The Collier Report of U.S. Government Contracting

Sampling of Federal Government Funding Actions/Set Asides

In order by amount of set aside monies.

• $8,500 - Wednesday the 29th of August 2012
  US Special Operations Command
  MARSOC CONTRACTING M67906
  LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP

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• $7,450 - Friday the 11th of May 2012
  US Special Operations Command
  MARSOC CONTRACTING M67906
  LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP

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• $72,000 - Thursday the 28th of May 2015
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  THE SPURS DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THE SPURS DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (SPURS-DMS) IS A COMBINATION OF PROGRAMS, DATABASES, SERVERS AND TRAINED PERSONNEL WHICH WILL FACILITATE THE STORAGE, ARCHIVE AND SHARING OF MODEL, SATELLITE AND IN SITU DATA DURING THE SPURS EXPERIMENT. SPURS (SALINITY PROCESSES IN THE UPPER OCEAN REGIONAL STUDY) IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE IN THE SUBTROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC IN 2012. ITS PURPOSE IS TO UNDERSTAND THE PROCESSES THAT CREATE AND MAINTAIN THE SUBTROPICAL HORIZONTAL SALINITY MAXIMUM. SPURS WILL CONSIST OF A LARGE NUMBER OF ELEMENTS, IN SITU DATA SPECIFICALLY COLLECTED FOR THE EXPERIMENT, IN SITU DATA BEING COLLECTED ANYWAY BUT USEFUL FOR THE EXPERIMENT, MODEL OUTPUT AND SATELLITE DATA. TO MOST EFFECTIVELY DIRECT OBSERVATIONAL EFFORTS AND EXPEDITE DATA ANALYSIS, A SYSTEM IS REQUIRED TO FACILITATE THE SHARING OF DATA AMONG THE PIS AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. THIS PROPOSAL WILL DETAIL THE EFFORT REQUIRED TO MANAGE THE DATA STREAM AND PROVIDE VISUALIZATION TOOLS NECESSARY TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS ABOUT DEPLOYMENT OF RESOURCES. THE SPURS-DMS WILL PLAY 6 KEY ROLES. 1) SHARING DATA COLLECTED IN THE FIELD BY PROGRAM PIS. SUCH MEASUREMENTS COULD INCLUDE GLIDERS, MICROSTRUCTURE MEASUREMENTS, SHIPBOARD ADCPS, TOWED UNDULATING PROFILERS, UNDERWAY TSGS, FLUX BUOYS, ETC. SPURS-DMS WILL PROVIDE PIS WITH THE CAPABILITY TO: A) UPLOAD COLLECTED DATA. B) ATTACH QC FLAGS AND APPROPRIATE METADATA. C) MANAGE DATA ACCESS. D) PROVIDE VERSION CONTROL AND DOCUMENTATION. E) CREATE AND UPLOAD VISUALIZATIONS AND VISUALIZATION TOOLS. F) KEEP TRACK OF PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER HIGHER ORDER PRODUCTS CREATED FROM THE DATA. G) REPACKAGE DATA INTO COMMON FORMATS FOR SHARING. 2) ACCESS TO DATA COLLECTED BY ANCILLARY PROGRAMS. THESE DATA MAY INCLUDE IN SITU DATA SUCH AS ARGO FLOATS, DRIFTERS, PIRATA MOORINGS, AND VOLUNTEER OBSERVING SHIP TSGS AND SATELLITE DATA SUCH AS AQUARIUS, SMOS AND MODIS. SPURS-DMS WILL: A) GATHER THESE DATA FROM THEIR DISPARATE SOURCES. B) REPACKAGE THE DATA IF NECESSARY INTO A COMMON FORMAT. C) PROVIDE SUBSETS OF THE DATA OF USE AND RELEVANCE TO SPURS MANAGERS. 3) SHARING MODEL OUTPUT PROVIDED BY SPURS INVESTIGATORS. SPURS WILL BE SUPPORTED BY A VARIETY OF MODELING AND REANALYSIS ACTIVITIES, ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC. THESE MODELS MAY BE NESTED REGIONAL SIMULATIONS CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR SPURS, OR LARGER BASINWIDE OR GLOBAL MODELS USED TO PUT THE SPURS REGION INTO CONTEXT. REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OR SCALE OF MODEL, THE SPURS-DMS WILL BE SET UP TO PROVIDE VISUALIZATIONS IN A FORMAT THAT MAKES IT STRAIGHTFORWARD TO EXAMINE MODEL OUTPUT ON A VARIETY OF SCALES. MANAGEMENT OF MODEL OUTPUT WILL BE COORDINATED WITH MODELING PIS TO PROVIDE FOR PROPER VERSION CONTROL AND DOCUMENTATION. 4) COMBINATION OF THE DATA DESCRIBED IN 1), 2) AND 3). ONCE DATA AND MODELS ARE COLLECTED OR CREATED, THEY WILL NEED TO BE COMBINED IN CREATIVE WAYS TO ALLOW PROGRAM PIS TO DIRECT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND PUBLISH PROGRAM RESULTS. THE SPURS-DMS WILL MAKE SUCH COMBINATION POSSIBLE BY PROVIDING THE VISUALIZATION TOOLS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT SUCH ACTIVITIES. THESE TOOLS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO SPURS PIS ON THE WEB AND AT SEA DURING THE FIELD PHASE OF THE PROGRAM. 5) STORAGE AND ARCHIVAL. AFTER THE SPURS FIELD PROGRAM IS FINISHED, THE SPURS-DMS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO JPL PODAAC FOR LONG-TERM OPERATIONS. DURING THE SPURS-DMS IMPLEMENTATION PHASE, WE WILL CLOSELY INTERACT WITH THE PODAAC ENGINEERS TO ENSURE THEIR READINESS TO RECEIVE AND OPERATE SPURS-DMS. THE GOAL IS TO MAINTAIN THE ARCHIVE OF SPURS DATA TO ALLOW FUTURE PIS TO RETURN TO THEM AND RE-ANALYZE DATA FOR NEW INSIGHTS EVEN AFTER THE SPURS PROGRAM IS FINISHED. 6) COLLABORATION. WE WILL DEVELOP A SPURS COLLABORATION PORTAL WHERE PIS CAN COMMUNICATE AND COORDINATE EFFECTIVELY AND WHICH WILL SERVE AS A COMMAND CENTER DURING THE FIELD PHASE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE THIS COLLABORATION PORTAL UP AND RUNNING SHORTLY AFTER THE PROJECT START, SO THAT PIS CAN PLAN THE FIEL

