The purpose of this notice of intent is to notify the commercial market place of the Government's intent to award a sole source contract to SAIC with a base period of performance from 1 Nov 2009-31 Oct 2010 and 3 option periods (option one (1): 1 Nov 2010-30 Jun 2011; option two (2): 1 Jul 2011-31 Jul 2011; option three (3): 1 Aug 2011-31 Aug 2011). This award will be a logical follow-on to a current contract that was awarded and administered by GSA with an expiration date of 31 Oct 2009. This award will be made in accordance with FAR Part 8.405-6 (b)(2).

Due to deficiencies in the NGA Information Technology Architecture, the NGA College contracted with SAIC to build the SIRIUS Softcopy Training System so that NGA could meet its mission of providing Geospatial-Intelligence training and Leadership and Professional Development training to its employees. The SIRIUS Softcopy Training system is used by the NGA College and supports all aspects of the training mission from Curriculum Development through the training of students.

The SIRIUS workstations use COTS/GOTS software applications supporting imagery analysis through Electronic Light Table (ELT) applications. SIRIUS provides users and instructors with a common capability including tools configured to meet user or training workgroup needs. The Instructor Workstations have the ability to control audio video equipment (i.e., two motorized projector screens, two overhead digital projectors, media players, and ceiling speakers) via the AV racks installed in each classroom.

SIRIUS offers the following features:
 A commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS)/Government Off-The- Shelf (GOTS) integrated implementation.
 Open Systems standards based on USIGS Interoperability Profile (UIP).
 Flexible data management.
 The capability to expand in a modular fashion.
 The capability to expand at a low unit cost.
 NSG compatibility.

SIRIUS provides an Integration and Engineering staff to support sustainment functions. The development functions include:
 Requirements Analysis, Planning, Architecture and Design.
 Software Builds.
 Engineering Documents (FDD, SDD, etc.)
 Test and Validation plans.
 Building new classrooms.
 Maintenance and Integration of training facility equipment.

Marine Imagery Training System (MITS) is deployed at Fort Belvoir, VA. It is a dual-monitor; Windows based system utilizing a modified NGA image. System hardware consists of network attached storage, Servers, Instructor Workstations, and Student Workstations. There is one (1) classroom with 23 workstations.

The NGA College needs to continue the use of the SIRIUS system for another 22 months until it moves into NGA's New Campus East (NCE). The NCE IT Architecture will provide all the capabilities that the NGA College requires and the SIRIUS system will be retired in the EAST.

This notice should not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a formal Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quotation (RFQ) or contract. Any information provided to the Government is strictly voluntary. As such, the Government will not cover any costs for information or inquiry submitted as a result of this notice. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future, if the need arises. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to the point of contact listed below.

Contact Lisa Davis, Contract Specialist, at 301-227-5901 or [email protected] by Friday, 23 October 2009 12:00 PM EST.

 

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