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Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

E. IMPORTANT: is not is required copies to the issuing office.

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11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. is extended. is not extended.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

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Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

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1305M426R0011 0003

The purpose of this amendment (0003) is to provide "RFP Questions and Answers Compilation (5.19.2026)_Amendment 0003" and reflect the following changes:

1. Revised RFP L.6.2.1(c) from "(Standard Form 33)" to "(Standard Form 1449)."

2. Removed CAR clause 1352.209-71, Limitation of future contracting.

3. Revised RFP L.6.2.1(f) by adding: "If an Offeror believes there are zero subcontracting opportunities, they must provide a detailed written rationale within their Volume I-Business explaining why the work cannot be subcontracted."

All other terms and conditions remain the same.

Section L - Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Bidders

L.1 SECTION L PROVISIONS

L.2 SMALL BUSINESS CLASSIFICATION CODE

The NAICS code for this acquisition is 518210, Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services.

L.3 PROPOSAL PREPARATION COSTS

This solicitation does not commit the Government to pay any cost for the preparation and submission of a proposal in response to this RFP.

L.4 PROPOSAL SCHEDULE

To be considered for the initial round of contract awards, Offerors must submit their proposals in electronic format no later than 10:00 AM Eastern Time on May 22, 2026, to Paul Batrony, contracting officer, at paul.batrony@noaa.gov and Daniel Ok, contract specialist, at daniel.ok@noaa.gov. Proposals received after this deadline will not be reviewed during the initial evaluation phase but may be held for the first subsequent evaluation cycle.

Note: See the proposal submission instructions, including the provision describing treatment of late submissions, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals at FAR 52.212-1.

This solicitation remains open for the duration of the IDIQ’s ordering period(s) to allow for on-ramping (See RFP Section G.5). After award of the initial IDIQ contracts, awards will be made on a rolling basis.

There is no fixed timeline for award; timelines will vary based on the volume and complexity of proposals received. Proposals will generally be evaluated in the order they are received, subject to resource availability.

L.4.1 Communications and Questions

Communications concerning this solicitation or requests for clarification shall be made in writing to Paul Batrony, contracting officer, at paul.batrony@noaa.gov and Daniel Ok, contract specialist, at daniel.ok@noaa.gov.

Questions shall be submitted by 1:00 PM Eastern Time on May 5, 2026 to Paul Batrony, contracting officer, at paul.batrony@noaa.gov and Daniel Ok, contract specialist, at daniel.ok@noaa.gov. Offerors shall use Attachment J.7 to submit their questions. Please be advised that questions that do not have the appropriate reference information may not be answered. The Government will attempt, but does not guarantee, that it will answer questions submitted after the date specified above. Regardless of when posed, all answers to questions not involving discussion of proprietary information will be answered via an amendment to the solicitation and provided to all Offerors at www.SAM.gov. The Government will not attribute the questions to the submitting Offerors, but the text of the questions mailto:paul.batrony@noaa.gov mailto:daniel.ok@noaa.gov mailto:paul.batrony@noaa.gov mailto:daniel.ok@noaa.gov mailto:paul.batrony@noaa.gov mailto:daniel.ok@noaa.gov https://basprod.unisonglobal.com/prism.net/Documents/Common/Details/www.SAM.gov and answers will be available to the general public.

L.4.2 Delivery of Proposals

All proposals shall be exclusively submitted in electronic format as specified below to Paul Batrony, contracting officer, at paul.batrony@noaa.gov and Daniel Ok, contract specialist, at daniel.ok@noaa.gov. The Government does not authorize submission of hard copy, telegraphic, or facsimile offers for this solicitation. The Offeror shall mark the electronic file with the solicitation number, 1305M426R0011. The Government will not be responsible for any electronic delivery failure including any resulting in missing the submission deadline. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to confirm receipt of submitted proposals. The email must include the name of the organization, along with the name and phone number of the individual submitting the proposal.

L.5 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Offerors shall examine and follow all instructions. Failure to do so will be at the Offeror's own risk. Prior to evaluation of proposal submissions, a compliance review will be performed to ensure that all submissions comply with solicitation requirements, to include the proposal schedule and formatting instructions. Offerors whose proposals do not follow all instructions may be deemed “noncompliant” and disqualified from further evaluation. Proposals shall conform to solicitation provisions and be prepared in accordance with this section. To aid in the evaluations, proposals shall be neatly prepared, clearly and concisely written, properly indexed, and logically assembled. Offerors are asked to bear in mind that all material submitted should be directly pertinent to the solicitation requirements.

