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1. REQUISITION NUMBER PAGE 1 OF

2. CONTRACT NUMBER 3.AWARD/EFFECTIVE

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4. ORDER NUMBER 5. SOLICITATION NUMBER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE

DATE

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (No collect calls)

8. OFFER DUE DATE/

LOCAL TIME

9. ISSUED BY

13b. RATING

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

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15. DELIVER TO 16. ADMINISTERED BY CODE

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE17a. CONTRACTOR/

OFFEROR

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FACILITY

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CODE

TELEPHONE NUMBER

17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT SUCH ADDRESS IN

OFFER

18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a UNLESS BLOCK

BELOW IS CHECKED

REQUEST

FOR QUOTE

(RFQ)

INVITATION

FOR BID

(IFB)

REQUEST

FOR

PROPOSAL

(RFP)

SEE ADDENDUM

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ITEM NO.

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SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

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QUANTITY

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UNIT

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UNIT PRICE

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AMOUNT

(Use Reverse and/or Attach Additional Sheets as Necessary)

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA 26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Government Use Only)

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN 29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REFERENCE

. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 30c. DATE SIGNED

31a. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print) 31c. DATE SIGNED

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 11/2021)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

10. THIS ACQUISITION IS UNRESTRICTED OR

NORTH AMERICAN

INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION

STANDARD (NAICS):

SIZE STANDARD:

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

RATED ORDER UNDER

THE DEFENSE PRIORITIES

AND ALLOCATIONS

SYSTEM - DPAS (15 CFR 700)

SET ASIDE: % FOR:

11. DELIVERY FOR FREE ON

BOARD (FOB) DESTINATION

UNLESS BLOCK IS MARKED

SEE SCHEDULE

12. DISCOUNT TERMS

ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE (FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION) FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4.

FAR 52.212-3 AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED.

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED.

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COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH

AND DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND

ON ANY ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

SPECIFIED

DATED.

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1305M226Q0154

OBSERVATION & ANALYSIS DIV

1315 E-W HWY, SSMC-3 RM 8558

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SILVER SPRING MD 20910

EAD-NOS

FED BLDG 200 GRANBY ST SUITE 815

EMAIL: SPENCER.MATSUSHIMA@NOAA.GOV

NORFOLK VA 23510

06/26/2026 1400 ED

SPENCER MATSUSHIMA

EAD-NOS

STACY DOHSE

541690

$19

06/12/2026

NL400012

0001 Base Year: Services to be performed in accordance with the Performance Work Statement.

Firm-Fixed Price.

Product/Service Code: R799

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32a. QUANTITY IN COLUMN 21 HAS BEEN

RECEIVED INSPECTED AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED:

41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT

32b. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32c. DATE

41b. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING OFFICER 41c. DATE

42a. RECEIVED BY (Print)

42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)

42c. DATE RECEIVED (MM/DD/YYYY) 42d. TOTAL CONTAINERS

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32d. PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32e. MAILING ADDRESS OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE 32f. TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

32g. EMAIL OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

33. SHIP NUMBER 34. VOUCHER NUMBER 35. AMOUNT VERIFIED

CORRECT FOR

PARTIAL FINAL

37. CHECK NUMBER

38. S/R ACCOUNT NUMBER 39. S/R VOUCHER NUMBER

36. PAYMENT

COMPLETE PARTIAL FINAL

ACCEPTED,

0002 Base Year: Travel in accordance with the

Performance Work Statement. Not-to-Exceed, Time and Materials.

Product/Service Code: R799

1001 Option 1: Services to be performed in accordance with the Performance Work Statement.

Firm-Fixed Price.

Product/Service Code: R799

1002 Option 1: Travel in accordance with the

Performance Work Statement. Not-to-Exceed, Time and Materials.

Product/Service Code: R799

2001 Option 2: Services to be performed in accordance with the Performance Work Statement.

Firm-Fixed Price.

Product/Service Code: R799

2002 Option 2: Travel in accordance with the

Performance Work Statement. Not-to-Exceed, Time and Materials.

Product/Service Code: R799

1305M226Q0154 BASE

Section II - Supplies or Services and Price/Costs Section IX - Contract Clauses Section X - List of Attachments

Section II - Supplies or Services and Price/Costs

CLIN List

Item Number Description Quantity Unit Unit Price Amount

Base Year: Services to be performed in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. Firm-Fixed Price.

