T -- Global Temperature and Soil Moisture Maps

The USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service plans to award a firm fixed price contract on a sole source basis to Commodity Hedgers, Inc. for the supply of 10 regional maps that depict global surface wetness, surface temperature, and snow cover information. These maps, generated weekly for one year, will be based on version 5.0 of USDA’s proprietary SSMI data processing software and provided as geo-referenced GIS products accessible via a downloadable website. This contract is designated as a 100% small business set-aside. Contract interested parties must contact Jerald Greenwood, the assigned Contract Specialist, via email, submitting their capability statements along with firm size, DUNS number, Tax ID, and past performance details. The contract relates to NAICS code 541620, referencing global temperature and soil moisture mapping services, with formal communication expected by email. The contract was posted in May 2005 and is structured to meet USDA’s ongoing need for accurate, regularly updated environmental data in GIS format.