[gis_info] FYI! Call for MC&P Proposals and Instructions--Due April 30

Carlson, Tom tcarlson at usgs.gov
Tue Mar 31 13:10:18 PDT 2015


FYI, on NHD proposals, please submit your proposal ideas using the template
to your state liaison.

Thanks!

Tom

On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 1:05 PM, Carlson, Tom <tcarlson at usgs.gov> wrote:

> FYI! NHD partnership information.
>
>
> Mapping Contracts and Partnerships
>
> Call for Proposals and Instructions
>
> Immediate Action Needed
>
> **** Please note the due date listed in the NHD Newsletter earlier today
> was a typo. The due date for proposals is April 30 ****
>
> As in past years, the USGS National Geospatial Program (NGP) is seeking
> stewardship proposals from liaisons for projects that will improve the
> National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) and/or Watershed Boundaries Dataset
> (WBD). Please see the attached Hydrography Data Supply Plan for detailed
> information about the types of projects sought. Proposal submissions will
> be coordinated by the USGS National Map Liaisons for each state.
>
> Timeline
>
> April 30 - Proposals due (Earlier submissions strongly encouraged)
>
> May 8 - Hydrography Acquisitions Team (HAT) reviews/approves awards over
> $25K
>
> May 22 - HAT reviews/approves awards under $25K
>
> June 1 - Procurement paperwork for awards over $25K due from Liaisons
>
> June 15 - Procurement paperwork for awards under $25K due from Liaisons
>
> Overall guidelines on preparing NHD/WBD proposals:
>
> 1) Any data created by the project needs to be provided back to the USGS.
> This may be in the form of edits to the line work or contributions to the
> event data catalog (currently under development).
>
> 2) Each grant recipient will be called on to discuss the project on a NHD
> Advisory Team call.
>
> 3) Each grant recipient should produce a written report, documenting the
> rationale for the project, the issues encountered and how they were
> resolved, and the impact of the project (what can the partner/users do now
> that they couldn't do before).
>
> 4) Make sure the NHD and WBD stewards are both aware of the project.
> Edits to NHD features may affect WBD boundaries, and WBD edits may affect
> NHD.  Similarly if your project is near the Canadian or Mexican border, be
> sure to work with the appropriate harmonization team so the datasets remain
> harmonious.
>
> 5) Be certain to discuss the proposed project with your NHD POC and get
> their estimate of NGTOC support required.  Paul Kimsey will circulate the
> proposals to his POCs and Chris Lund - make sure they are going to make
> roughly the same estimate of their level of effort to support the project.
>
> 6) Include a shapefile of the project area.
>
> More generally, in the narrative please try to describe the application
> value of the proposed activity - what does the proposed work make possible
> or improve?  A better map is nice, but a better map that allows fisheries
> managers to identify pathways for invasive species or identify drinking
> water intakes downstream of a chemical spill is more compelling.
>
> Proposals are due by April 30. Please use the attached proposal template.
> Please submit them to Pam Steigerwald(psteiger at usgs.gov) with a CC to me (
> ahrea at usgs.gov).  If you have any questions feel free to contact me.
>
> Evaluation Criteria
>
>    -
>
>    Project deliverables are clearly defined
>    -
>
>    Deliverables support the stated goals from the data supply plan
>    -
>
>    Deliverables support geographic priorities expressed in the data
>    supply plan
>    -
>
>    USGS-NGP share is 50% or less of total project cost
>    -
>
>    Partner contributions are clearly defined and credible
>    -
>
>    Project timeline is realistic
>
>
> Thank you,
> Al
> --
> Alan Rea, P.E., Hydrologist
> National Hydrography Dataset
> U.S. Geological Survey
> 230 Collins Road, Boise ID 83702
> (208)387-1323 ahrea at usgs.gov
> <https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=ahrea@usgs.gov>
>
>
>
> --
> Tom Carlson, PhD, GISP
> Geographer - Geospatial Liaison
> US Geological Survey
> 934 Broadway, Suite 300
> Tacoma, WA 98402
> 253.552.1682 Office
>
> *The National Map <http://nationalmap.gov> -  Your Source for Topographic
> Information*
>
>


-- 
Tom Carlson, PhD, GISP
Geographer - Geospatial Liaison
US Geological Survey
934 Broadway, Suite 300
Tacoma, WA 98402
253.552.1682 Office

*The National Map <http://nationalmap.gov> -  Your Source for Topographic
Information*
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