Award Type: Firm-fixed-price Product/Service Code: R799

Base Year: Travel in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. Not-to- Exceed, Time and Materials.

Award Type: Time-and-materials Product/Service Code: R799

Option 1: Services to be performed in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. Firm-Fixed Price.

Award Type: Firm-fixed-price Product/Service Code: R799

Option 1: Travel in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. Not-to- Exceed, Time and Materials.

Award Type: Time-and-materials Product/Service Code: R799

Option 2: Services to be performed in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. Firm-Fixed Price.

Award Type: Firm-fixed-price Product/Service Code: R799

Option 2: Travel in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. Not-to- Exceed, Time and Materials.

Award Type: Time-and-materials Product/Service Code: R799

Section IX - Contract Clauses

Clauses Incorporated by Reference Clause Number Clause Title

52.202-1 Definitions. (JUN 2020) 52.203-3 Gratuities. (APR 1984)

52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government.

(JUN 2020) - Alternate I (NOV 2021)

52.203-7 Anti-Kickback Procedures. (JUN 2020)

52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. (SEP 2024)

52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. (JUN 2020)

52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation. (JAN 2017)

52.204-7 System for Award Management-Registration. (NOV 2024) (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.204-13 System for Award Management-Maintenance. (OCT 2018) (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications. (DEC 2014)

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations. (NOV 2015) (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law. (FEB 2016) (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.212-4 Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (NOV 2023) (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.222-3 Convict Labor. (JUN 2003) (Not for DOC Use)

52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans. (JUN 2020) (Deviation

JAN 2026)

52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities. (JUN 2020) (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans. (JUN 2020) (Deviation

JAN 2026)

52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards. (AUG 2018)

52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts). (AUG 2018)

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. (OCT 2025) (Deviation

JAN 2026)

52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification. (JAN 2025) (Deviation

JAN 2026)

52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors ((DEVIATION April 2026))

52.223-23 Sustainable Products. (MAY 2024) ((DEVIATION Jan 2026))

52.224-3 Privacy Training. (JAN 2017) 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging

Clause Number Clause Title While Driving. (MAY 2024)

52.227-14 Rights in Data-General. (MAY 2014) 52.232-23 Assignment of Claims. (MAY 2014)

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations. (JUN 2013)

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. (MAR 2023)

52.233-3 Protest after Award. (AUG 1996) (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. (OCT 2004) (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions. (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.240-92 Security Requirements. (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.240-93 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems. (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.242-13 Bankruptcy. (JUL 1995)

52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (OCT 2025) (DEVIATION April 2026)

1352.201-70 Contracting Officer's Authority. (MAR 2010) 1352.208-70 Restrictions on printing and duplicating. (APR 2010) 1352.209-72 Restrictions against disclosure. (APR 2010) 1352.209-73 Compliance with the laws. (APR 2010) 1352.209-74 Organizational conflict of interest. (APR 2010) 1352.231-71 Duplication of effort. (APR 2010) 1352.233-71 GAO and Court of Federal Claims protests. (APR 2010)

NOAA/EAD TERMS AND CONDITIONS

HARMLESS FROM LIABILITY

The contractor shall hold and save the Government, its’ officers, agents and employees harmless from liability of any nature or kind, including costs and expenses to which they may be subject, for or on account of any or all suits or damages of any character whatsoever resulting from injuries or damages sustained by any person or persons or property by virtue of performance of this contract, arising or resulting in whole or in part from the fault, negligence, wrongful act or wrongful omission of the contractor, or any subcontractor, their employees or agents.

(End of clause)

TRAVEL

This purchase order may require the Contractor to travel. If travel is required, the travel shall be requested and approved in advance by the Federal Program Manager and Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). The travel estimate shall include the name of the individual that is proposed to travel, the reason for the travel as it relates to the scope of work (reference the project number), the dates and location of travel, the estimated cost and confirmation that the cost is in compliance with the

Federal Travel Regulations (FTR), DOC Travel Regulations, and NOAA Travel Regulations. The contractor shall purchase airfare at the most economical cost to obtain the lowest airfare price possible. This includes reserving flights at a minimum two weeks prior to the date of travel. If a hotel room cannot be located within published federal per diem rates, the contractor must provide proof that they have thoroughly researched not only the immediate area but also the surrounding areas for hotels within the federal per diem rates. The contractor must submit a request to exceed per diem, with justification, to the COR a minimum of two weeks before the date of travel.

