The US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has a requirement for contractor to provide GIT solutions that meet the BOEM/BSEE mission critical technical solutions and adhere to the DOI Cloud Smart Strategy.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) manages the exploration and development of the Nation’s offshore resources in conjunction with Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). It seeks to appropriately balance economic development, energy independence, and environmental protection through oil and gas leases, carbon capture, marine minerals, renewable energy development and environmental reviews and studies. The Resource Evaluation Program supports all BOEM program areas through critical technical and economic analysis. Resource Evaluation functions are carried out by personnel across the United States of America. The BOEM’s intent with the request for information (RFI) is to re-evaluate Geological Interpretive Tools (GIT) technology utilized by the Resource Evaluations Program nationwide. GIT applications are commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) geoscience, petrophysical, geophysical and engineering software applications focused on subsurface characterization, petroleum exploration and production (E&P) analysis. GIT is an integral technology for BOEM/BSEE that provides the applications and infrastructure mission critical functions, including:

• Shallow Hazard Analysis
• Subsurface Interpretation
• Petrophysical Analysis
• Data Management and Integration
• Reservoir Simulation and Engineering
• Geology and Geological Modeling
• 3D Visualization
• Carbon Sequestration

GIT ensures that BOEM/BSEE has the capability to evaluate seismic reflectivity data (2D, 3D, 4D, PostStack & Pre-Stack), borehole data (wireline logs, LWD logs, core evaluations), gravimetric measurements and magnetic field data, as well as other technical data using state-of the-art techniques similar to those employed by the commercial offshore developments. GIT enables BOEM/BSEE to perform the sophisticated analysis routinely done by industry which, in turn, allows for timely lease sale evaluations and resource management. GIT also enables BOEM/BSEE to possess the information technology (IT) tools necessary to ensure proper decisions for mission critical functions. The Federal Government and the general public also benefit from timely lease sale evaluations to expedite the movement of funds from rents and bonuses into the U.S. Treasury. BOEM/BSEE also support the analysis of potential impacts of policy options, legislative proposals, NEPA analyses, the development of the National Program, and industry activities affecting OCS.

• SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION
  • The vendor shall be able to provide appropriate documentation, including a quick reference guide, technical reference manual, and on-line help, written in plain English for all software applications proposed by the vendor.
• SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE
  • The vendor shall provide software maintenance including new software version upgrades, the latest software corrections, modifications and fixes once the Government acquires software applications. New software versions, patches, or the latest releases shall be provided to BOEM/BSEE in a timely fashion, where “timely” is defined as the same time the versions are made available to any other software client. Software bugs or problems reported by BOEM/BSEE to the vendor shall be dealt with in a timely and efficient manner by the vendor. Within 24 hours of notifying the vendor of a problem, BOEM/BSEE will receive a report indicating the status of the problem and a reasonable time frame for problem resolution. BOEM/BSEE retains the right to assign a mission critical status to an issue to ensure that the problem is effectively dealt with.
• TECHNICAL SUPPORT The vendor shall provide technical support for the software applications purchased by BOEM/BSEE. Following support is required:
  • Technical support via telephone as needed
  • Screen Sharing Support (Online Support)
  • Technical support via on-site visits to BOEM/BSEE, as required
  • Technical support via e-mail or facsimile screen dumps as needed
  •  Technical support via user support groups as needed
    • Technical support via remote system operation as needed
    • Technical support via on-line context sensitive help as needed
• CONSULTING SERVICES
  • The vendor shall be required to provide consulting services relevant to the responded additional tasks. Services as related to application software include, but are not limited to, on-site support, guidance, and software customization. Typical on-site support services include software installation, project upgrades, data migration and workflow analysis. Software customization involves modifying the software application or database to meet BOEM/BSEE needs. Consulting services may include geoscience interpretation support, petroleum systems modeling, and seismic data processing.
• TRAINING
  • The vendor shall be able to provide training services to BOEM/BSEE personnel relevant to the responded optional tasks. The vendor shall be capable of providing training classes at the vendor’s site for teaching basic software use. The vendor shall also be able to provide on-site training and/or virtual options at the BOEM/BSEE locations based in Washington D.C, Sterling, VA, Camarillo, CA, Anchorage, AK, and New Orleans, LA. The training must be focused on system level, project level, and user training that incorporates BOEM/BSEE data and workflows, and which provides resultant output related to BOEM/BSEE business processes. Training Manuals should be available in both digital and hard copy formats.
• SOFTWARE LICENSING OPTIONS BOEM/BSEE requires flexibility in managing software licenses.
  • This flexibility will include the ability to reorganize the existing and future portfolio of software applications, as well as to add different licensing options such as WAN, ASP service options, license remix (for example, remix licenses for credits to be used to acquire newer technologies and applications), perpetual, and leasing.