Extraneous narratives, elaborate brochures, marketing materials, and so forth, shall not be submitted.

All pages of each part shall be appropriately numbered, identified with the name of the Offeror, the date, and the solicitation number.

Offeror proposal submissions shall address all requirements identified in Section L and the evaluation factors set forth in Section M of the solicitation.

All acceptable proposals must demonstrate the Offeror’s understanding of the requirements and associated risks. The Government considers statements that the prospective Offeror understands, can, or will comply with the specifications, or statements paraphrasing the requirements or parts thereof to be inadequate and unsatisfactory. The Government further considers mere reiteration of the requirement or standard reference material to also be inadequate and unsatisfactory.

The proposal shall be valid for not less than 180 calendar days from the proposal due date (also applies to on-ramp proposals). The Offeror shall make a clear statement that the proposal is valid until such date in Volume I – Business of the proposal. The Government reserves the right to request additional information after receipt of Offeror’s response to the solicitation.

L.5.1 Proposal Integrity

In responding to this RFP, it is the Offeror’s responsibility to provide current, complete and accurate information in their proposal. If, in reviewing the proposal, the Government identifies or otherwise learns that the provided proposal information is not accurate or misrepresents the Offeror’s status or capabilities, that information may be used in the evaluation or by the contracting officer as part of the mailto:paul.batrony@noaa.gov mailto:daniel.ok@noaa.gov

Offeror’s responsibility determination and could result in the Offeror not being eligible for award.

L.6 FORMAT AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

L.6.1 Format

Offeror’s proposals must consist of Volumes I through III, as set forth in the below Table:

Volume Title Format Page Limit I Business Microsoft Word or Searchable Adobe PDF None

II Technical Capability Microsoft Word or Searchable Adobe PDF 8 pages per Functional Category proposed.

III.a Excel Template (Attachment J.2) N/A III.b

Price Searchable Adobe PDF (Price Narrative) N/A

Pages over the maximum limitation for any section of a volume will be excluded from evaluation.

Exceptions to the page limitations are:

• Cover pages

• Cover letter (including acknowledgement of any/all amendments; maximum of two (2) pages)

• Lists of acronyms/abbreviations

• Lists of figures

• Schematic, renderings, and other graphical information that supports the proposal

• Indices/tables of contents.

Website content that is hyperlinked by the proposal will not be evaluated.

Information shall be confined to the appropriate volume to facilitate independent evaluation. Each volume must be presented on a stand-alone basis so that the Government can evaluate its contents without cross-referencing to other volumes of the proposal. The Government may consider information it requires for proposal evaluation that is not found in its designated volume as having been omitted from the Offeror’s proposal.

All Security permissions on the Excel spreadsheet (i.e. “.xlsx”) shall be set to allow the Government to select, cut, paste, review, and print text and graphics without the need for a password. Each email will be limited in size to 20MB or less. If multiple emails are required, the subject of the email shall specify the number and total of email submissions (e.g., 1 of 2, 2 of 2, etc.).

Each volume submitted, as a separate electronic file, shall be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. All pages of each volume shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date, and solicitation number in either the headers or footers. A Table of Contents or index should be created for each volume.

Files shall use the following page setup parameters:

• Margins – Top, Bottom, Left, Right - 1”

• Gutter – 0”

• Page Size, Width – 8.5”

• Page Size, Height – 11”

• Orientation – Portrait, except as specified below

The following additional restrictions apply:

• Pages shall be single-spaced and each paragraph shall be separated by at least a 6 point spacing.

• Font style should be in an easy-to-read serif or san-serif font (e.g. Calibri, Times New Roman, etc.) and a font size no smaller than 11 point. Font sizes for graphs, charts, and tables must be at least 10 point font and be legible.

• Any illustrations and images containing illegible text will be excluded from evaluation. Text in illustrations and images shall be a minimum of 10-point font.

• Align all text in “Align Left.” Do not “Justify” text. Use a single column (vice double column) text format.

• All printed pages shall contain the phrase: “SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION" (printed, watermarked or stamped) in addition to referencing the FAR 3.104-4 proprietary data notice provided on the front/cover page.