If accidental injury to contractor personnel should occur in connection with use of a government vehicle or rental car, the government will not be held liable for injuries or damages to the car. If any damage to lodging facilities or government equipment occurs during travel, the government will not be held liable for injuries or repair. Notification of accidental injury or vehicle damage shall be reported to the COR immediately upon occurrence.

The contractor shall submit a digital quarterly report to the COR that shows the amount of travel taken for the prior quarter and the actual amount billed to the government by person and by task and shall include cumulative totals. The contractor shall also submit a quarterly report, at the same time, to the COR that provides future (next) quarters travel estimates.

Travel will be reimbursed in accordance with FAR Part 31 and the FTR, including allowable applicable travel/G&A material handling rate, but exclusive of fee. Travel will be reimbursed that is supported by receipts and following Government regulations, within what was authorized to occur by the COR, and shall be invoiced for in the same month as travel occurred or the following month. Travel reimbursement requests will not be granted after this period without specific requests and justification provided to the COR for which COR approval is given. Individual contract staff are not allowed to pay for these travel expenses themselves and request reimbursement directly from the government. Personal travel arrangements in conjunction with government requested business travel shall not be handled by contract personnel during work hours, and no personal travel will be handled under this contract.

The maximum allowable G&A expenses on travel is 2% for the life of the purchase order. If the contractor objects to this value, it must identify its proposed G&A rate for travel in the quotation along with documents approving the proposed G&A rate from the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA). The contractor shall submit back-up documentation for all travel costs incurred upon return with respective invoice for reimbursement. These references can be found at the following urls:

www.acquisition.gov/browsefar and www.gsa.gov/travel.

(End of clause)

PROHIBITION ON USE OF LOCKING OR SCRAMBLING DEVICES

(a) The contractor certifies that software delivered under this contract does not and will not contain any "software locks" or hidden devices that may be used to disable software or system operations, such as data scrambling mechanisms or "drop dead" devices, whether triggered by signal, by timer, or otherwise.

(b) Nothing in this contract shall be deemed to confer a right of "electronic repossession" to the vendor in the event of a contract dispute or payment delinquency.

(End of clause)

RELEASE OF INFORMATION

(a) Disclosure of information gained as a result of work performed under this contract shall be accomplished according to NOAA procedures or through NOAA channels. As used in this condition, the term "information" includes raw data, data derived there from, and analysis or interpretations thereof, regardless of form. The term includes data developed or acquired by the contractor during performance of this contract, including analysis of samples provided by the Government and samples or recordings made by the contractor during contract performance.

(b) The contractor hereby agrees not to disclose such information to the public or to unauthorized parties without the prior written approval of the Contracting Officer. This restriction does not apply to releases of information to subcontractors (including consultants) as necessary for successful performance of the contract, provided (1) such information is of no commercial value to the subcontractor, and (2) the subcontractor agrees to be bound by the restrictions in this condition.

(c) News releases pertaining to work under this contract shall not be made at any time without the written authorization of the Contracting Officer. All requests for approval shall be submitted in writing.

(End of clause)

DUPLICATION AND DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL DATA

Duplication or disclosure of the data and other information provided by NOAA or to which the contractor will have access as a result of this contract is prohibited. It is understood that throughout performance of the contract the contractor may have access to confidential data which is the sole property of the NOAA, as well as access to proprietary data which is the sole property of other than the contracting parties. The contractor hereby agrees to maintain the confidentiality of all such data to which access may be gained throughout contract performance whether title thereto vests in the NOAA or otherwise. The contractor hereby agrees not to disclose said data, any interpretations thereof, or data derivative there from, to unauthorized parties in contravention of these provisions without the prior written approval of the Contracting Officer or the party in which title thereto is wholly vested. This condition also applies to any subcontractors and/or consultants used by the contractor.

