Landsat Data Continuity Mission PreSolicitation Conference Contract Sections AM

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Landsat Data Continuity MissionPre-Solicitation
ConferenceContract Sections A-M

• Jim Becker
• LDCM Contracting Officer

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Summary of Contract Changes/Issues

• Deletion of Enhancements Attachment
• Deletion of LDCM Catalog
• Proprietary Data Handling
• Payment Schedule
• Government/Non-Government Evaluators

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Deletion of Enhancements Attachment

• Intent was to provide offerors the opportunity to
  propose to beat the LDCM minimum requirements
• Provides mechanism to establish agreement between
  the parties
• Confusing Not Conducive to Study Phase
• Potential Offerors to propose based on minimum
  LDCM Requirements
• Intend to revisit use of the Enhancement Section
  in Implementation Phase RFP

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Deletion of LDCM Catalog

• Catalog deleted from RFP
• The USGS EROS Data Center (EDC)
• Provides more flexibility to offerors and the
  USGS/EDC in negotiating for the use of
  facilities, equipment, and services
• Offerors are encouraged, but not required, to
  leverage the resources and expertise of the
  USGS/EDC in developing their proposals and
  designs
• Offerors may still establish an agreement with
  the USGS to utilize USGS/EDC resources to
  receive, archive, produce and/or distribute LDCM
  data products

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Deletion of LDCM Catalog

• The USGS will, at no charge but within the
  constraints of available resources, provide
  background information and discuss concepts
• During proposal generation
• During the Formulation and Implementation phases
• Support to be provided can include
• Providing technical information related to USGS
  EDC facilities, equipment or services
• Conducting management discussions related to
  contractual mechanisms and agreements for an LDCM
  implementation
• Participating in development of operations
  concepts and system design
• POC for USGS/EDC is Mr. Jason Williams,
  605-594-2705

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Deletion of LDCM Catalog

• No change to MIT/LL Technology Transfer Services
  provided in RFP
• Description Document for MIT/LL Services replaces
  the LDCM Catalog
• Services calculated at 150/hr
• Offerors intending to utilize MIT required to
  submit SOW with Proposal, including hours and
  total cost
• MIT Services offset against total contract value
  proposed

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Proprietary Data Handling

• Based on comments received, issue identified
  regarding submission of a Business Plan
  Deliverable and the Governments rights to that
  data
• Business Plan Deliverable eliminated replaced
  with Business Review

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Other Changes

• Payment Schedule revised to 3 payments Months 2,
  5, 9
• At this point, no non-government proposal
  evaluators are involved in source selection
• Non-governmental evaluators will be part of the
  government team during Formulation and
  Implementation Phases