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Hydrographic Services Contracts

Explore the history and current state of hydrographic services contracts, including challenges and future plans. Learn about the early days, current program, contract awards, and time charter. Discover the challenges faced in funding, performance measures, developing expertise, and efficient administration.

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Hydrographic Services Contracts

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  1. Hydrographic Services Contracts • Brief History of Program • Where we are today • Time Charter • Future Plans • Challenges Jeffrey Ferguson Program Analyst/COTR Hydrographic Surveys Division

  2. The Early Days (pre-1998) • Small projects through COE contracts • First major NOAA contract awarded 1994 • “Best Value” to government • Awarded to SAIC for $1.24 Million • Side Scan Sonar and Multibeam • LI Sound • Vineyard Sound

  3. Current Program (post-1998) • HSIA 1998 • “shall award contracts for the acquisition of hydrographic data in accordance with title IX of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 541 et seq.) • “Brooks Act” • A/E Services • Qualification Based Selection

  4. Contractor Selection • Source Evaluation Board meets to evaluate submissions on the following criteria; • Professional qualifications, • Specialized experience, • Capacity to accomplish the work, • Past performance, • Location and knowledge of locality, • Small business subcontracting opportunities.

  5. Contract Awards

  6. Current Program (post-1998) • 14 Contracts Awarded • Regional, 2-5 years, $4-40 Million. • 8 Different Firms; • Gulf of Mexico • SAIC, JECA, C&C • Alaska • Terra, Racal Pelagos • Other • OSI, DEA, SAIC, Tenix LADS

  7. Current Program (post-1998) • $102.5 Million • 4,955 square nautical miles • 100% bottom coverage • Shallow Water Multibeam (SWMB) • Side Scan Sonar

  8. Today • 5 Contracts in place • AK - Fugro Pelagos • AK SB - Terra Surveys • TX - C&C Technologies • Hydro Anywhere (except AK) - SAIC • Lidar Anywhere - Tenix LADS

  9. Future Contracts • Number dependent on funding. • Fugro Pelagos Contract expires Aug 2004. • Advertise replacement next month • C&C TX contract may reach ceiling • Advertise GOM contract late summer • Tenix LADS lidar contract may reach ceiling • Advertise replacement early next year

  10. Time Charter • 2002 Appropriations • “...the Committee directs NOAA to enter into a long-term lease or charter of a U.S. purpose-built, U.S. flag hydrographic survey vessel which is capable of performing the full scope of necessary hydrographic services.” • MOU with MSC • August 2002 - Advertise for vessel complete with all equipment and operators.

  11. Time Charter • MSC legal opinion on Brooks Act • Procurement split • MSC acquire vessel • NOAA acquire surveyors via A/E • MSC proposal evaluation begins - Jan 2003 • Several protests and GAO review/decisions • Ocean Services cleared to work April 2004 • NOAA selects SAIC as A/E provider

  12. Time Charter • One year contracts w/ options • Ocean Services provides vessel and two launches with hull mounted multibeams • SAIC provides all other equipment and equipment operators • NOAA provides 3-5 individuals for contract oversight, quality control, planning, etc.

  13. Time Charter

  14. Challenges • Constraints on spending Contract funds • “...address the hydrographic survey backlog detailed in the National Survey Plan.” • Test/Development of new technologies? • Supporting activities? • Homeland Security, other events? • Pros/Cons

  15. Challenges • Meaningful Performance Measures • The Square Nautical Mile “trap” • Not all squares created equal • Remote, shallow, AK vs Deep GOM • Large price variations • Normalize effort/costs? • Other performance measures?

  16. Challenges • Developing Hydrographic Expertise • Mandate to maintain expertise within NOAA • Should that extend to private sector? • Role of Contract funding? • Training • Small business, 8a, disadvantaged, etc. set asides?

  17. Challenges • Efficient Administration of Contracts • Contract award time lines • HSD review • Contract Office review • Legal review • Ways to streamline? • Project planning, COTRs, data acceptance, etc.

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