(End of clause)

CONFIDENTIALITY OF THIRD-PARTY

(a) To the extent that the work under this contract requires access to proprietary, business confidential, or financial data of other companies, and as long as such data remains proprietary or confidential, the contractor shall protect such data from unauthorized use and disclosure and agrees not to use it to compete with such companies or for any purpose other than performance of this contract.

(b) This data may be in various forms, such as documents, raw photographic films, magnetic tapes, photographic prints, computer printouts, or it may be interpretative results derived from analysis, investigative, or study effort. Regardless of the form of this data, the contractor agrees that neither it nor any of its employees will disclose other contractor business confidential or financial data, or derivatives thereof, to third parties except as may be required in the performance of this contract.

Further, the contractor will not copy any of this data, or derivatives thereof, other than as necessary for the performance of this contract.

(c) The contractor will establish policies and procedures to implement the substance of this condition clause at the individual employee level which will assure that affected employees are made aware of the contract provision and the contractor's implementing policies and procedures. Particular attention will be given to keeping employees advised of statutes and regulations applicable to the handling of other contractor business confidential or financial data. In this regard, the contractor's attention is invited to any data concerning personnel or of a personal nature which may be subject to Privacy Act protection and penalties.

(d) This condition clause does not preclude the contractor and/or its employees from independently acquiring and using business confidential or financial data from legitimate sources outside of this contract, or from performing and using independent analysis of data so acquired, provided that the contractor and/or its employees fully document the source of such data, and the independence of any such analysis.

(e) The contractor will insert the substance of this condition clause in each subcontract hereunder (other than for purchase of supplies or equipment) unless the Contracting Officer has waived this requirement, in writing, as to particular subcontracts or classes of subcontracts.

(End of clause)

SYSTEM UPDATES

System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Examples include 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance, and paragraph (d) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Contracting officers will not consider these representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements.

Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.

(End of provision)

RFO 52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters. (AUG 2020) (Deviation JAN 2026)

(a)(1) The Offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that-

(i) The Offeror and/or any of its Principals-

(A) Are [ ] are not [ ] presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Federal agency;

(B) Have [ ] have not [ ], within a three-year period preceding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for:

commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State, or local) contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property (if offeror checks "have", the offeror shall also see 52.209-7, if included in this solicitation);

(C) Are [ ] are not [ ] presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity with, commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (a)(1)(i)(B) of this provision; and

(D) Have [ ], have not [ ], within a three-year period preceding this offer, been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in an amount that exceeds the threshold at 9.104-5(a)(2) for which the liability remains unsatisfied. Federal taxes are considered delinquent if both of the following criteria apply:

(1) The tax liability is finally determined. The liability is finally determined if it has been assessed. A liability is not finally determined if a pending administrative or judicial challenge remains. In the case of a judicial challenge to the liability, the liability is not finally determined until all judicial appeal rights have been exhausted.

(2) The taxpayer is delinquent in making payment. A taxpayer is delinquent if the taxpayer has failed to pay the tax liability when full payment was due and required. A taxpayer is not delinquent in cases where enforced collection action is precluded.

(ii) The Offeror has [ ] has not [ ], within a 3-year period preceding this offer, had one or more contracts terminated for default by any Federal agency.

(2) "Principal," for the purposes of this certification, means an officer, director, owner, partner, or a person having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant manager; head of a division or business segment; and similar positions).

(b) The Offeror shall provide immediate written notice to the Contracting Officer if, at any time prior to contract award, the Offeror learns that its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.

(c) A certification that any of the items in paragraph (a) of this provision exists will not necessarily result in withholding of an award under this solicitation. However, the Government will consider the certification in connection with a determination of the Offeror's responsibility.

Failure of the Offeror to furnish a certification or provide such additional information as requested by the Contracting Officer may render the Offeror nonresponsible.

(d) This provision does not require establishment of a system of records in order to render, in good faith, the certification required by paragraph (a). The knowledge and information of an Offeror is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings.

(e) The certification in paragraph (a) of this provision is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when making award. If the Government later determines that the Offeror knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to the Government, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract resulting from this solicitation for default.

(End of provision)

RFO 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (SEP 2023) (Deviation JAN 2026)

RFO 52.212-1 is hereby included by reference.

ADDENDUM

This provision has been tailored to this procurement.

