RECOVERY - SETA Program Support Services

RECOVERY Scientific Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) Program Support Services for the NOAA Research Network IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS PROVIDED BY THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009 (ARRA), PUBLIC LAW 111-5, THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), ACQUISITION AND GRANTS OFFICE (AGO), INTENDS TO ACQUIRE MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE NOAA RESEARCH NETWORK FROM AN 8(A) STARS CONTRACT HOLDER. NOAA's Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) requires the services of Program Managers, Network Engineers, Information Technology Security Engineers, Information Technology Systems Administrators, and Program Support Administrators to support the NOAA high-performance research network, designated the NOAA Research Network (NRN). NOAA shall execute a Time & Material order under the 8(a) STARS program to Information Technology eXperts of Ft. Collins, Colorado, with a base period of two years for service support personnel in Colorado, Maryland, New Jersey, Tennessee and West Virginia. The anticipated award date is on or about February 5, 2010. The NAICS code is 541513 - Computer Facilities Management Services. The Department of Commerce (DOC) / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) / Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) is undertaking efforts to design, engineer, build and operate a national-wide high-performance research network to interconnect NOAA research supercomputing facilities. The breadth and scope needed in this endeavor for successful project completion requires NOAA to obtain qualified contractor personnel to provide the services of Network Engineers, Information Technology Security Engineers, Information Technology Systems Administrators, and Project Management and Administrative services from a vendor that has extensive knowledge and experience in supporting high performance research networks. The task categories contained in the Statement of Work (see attached) are Program Management, Financial/Pre-Solicitation Acquisition Support, Logistical Support, Network Engineering, IT System Administration, and Security Engineering. On-Site Locations Contractor personnel shall be located at five possible locations: Earth System Research Laboratory David Skaggs Research Center 325 Broadway Boulder, Co. 80305 Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory 201 Forrestal Road Princeton, NJ 08540 Office of the Chief Information Officer 1315 East West Highway Building SSMC 3 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Site to be determined in either Fairmont or Morgantown WV National Center for Computational Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN, 37830