L.6.2 Volumes

L.6.2.1 Volume I – Business

The Business Volume consists of the actual offer to enter into a contract to perform the desired work. It shall include:

a. Company name including any dba, business address, UEI, TIN, CAGE, business size status under NAICS 518210, name and contact information (email, phone number) of primary point of contact/authorized negotiator

b. Validity period of proposals (no shorter than 180 days)

c. Proposal Form (Standard Form 1449), is to be executed (with the signature of an authorized company official) and included in this Section for the solicitation and any subsequent Amendments.

d. The Offeror shall verify that all Representations and Certifications required by this solicitation are current, accurate, and complete in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) as of the date of proposal submission.

In lieu of submitting a full Section K, the Offeror shall include the following statement in this volume:

"The Offeror [Name] hereby certifies that its entity-level representations and certifications, as maintained in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov), are current, accurate, and complete as of [Date of Submission]. These certifications are incorporated by reference into this proposal and any resulting contract."

e. Exceptions. Should the Offeror claim exception to any requirement in the solicitation, these exceptions shall be clearly listed as exceptions and rationale for them provided in this volume.

The Government may evaluate any exceptions submitted to the solicitation negatively and may reject a proposal that includes exceptions. The absence of identified exceptions in this volume will be deemed as acceptance of all terms and conditions of the solicitation and resulting contract.

f. Small Business Subcontracting Plan. In accordance with FAR 52.219-9 –Small Business Subcontracting Plan, Offerors that are Other-Than-Small Businesses shall submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan. Offerors may use the template provided as Attachment J.3 – Subcontracting Plan Template for submitting subcontracting plans. For purposes of submitting subcontracting plans, the Offeror shall assume a $100,000,000.00 total task order amount for the life of the contract. If an Offeror believes there are zero subcontracting opportunities, they must provide a detailed written rationale within their Volume I-Business explaining why the work cannot be subcontracted.

L.6.2.2 Volume II – Technical Capability

a. The Technical Capability Volume shall describe the Offeror's ability to meet the requirements specified in the Statement of Work (SOW), at the time of proposal submission, in one or more of the Functional Categories. For those Functional Categories with subcategories (“subcategories” as referenced in the SOW and Attachment J.2), Offerors shall describe their ability to meet the requirements for one or more of the subcategories. Each proposed Functional Category must be presented in its own dedicated section within the Technical Capability Volume. Furthermore, Offerors shall clearly identify the Functional Category(ies) or subcategory(ies), as applicable, to which they are proposing.

[NOTE: Contractors are only eligible to compete for Task Orders issued under the specific Functional Categories and subcategories (as applicable) for which they were evaluated (technical and price) and granted an award at the IDIQ level. An awardee’s IDIQ contract shall explicitly identify the Functional Categories and subcategories (as applicable) for which they are qualified.]

The Technical Capability Volume shall include a detailed explanation demonstrating the Offeror's capabilities addressing the SOW, including, at a minimum:

1. Ability to meet the requirements specified in the General sections in SOW Section C.3. All Offerors must meet these requirements.

2. Ability to meet the requirements specified for each Functional Category in the SOW to which the Offeror proposes (Sections C.4 through C.10). For those Functional Categories with subcategories (“subcategories” as referenced in the SOW and Attachment J.2), Offerors shall describe their ability to meet the requirements for one or more of the subcategories.

3. Risks that may affect timely delivery and/or data quality and how they will be mitigated, including, but not limited to, instrumentation, launch, licensing delays, ground system infrastructure, and/or downlink limitations.

Merely restating the minimum specifications is not sufficient.

Offerors may propose additional capabilities from space-based platforms (SOW Section C.11) supporting additional environmental product areas. NOAA will not evaluate these capabilities in this initial award round; however, NOAA may evaluate new proposals during the on-ramping period as new NOAA requirements arise. If this evaluation occurs outside of the proposal validity period, NOAA will request re-validation.

b. The Technical Capability Volume must demonstrate the Offeror’s capability to provide operational environmental data from a space-based asset. Specifically, the Offeror must answer whether or not they currently have a physical asset on-orbit (defined as orbiting Earth at an altitude equal to or greater than 100 km above sea level) that collects environmental data. If they do not currently have a physical asset on-orbit, then the vendor must demonstrate a credible plan to provide operational data on-orbit (defined as orbiting Earth at an altitude equal to or greater than 100 km above sea level). The data proposed must meet the criteria outlined in Section C.3. of the IDIQ SOW, in addition to the criteria in one or more of the Functional Categories and/or subcategories (as applicable) specified in Sections C.4. through C.10. of the IDIQ SOW. Specifically, the Offeror must meet one or more of the following criteria for each Functional Category to which the Offeror proposes:

1. Commercial Availability: The asset is on-orbit; the dataset(s) are commercially available;

and the dataset(s) meet(s) the requirements as defined in the SOW.