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• $48,270 - Saturday the 1st of December 2012
  National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration
  EASTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION KANSAS CITY
  IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS; ROV SERVICES FOR NMFS/PANAMA CITY LAB

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• $39,807 - Thursday the 28th of May 2015
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  THE SPURS DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THE SPURS DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (SPURS-DMS) IS A COMBINATION OF PROGRAMS, DATABASES, SERVERS AND TRAINED PERSONNEL WHICH WILL FACILITATE THE STORAGE, ARCHIVE AND SHARING OF MODEL, SATELLITE AND IN SITU DATA DURING THE SPURS EXPERIMENT. SPURS (SALINITY PROCESSES IN THE UPPER OCEAN REGIONAL STUDY) IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE IN THE SUBTROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC IN 2012. ITS PURPOSE IS TO UNDERSTAND THE PROCESSES THAT CREATE AND MAINTAIN THE SUBTROPICAL HORIZONTAL SALINITY MAXIMUM. SPURS WILL CONSIST OF A LARGE NUMBER OF ELEMENTS, IN SITU DATA SPECIFICALLY COLLECTED FOR THE EXPERIMENT, IN SITU DATA BEING COLLECTED ANYWAY BUT USEFUL FOR THE EXPERIMENT, MODEL OUTPUT AND SATELLITE DATA. TO MOST EFFECTIVELY DIRECT OBSERVATIONAL EFFORTS AND EXPEDITE DATA ANALYSIS, A SYSTEM IS REQUIRED TO FACILITATE THE SHARING OF DATA AMONG THE PIS AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. THIS PROPOSAL WILL DETAIL THE EFFORT REQUIRED TO MANAGE THE DATA STREAM AND PROVIDE VISUALIZATION TOOLS NECESSARY TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS ABOUT DEPLOYMENT OF RESOURCES. THE SPURS-DMS WILL PLAY 6 KEY ROLES. 1) SHARING DATA COLLECTED IN THE FIELD BY PROGRAM PIS. SUCH MEASUREMENTS COULD INCLUDE GLIDERS, MICROSTRUCTURE MEASUREMENTS, SHIPBOARD ADCPS, TOWED UNDULATING PROFILERS, UNDERWAY TSGS, FLUX BUOYS, ETC. SPURS-DMS WILL PROVIDE PIS WITH THE CAPABILITY TO: A) UPLOAD COLLECTED DATA. B) ATTACH QC FLAGS AND APPROPRIATE METADATA. C) MANAGE DATA ACCESS. D) PROVIDE VERSION CONTROL AND DOCUMENTATION. E) CREATE AND UPLOAD VISUALIZATIONS AND VISUALIZATION TOOLS. F) KEEP TRACK OF PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER HIGHER ORDER PRODUCTS CREATED FROM THE DATA. G) REPACKAGE DATA INTO COMMON FORMATS FOR SHARING. 2) ACCESS TO DATA COLLECTED BY ANCILLARY PROGRAMS. THESE DATA MAY INCLUDE IN SITU DATA SUCH AS ARGO FLOATS, DRIFTERS, PIRATA MOORINGS, AND VOLUNTEER OBSERVING SHIP TSGS AND SATELLITE DATA SUCH AS AQUARIUS, SMOS AND MODIS. SPURS-DMS WILL: A) GATHER THESE DATA FROM THEIR DISPARATE SOURCES. B) REPACKAGE THE DATA IF NECESSARY INTO A COMMON FORMAT. C) PROVIDE SUBSETS OF THE DATA OF USE AND RELEVANCE TO SPURS MANAGERS. 