3.1 Concept Development
Concept Development is an optional task for a Pilot and so is defined in a separate document. Concept development begins with the Sponsors and IP Team working together to determine the Sponsors’
requirements. The main result is a feasibility report which documents a response from industry, the probable costs and benefits of given industry recommendations, an appraisal of where the recommendation
seems to fit within the overall context of industry practice, and a draft technical architecture for the Sponsors’ consideration.
3.2 Request for QuotationCall for Participation RFQCFP
Task B of an IP Pilot is to release a Request for QuoteCall for Participation RFQCFP or simply RFQ and to receive and evaluate responses to this RFQ back from Industry. The RFQ consists of general statements
pertaining to contracts and relationships between potential pilot participants and OGC, general response instructions, Sponsor requirements refined from the ones used for the RFT by the responses to that RFT, a
Work Breakdown Structure WBS that details tasks associated with the initiative, the initiative architecture, a Concept of Operations for the Pilot, a schedule of work for the Pilot, a communications plan
for the initiative, and other miscellaneous information that a particular pilot may require. The responses should include the proposing organization’s technical solution, their cost-sharing requests for funding, and
their in-kind contributions to the Pilot.
Figure 2 – RFQCFP Development and Release
On completion of Task A and the acceptance of the feasibility study results by the potential initiative Sponsors. At this time, the potential sponsors also decide whether to be full sponsors and to provide human,
technology, facilities, andor financial resources to support the new initiative.
Given that the sponsors decide to move ahead with the initiatve, the IP Team will begin to develop the Request for QuoteCall for Participation. This exercise will include developing a budget for the activities
required to address the Sponsors’ requirements, a prioritization of those requirements, an architecture that
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incorporates the requirements, a work breakdown structure defining the tasks that will achieve meeting the requirements, and a concept of operations for conducting the initiative.
Once a draft RFQ is available, it will be presented to the Sponsors’ for their review and comments. Their comments will be addressed and incorporated by IP Team into the next version of the RFQ. The RFQ will
again be presented to the Sponsors and will be either released or go through a second comment iteration. Once the Sponsors’ agree to the release, the RFQ is provided to Industry for response. The intention is that
Industry i.e., individual companies, universities, and governmental organizations within the geospatial industry will submit proposals that explain the technical contribution they intend to make, how their
contribution maps to the requirements and the WBS, the cost-sharing funds they are requesting to offset their engineering costs, and the in-kind contributions they will make to the test bed. These proposals are
sent to the OGC and then submitted to the IP Team and the Sponsors.
3.3 Pilot Team Formation and Kick-off
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