2. Commercial Alignment: The asset is on-orbit; and the dataset(s) are commercially available in a manner similar or complementary to the requirements as defined in the SOW.

3. Scheduled Launch: The vendor has a reserved space on a scheduled launch that will meet or augment Criteria (1) or (2).

4. Planned Mission: The vendor has a planned mission that is expected to meet or augment the appropriate stated requirements.

a. An Offeror may be awarded a contract if they provide a credible plan to the Government and demonstrate a clear commitment to acquiring on-orbit capability.

Acquiring on-orbit capability includes launching, deploying the on-orbit capability, and demonstrating the ability to provide continuous on-orbit data to NOAA.

b. Credible plan is defined as one that:

i. Clearly identifies the planned on-orbit capability and its relevance to the stated requirements;

ii. Includes a feasible schedule with key milestones and detailed essential goals describing how each milestone will be achieved, demonstrating attainment of the on-orbit capability;

iii. Describes the technical, programmatic, and organizational approach for achieving the capability, including dependencies and assumptions;

iv. Clearly describes the progress of proposed sensor/instrument development;

v. Identifies principal risks in achieving the planned mission and reasonable mitigation strategies; and

vi. Demonstrates that the Offeror has access to, or a realistic plan supported by compelling evidence, to acquire the resources necessary to execute the plan.

Resources include descriptions and supporting documents relating to key finances, personnel, and facilities.

L.6.2.3 Volume III – Price

a. The Offeror's price proposal shall include a completed copy of Attachment J.2 Price Schedule (Volume III.a). Offerors need only to complete the worksheets for the Functional Category(ies) to which they are proposing. For Functional Categories with subcategories, Offerors need only to complete the subcategory(ies) to which they are proposing. Additional instructions are included in Attachment J.2.

b. The Offeror shall include a Price Narrative (Volume III.b) on how the rates in Attachment J.2 were developed and the rationale for why the Offeror considers them to be reasonable.

Offerors shall describe comprehensively and in detail how the rates were developed in order to eliminate, or at least minimize, the need for clarification questions by the Government as it reviews the price proposals. The Government anticipates award without negotiations, so proposals shall provide an Offeror's best and final pricing.

c. In order to determine whether offered prices are fair and reasonable, the Government reserves the right to request that the Offeror provide cost breakdowns to support proposed prices.

d. Related to L.6.2.2(a) above, Offerors may propose pricing for additional capabilities from space-based platforms (SOW Section C.11) by adding a tab to Attachment J.2. NOAA will not evaluate these capabilities in this initial award round; however, NOAA may evaluate new proposals during the on-ramping period as new NOAA requirements arise. If this evaluation occurs outside of the proposal validity period, NOAA will request re-validation.

L.7 CONTENT OF RESULTING CONTRACT

Any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation will contain Sections A through J. Section K will be incorporated into the resulting contract by reference.

The applicable technical specifications offered in the Technical Capability Volume will be incorporated in the resulting contract as the minimum delivery requirements.

Contractors will only be eligible to compete for Task Orders issued under the specific Functional Categories and subcategories (as applicable) for which they were evaluated (technical and price) and granted an award at the IDIQ level. An awardee’s IDIQ contract will explicitly identify the Functional Categories for which they are qualified.

The Government reserves the right to allow existing IDIQ contract holders to add Functional Categories and/or subcategories (as applicable) to their contract after the initial award. If a Contractor gains the capability to perform in a Functional Category for which they were not originally awarded, they may submit a proposal to add Functional Categories that will be evaluated based on the schedule and criteria established in this solicitation. If the Government determines the Contractor meets the technical criteria and the proposed pricing is fair and reasonable, the additional Functional Category or subcategory will be incorporated into the Contractor's IDIQ contract via bilateral modification.

Once the modification is executed, the Contractor shall be eligible to compete for Task Orders issued under that Functional Category.

L.8 ALTERNATE PROPOSALS

Alternate proposals will not be considered. Offerors may only submit one proposal as the prime contractor or Joint Venture.

L.9 TASK ORDER 1 INSTRUCTIONS

In addition to the placement of the IDIQ(s) resulting from this solicitation, NOAA anticipates awarding

Task Order 1 (NOAA GNSS Radio Occultation Commercial Data Buy). Please see attachments J.4 through J.6 for further Task Order 1 proposal submission instructions.

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