3) SHARING MODEL OUTPUT PROVIDED BY SPURS INVESTIGATORS. SPURS WILL BE SUPPORTED BY A VARIETY OF MODELING AND REANALYSIS ACTIVITIES, ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC. THESE MODELS MAY BE NESTED REGIONAL SIMULATIONS CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR SPURS, OR LARGER BASINWIDE OR GLOBAL MODELS USED TO PUT THE SPURS REGION INTO CONTEXT. REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OR SCALE OF MODEL, THE SPURS-DMS WILL BE SET UP TO PROVIDE VISUALIZATIONS IN A FORMAT THAT MAKES IT STRAIGHTFORWARD TO EXAMINE MODEL OUTPUT ON A VARIETY OF SCALES. MANAGEMENT OF MODEL OUTPUT WILL BE COORDINATED WITH MODELING PIS TO PROVIDE FOR PROPER VERSION CONTROL AND DOCUMENTATION. 4) COMBINATION OF THE DATA DESCRIBED IN 1), 2) AND 3). ONCE DATA AND MODELS ARE COLLECTED OR CREATED, THEY WILL NEED TO BE COMBINED IN CREATIVE WAYS TO ALLOW PROGRAM PIS TO DIRECT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND PUBLISH PROGRAM RESULTS. THE SPURS-DMS WILL MAKE SUCH COMBINATION POSSIBLE BY PROVIDING THE VISUALIZATION TOOLS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT SUCH ACTIVITIES. THESE TOOLS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO SPURS PIS ON THE WEB AND AT SEA DURING THE FIELD PHASE OF THE PROGRAM. 5) STORAGE AND ARCHIVAL. AFTER THE SPURS FIELD PROGRAM IS FINISHED, THE SPURS-DMS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO JPL PODAAC FOR LONG-TERM OPERATIONS. DURING THE SPURS-DMS IMPLEMENTATION PHASE, WE WILL CLOSELY INTERACT WITH THE PODAAC ENGINEERS TO ENSURE THEIR READINESS TO RECEIVE AND OPERATE SPURS-DMS. THE GOAL IS TO MAINTAIN THE ARCHIVE OF SPURS DATA TO ALLOW FUTURE PIS TO RETURN TO THEM AND RE-ANALYZE DATA FOR NEW INSIGHTS EVEN AFTER THE SPURS PROGRAM IS FINISHED. 6) COLLABORATION. WE WILL DEVELOP A SPURS COLLABORATION PORTAL WHERE PIS CAN COMMUNICATE AND COORDINATE EFFECTIVELY AND WHICH WILL SERVE AS A COMMAND CENTER DURING THE FIELD PHASE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE THIS COLLABORATION PORTAL UP AND RUNNING SHORTLY AFTER THE PROJECT START, SO THAT PIS CAN PLAN THE FIEL

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• $25,000 - Wednesday the 6th of June 2012
  National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration
  EASTERN FIELD DELEGATES NOS
  PROVIDE CIGUATOXIN LEVEL ANALYSIS FOR LIONFISH IN THE WIDER CARBIBBEAN REGION IAW SOW AND BUDGET GUIDELINES.

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• $155,000 - Thursday the 31st of May 2012
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  JOHNSON SPACE CENTER
  RENTAL OF UNDERSEA RESEARCH HABITAT FOR NASA EXTREME ENVIRONMENT MISSION OPERATIONS MISSION 16

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