All references herein to "offerors" shall be construed as "vendors" and all references herein to "offers" or "bids" shall be construed as "quotations." Paragraph "c" is amended as follows: "The vendor agrees to hold the prices in its quotation firm for 120 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quotations, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation."

Vendors shall submit their quotation in Two Volumes: Volume I: Technical Approach and Volume II:

Price.

Quotations in response to this Request for Quotation (RFQ) must be submitted by June 26, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. Quotations must be submitted electronically via e-mail to Spencer Matsushima at spencer.matsushima@noaa.gov with a copy to Stacy Dohse at stacy.dohse@noaa.gov. The volumes shall be submitted in two separate files in the same email. Vendors are highly encouraged to contact the Government representative(s) specified above prior to the solicitation’s stated time and date for receipt of quotations to ensure the Government has received the submission. Quotations received after the date and time specified in this solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

All quotations must be submitted to email addresses mentioned herein only. Quotations submitted through FedConnect will not be evaluated.

All questions shall be submitted via email only by June 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST to Spencer Matsushima at spencer.matsushima@noaa.gov with a copy to Stacy Dohse at stacy.dohse@noaa.gov. The Government reserves the right to not answer any questions received after the aforementioned due date.

The Government anticipates selecting the best-suited vendor from initial responses, without engaging in exchanges with vendors. Vendors are strongly encouraged to submit their best technical solutions and price in response to this RFQ. Vendors shall provide sufficient information for the Government to determine its level of confidence in the ability of the Vendor to perform the requirements of the RFQ based on an assessment of relevant experience.

Once the Government determines the vendor that is the best-suited (i.e., the apparent successful vendor), the Government reserves the right to communicate with only that vendor to address any remaining issues, if necessary, and finalize a purchase order with that vendor. These issues may include technical and price. If the parties cannot successfully address any remaining issues, as determined pertinent at the sole discretion of the Government, the Government reserves the right to communicate with the next best-suited vendor based on the original analysis and address any remaining issues. Once the Government has begun communications with the next best-suited vendor, no further communications with the previous vendor will be entertained until after the purchase order has been awarded. This process shall continue until an agreement is successfully reached and a purchase order is awarded.

Vendors are required to submit a Business Solution which will be used to assess the vendor's capability to perform the services described in Attachment 1 Performance Work Statement (PWS). The solution shall clearly demonstrate that the vendor has a thorough understanding of the effort called for herein.

Vendors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of them and that it will base its evaluation on the information presented in the Solution; as such, solutions must be fully self-sufficient and provide all necessary information for a comprehensive evaluation. Solutions must be sufficient enough so as to show how the vendor proposes to accomplish the effort described in the PWS, including a full explanation of the procedures and techniques to be followed.

To be acceptable, the quotation must meet all of the requirements of the RFQ. Failure to follow instructions regarding the format content of the quotation may result in the quotation not being considered for award. Quotations which merely offer to perform in accordance with the requirements of the PWS or merely state that requirements are understood and will be complied with, which paraphrase the PWS or parts thereof, or use phrases such as "standard industry practices will be employed", or "well-established techniques will be employed," etc., may be considered unacceptable.

The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, including in the event funding is not available or approved. The Government will not compensate any respondent for any costs that it incurs in the preparation or submission of its quotation. All quotations shall remain with the Government and will not be returned.

The following volumes of material shall be submitted for each quotation:

Cover Page:

The cover page shall include the following:

- Title of the Quotation

- Volume Number (I or II)

- RFQ Number

- Name and address of Vendor and Unique Entity ID (UEI), Business Size, applicable Tax Identification Number (TIN)

Volume I: Technical Approach

Electronic copies shall include all information required for evaluation, excluding any reference to price.

The Technical Approach shall be collectively no more than 8 pages. Pages submitted above this page count will not be read or considered part of the evaluation. The SF1449, cover page, and table of contents, are not to be considered part of the allowable page limit. Each page in this volume shall be separately numbered. Font type shall be Times New Roman size 12 point. No substitutions of font type will be allowed, except as expressly identified herein. No reduction of font size will be allowed in the quotation. A Sans Serif type 10-point font is to be used for graphics, figures, tables, footnotes and legends. Costly, complex presentations are neither required nor desired. No columnar or newspaper style grid (columns) pages will be allowed.

