Diagnosing Temporal Trends in Thunderstorm Severity Using Coupled Proxy GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager and Global Lightning Mapper Data

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Parts 12 and 13, as supplemented with additional information in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a separate solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation Number NEED2000-11-02568 is being issued as a Request for Quotation. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 541330 and business size of $4.5M. The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NEDSIS), Office of Research and Applications (E/RA), has a project to Diagnosing Temporal Trends in Thunderstorm Severity Using Coupled Proxy GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager and Global Lightning Mapper Data. This project will use a satellite-based "storm severity index" product to understand temporal trends in thunderstorm severity and make recommendations for future GOES-R products and applications. Items such as turbulence, convective-initiation, and overshooting-top/enhanced-V signatures are all important parameters for geostationary operational environmental satellites (GOES) to calculate. In the future a Global Lightning Mapper (GLM) and an Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) will be available on GOES-R. Derived GLM/ABI products are a natural fit into enhancing and understanding possible severe storm and aviation-related applications. This task is to evaluate the usefulness of a Storm Severity Index product to identify temporal trends in thunderstorm severity. DELIVERABLES: 1) Correlate the satellite-based storm severity index product with MSG SEVIRI static spectral data and TRMM/LIS data as proxies for the GOES-R ABI and GLM instruments; 2) Correlate the temporal trends in the MSG SEVIRI spectral data as well as anvil expansion rates, coupled with lightning flash-rate data from TRMM/LIS with the satellite-based storm severity index product; 3) Investigate differences in storm intensity indicators between an all-land domain and all-ocean domain in the Equatorial Africa and Atlantic Ocean region; and 4) Document the results of 1-3 in a peer-review quality paper along with recommendations for future GOES-R products and applications. Period of Performance: Date of Award through March 30, 2012. The resulting purchase order shall negotiated on a firm fixed price. The award shall be made on a best value basis. Best value evaluation factors include the following: 1) Technical Approach - The likelihood of effectively meeting the requirements; 2) Past Performance - The relevance and quality of prior performance; and 3) Price - The amount, realism and consistency of the evaluated price. The evaluation shall be based on use of the adjectival scheme as follows: Excellent (E) - Superior or first class; Good (G) - Beneficial and worthwhile; sound and valid; Marginal (M) - Minimally suitable at the lower limit; Unsatisfactory (U) - No acceptable, not adequate to carry out. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-50. The provisions and clauses may be downloaded at http://www.arnet.gov/far. The following provisions and clauses shall apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items - The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following clauses apply: FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certificates - Commercial Item, FAR 52.213-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Other Than Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items. FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of segregated facilities, 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Central Contract Registration, 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Other than Central Contractor Registration; 52.232-39, Submission of Electronic Funds Transfer Information with Offer, 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires. All responsible sources that can meet the requirements and provide the items as listed above may respond to this solicitation by submitting a proposal addressed to contact@example.gov to be received no later than April 16, 2011 at 01:00pm. The Government reserves the right to make one award or no award at all as a result of this solicitation.