremely complex near-earth space environmental models written in multiple languages including C, FORTRAN, PERL, and Java. Dr. Ridley has been involved in the initial development and has provided maintenance for all models currently involved in this project. The primary focus for Dr. Ridley will be to extend the AMIE capabilities and integrate them with the GITM. Development on this project will also include modification and operation of AMIE; ingest and cleaning of magnetometer data; and modification and operation of GITM. This procurement is being conducted per FAR Part 13.1, Simplified Acquisition Procedures (under $100K). This notice is for information purposes only. No competitive solicitation is planned. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether or not use of competitive procedures to fulfill this requirement would be in the Government's best interest and must address qualifications pertinent to this requirement. Terms and Conditions can be found on http://www.arnet.gov/far and agency level protest procedures can be found on web site http://oamweb.osec.doc.gov/CONOPS/reflib/alp1296.htm. Anticipated award date will be January 21, 2004.