The vendors shall demonstrate the following in the Technical Approach:

Task I: Describe the workflows that will be developed for ingestion and management of GNSS observation data and associated station metadata.

Task II: Describe the methodology that will be used to process static GNSS observations near reference epoch 2020.0, including PPP and double-difference processing approaches, reference frame alignment to ITRF2020, uncertainty estimation, and experience applying these methods on comparable projects.

Task III: Describe how validation and quality assurance will be performed, including comparison against independent solutions, NOAA CORS Network products, IGS products, NGS software OPUS-S, time-series analysis, deformation modeling considerations, and methods used to assess solution quality and consistency.

Task IV: Describe how workflows and products will be scalable and repeatable, automated, and maintainable for future processing, including software architecture, configuration management, reproducibility, and long-term operational support considerations.

Task V: Describe the methodology that will be used to transition the processing framework to NGS personnel, including delivery of source code, documentation, training materials, operational procedures, and measures that will ensure NGS can independently operate, maintain, and expand the framework.

Volume II: Price Quotation

The Price Quotation shall be submitted separately from the Technical Approach using Attachment 2 Pricing Schedule. Instructions for completing Attachment 2 Pricing Schedule are included as the first sheet in the workbook. The vendor-provided pricing for each of the pricing periods will be added together to derive the total evaluated price. All rates in the Pricing Schedule shall not contain more than two numbers past the decimal point and shall be completed in its entirety and submitted in Excel format without password protection. Attachment 2 Pricing Schedule must be submitted utilizing Microsoft Office Excel.

The vendor shall provide a completed Attachment 2 Pricing Schedule, along with acknowledgment of any solicitation amendments, within Volume II, Price Quotation.

(End of provision)

RFO 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (NOV 2021) (Deviation JAN 2026)

RFO 52.212-2 is hereby included by reference.

ADDENDUM

This provision has been tailored to this procurement.

The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible vendor whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The Government intends to evaluate the quotations and award a purchase order based on the vendor’s initial quotation; therefore, the vendor’s initial quotation should contain the vendor’s best terms from a Technical Approach and Price standpoint.

The Government will not make an award at a significantly higher overall price to achieve only slightly superior performance capability. As non-price factors approach equality, price as an evaluation factor becomes increasingly more important. The Government intends to award without discussions; however, the Government may conduct discussion if determined necessary.

The Technical Approach will be evaluated on the criteria listed below:

Volume I: Technical Approach

The Technical approach is significantly more important than price.

The vendor's overall Technical Approach will be evaluated to assess the Government's level of confidence in the vendor's understanding and ability to perform the requirements outlined in the technical approach factor in Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (SEP 2023) (DEVIATION JAN 2026) Addendum.

Volume II: Price Quotation

Pricing must be complete and address pricing for the base period and each of the option periods in Attachment 2 Pricing Schedule. A quotation that does not fully address pricing for all the base period and each of the option periods will not be evaluated for award. The labor category hourly rates shall not contain more than two numbers past the decimal point. Furthermore, labor category hourly rates shall be per hour and “fully loaded,” inclusive of all wage, fringe benefits, overhead, general and administrative expenses, and profit. Pricing must be complete in accordance with the ADDENDUM to clause RFO 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (SEP 2023) (DEVIATION JAN 2026) and instructions included on Attachment 2 - Pricing Schedule, Instructions tab.

The degree of price importance will increase commensurately with the degree of equality with the Technical Approach. The total overall price will be calculated by adding the sum of the base period and each of the two option periods, and value of clause RFO 52.217-8. The unit pricing of each of the 12-month periods, base and two option periods shall be deemed fully evaluated for use by the Government should it elect to exercise RFO Clause 52.217-8, which is applicable to this solicitation and any subsequent award, and may be exercised at different times, more than once, for a total period not to exceed six months. The RFO 52.217-8 option may be exercised prior to the final option period, if needed, using the rates applicable in the final period of the purchase order.

Inclusion of RFO clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, in the solicitation and resultant purchase order is for use by the Government as outlined at FAR 37.111, Extension of Services. The option will be exercised as needed at any time during the life of the purchase order using the rates applicable at the time of exercise.

Evaluation of the option will not obligate the Government to exercise the option. RFO 52.217-8 pricing will be calculated by dividing the entire purchase order price by the number of months (36) to get a monthly price, then multiplying that monthly price by six. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). The price evaluation will determine whether quotation prices are fair and reasonable. Price realism will not be evaluated and a price realism analysis will not be conducted.

In addition, in order to assess the responsibility of the vendor, the Government, in accordance with RFO 9.104-1(d), will review the vendor’s records found in the System for Award Management (SAM) and the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) to determine if vendors have a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics.

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RFO 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options. (JUL 1990) (Deviation JAN 2026)

Except when it is determined in accordance with RFO 17.202(b) not to be in the Government’s best interests, the Government will evaluate offers or quotations for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement to determine the total evaluated price.

This includes options under RFO clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, which applies to this solicitation. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

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RFO 52.217-8 Option To Extend Services. (NOV 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within any amount of time before the contract expires.

Inclusion of RFO clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, in the solicitation and resultant contract is for use by the Government as outlined at FAR 37.111, Extension of Services. The option will be exercised as needed at any time during the life of the contract using the rates applicable at the time of exercise.

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RFO 52.217-9 Option To Extend the Term of the Contract. (MAR 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within any time before the contract expires; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least any amount of days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 36 months.

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RFO 52.219-18 Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Participants. (OCT 2022)

(a) Offers are solicited only from-

(1) Small business concerns expressly certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) for participation in SBA's 8(a) program and which meet the following criteria at the time of submission of offer-

(i) The Offeror is in conformance with the 8(a) support limitation set forth in its approved business plan; and

(ii) The Offeror is in conformance with the Business Activity Targets set forth in its approved business plan or any remedial action directed by SBA;

(2) A joint venture, in which at least one of the 8(a) program participants that is a party to the joint venture complies with the criteria set forth in paragraph (a)(1) of this clause, that complies with 13 CFR 124.513(c); or

(3) A joint venture-

(i) That is comprised of a mentor and an 8(a) protégé with an approved mentor-protégé agreement under the 8(a) program;

(ii) In which at least one of the 8(a) program participants that is a party to the joint venture complies with the criteria set forth in paragraph (a)(1) of this clause; and

(iii) That complies with 13 CFR 124.513(c).

(b) By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that it meets the applicable criteria set forth in paragraph (a) of this clause.

(c) Any award resulting from this solicitation will be made to the Small Business Administration, which will subcontract performance to the successful 8(a) offeror selected through the evaluation criteria set forth in this solicitation. A contracting officer may consider a joint venture for contract award. SBA does not approve joint ventures for competitive awards, but see 13 CFR 124.501(g) for SBA's determination of participant eligibility.

(d) The [insert name of SBA's contractor] shall notify the [insert name of contracting agency] Contracting Officer in writing immediately upon entering an agreement (either oral or written) to transfer all or part of its stock.

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RFO 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires. (MAY 2014)

In compliance with the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and the regulations of the Secretary of Labor (29 CFR part 4), this clause identifies the classes of service employees expected to be employed under the contract and states the wages and fringe benefits payable to each if they were employed by the contracting agency subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5341 or 5332.

This Statement is for Information Only: It Is Not A Wage Determination

Employee class Monetary wage - Fringe benefits

GS-12, Step 1, Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC Locality: $45.42 per hour

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RFO 52.233-2 Service of Protest. (SEP 2006) (Deviation JAN 2026)

(a) Protests, (as defined in RFO 33.103), that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), must be served on the Contracting Officer identified in the solicitation by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from them.

(b) The copy of any protest must be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

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RFO 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52

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RFO 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52

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RFO 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions. (NOV 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of (DEVIATION) after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any Commerce Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR chapter 13) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of (DEVIATION) after the name of the regulation.

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RFO 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses. (NOV 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter

1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of (DEVIATION) after the date of the clause.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Commerce Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 13) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of (DEVIATION) after the name of the regulation.

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CAR 1352.201-72 Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). (APR 2010)

(a) (To be determined at time of award) is hereby designated as the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). The COR may be changed at any time by the Government without prior notice to the contractor by a unilateral modification to the contract. The COR is located at:

(To be determined at time of award)

Phone Number: [ ]

E-mail: [ ]

(b) The responsibilities and limitations of the COR are as follows:

(1) The COR is responsible for the technical aspects of the contract and serves as technical liaison with the contractor. The COR is also responsible for the final inspection and acceptance of all deliverables and such other responsibilities as may be specified in the contract.

(2) The COR is not authorized to make any commitments or otherwise obligate the Government or authorize any changes which affect the contract price, terms or conditions. Any contractor request for changes shall be referred to the Contracting Officer directly or through the COR. No such changes shall be made without the express written prior authorization of the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer may designate assistant or alternate COR(s) to act for the COR by naming such assistant/alternate(s) in writing and transmitting a copy of such designation to the contractor.

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CAR 1352.233-70 Agency protests. (APR 2010)

(a) An agency protest may be filed with either: (1) The contracting officer, or (2) at a level above the contracting officer, with the appropriate agency Protest Decision Authority. See 64 FR 16,651 (April 6, 1999).

(b) Agency protests filed with the Contracting Officer shall be sent to the following address:

Stacy Dohse at stacy.dohse@noaa.gov

(c) Agency protests filed with the agency Protest Decision Authority shall be sent to the following address: Emily Clark at emily.clark@noaa.gov

(d) A complete copy of all agency protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel within one day of filing a protest with either the Contracting Officer or the Protest Decision Authority.

(e) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of the General Counsel, Chief, Contract Law Division, Room 5893, Herbert C.

Hoover Building, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. FAX: (202) 482-5858.

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CAR 1352.237-74 Progress reports. (APR 2010)

The contractor shall submit, to the Government, a progress report every [insert time period] month(s) after the effective date of the contract, and every [insert time period] thereafter during the period of performance. The contractor shall deliver progress reports that summarize the work completed during the performance period, the work forecast for the following period, and state the names, titles and number of hours expended for each of the contractor's professional personnel assigned to the contract, including officials of the contractor. The report shall also include any additional information-including findings and recommendations-that may assist the Government in evaluating progress under this contract. The first report shall include a detailed work outline of the project and the contractor's planned phasing of work by reporting period.

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CAR 1352.270-70 Period of performance. (APR 2010)

(a) The base period of performance of this contract is from September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027. If an option is exercised, the period of performance shall be extended through the end of that option period.

(b) The option periods that may be exercised are as follows:

Option 1: September 1, 2027 through August 31, 2028 Option 2: September 1, 2028 through August 31, 2029

(c) The notice requirements for unilateral exercise of option periods are set out in RFO 52.217-9.

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NOAA Acquisition Manual 1330-52.203-70 Scientific Integrity and Research Misconduct (OCT 2012)

(a) Definitions. As used in this solicitation and contract language –

Scientific activities mean activities that involve inventorying, monitoring, observations, experimentation, study, research, integration, modeling, and scientific assessment.

Scientific integrity means the condition resulting from adherence to professional values and practices when conducting and applying the results of science that ensures objectivity, clarity, and reproducibility, and that provides insulation from bias, fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, interference, censorship, and inadequate procedural and information security.

Presentation of scientific activities results includes the analysis, synthesis, compilation, or translation of scientific information and data into formats for the use of the Department of Commerce or the United States of America.

Scientific and Research Misconduct means fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in proposing, performing, or reviewing scientific and research activities, or in the products or reporting of the results of these activities. It specifically includes intentional circumvention of the integrity of the scientific and research process and actions that compromise that process, but does not include honest error or differences of opinion.

Investigation is formal collection and evaluation of information and facts to determine if scientific or research misconduct can be established, to assess its extent and consequences, and to recommend appropriate action.

(b) General Guidelines

1. Maintaining Integrity. The contractor shall maintain the scientific integrity of research performed pursuant to this contract award including the prevention, detection, and remediation of research misconduct, and the conduct of inquiries, investigations and adjudication of allegations of research misconduct.

2. In performing or presenting the results of scientific activities under the contract, and in responding to allegations of scientific and research misconduct, the contractor shall comply with the solicitation and contract language herein and NOAA Administrative Order (NAO) 202-735D-2, Scientific Integrity, and its Procedural Handbook, including any amendments thereto.

3. Primary Responsibility. The contractor shall have the primary responsibility to prevent, detect, and investigate allegations of scientific and research misconduct.