1332KP23BNEEG0001_SF-30_Amendment 2_Final.pdf

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2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER

5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

Amendment# 2 01/23/2023

6. ISSUED BY CODE 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE I National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1325 East Andrea Chiodi West Highway (301) 628-1453 Silver Spring, MD 20910 andrea.chiodi@noaa.gov

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X) SA. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

TO ALL OFFERORS

1332KP23BNEEG0001

□ SB. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

12/05/2022

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

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11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

[8J The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers [8J is extended. D is not extended.

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 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

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.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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

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

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER

NUMBER IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation data, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor Dis not [8] is required to sign this document and return __ 1 __ copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

The purpose of this amendment is to incorporate Vendors questions and Government's responses into the above referenced solicitation (attached).

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item SA or 1 OA, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 15C. DATE SIGNED

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

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16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

Lori Smith

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 16C. DATE SIGNED

(Signature of Contracting Officer) 1/23/2023

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV.11/2016)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

1332KP23BNEEG0001 - SDR BAA Government Responses to Questions

1. Just to confirm, you want to cost estimates. A FFP for the demonstration under this BAA and a ROM cost estimate for the full implementation of solution?

Government response: The Government is requesting (1) a FFP proposal for the demonstration and (2) a ROM cost estimate for the implementation of a solution to be included with the proposal.

2. Can you provide quantitative information to help with creating a ROM cost estimate for the implementation? Information like the number of spacecraft, ground stations to be replaced, number channels of data that need to be processed, and process rates would be helpful.

Government response: The Government is seeking an Enterprise common service solution that is scalable. Therefore, the vendor should be able to provide a ROM for a single processing stream whose costs could then be extrapolated as needed. The provided template is open ended, any identified ROM costs and explanation shall be included.

3. Will there be a competitive RFP for the implementation phase of the project or will it be sole sourced to the best solution?

Government response: The BAA is for market research purposes and does not include an implementation phase. The information will be utilized by NOAA/NESDIS purely for market research to inform potential ground system evolution and architectural trade space alternatives.

4. After the prototype phase, when would the implementation phase start?

Government response: The BAA is for market research purposes and does not include an implementation phase. The information will be utilized by NOAA/NESDIS purely for market research to inform potential ground system

5. Has the budget for the entire project been approved?

Government response: The BAA is funded for the demonstration as described in the Award Information paragraph of the BAA.

6. Will there be an industry day?

Government response: No, the Government will not be conducting an industry day.

7. Do you already have an SDR platform identified as part of this solution?

Government response: No. However, vendors are advised that the Government is not prescribing nor precluding specific technical solutions in response to this BAA. Vendor(s) are responsible for proposing their own solution.

8. After the BAA, what are next steps? RFI, RFP, OTA, Etc.

Government response: At this time the BAA is for market research purposes only. The information will be utilized by NOAA/NESDIS to inform potential ground system evolution and architectural trade space alternatives.

9. Will all “RF ingest, (de)modulation, (de)coding, and frame and packet processing” described in Section 1 be accomplished in the cloud? What functions are expected to be accomplished within the SDR and Front End Processing (FEP)?

Government response: Yes, “RF ingest, (de)modulation, (de)coding, and frame and packet processing” will be accomplished in the cloud. Those capabilities are the nominal SDR/FEP functions the government expects the vendor to demonstrate in a cloud based implementation.

10. What interface protocols (VITA49, other) are envisioned to be used for command/control (C2) and transmitting digitized RF between the SDR/FEP and the Cloud?

Government response: All aspects of the proposed technical implementation solution shall be provided and demonstrated by the vendor. It is not the Government’s intent to prescribe nor preclude specific technical solutions in response to this BAA.

11. What interfaces (10GbE, 40GbE, 100GbE, etc.) are envisioned to be used for transmitting digitized RF between the SDR/FEP and the Cloud?

Government response: The NOAA’s Fairbanks Command and Data Acquisition Station (FCDAS) is limited to 1GbE connections and NOAA’s Wallops Command and Data Acquisition Station (WCDAS) is limited to 10GbE connections.

12. Are any specific RF antenna topologies envisioned for this architecture (i.e. use of existing antennas, or open to new novel solutions)?

Government response: The Government would provide access to existing mission streams via existing antenna assets but is open to new and novel solutions.

13. What is the frequency range(s) and bandwidth(s) of interest?

Government response: The BAA is targeted for S-Band, X-Band and Ka-Band Communications as these are the frequencies that are utilized by current NOAA Satellites. However, vendors are advised that this should not preclude additional technical capabilities that could also be demonstrated by a vendor's specific solution.

14. Will you consider proposal responses that provide a partial solution? Can we present commercially available SDR capabilities as part of the overall enterprise solution?

Government response: Yes, the Government will consider a partial solution.

The Government encourages all vendors who believe they can provide a value added component of the solution space to respond. Vendors can present commercially available SDR capabilities as part of the overall enterprise solution.

15. Will you schedule time with interested vendors prior to RFI release to discuss overall architecture and areas of interest?

Government response: This question is unclear to the Government. If your question is referencing a future requirement based on the proposed BAA solution, the BAA is for market research purposes. The information will be utilized by NOAA/NESDIS purely for market research to inform potential ground system

16. Do you propose that we provide solutions for Air, Ground and Maritime applications?

Government response: No, the Government is requesting a solution under this this BAA in support of Space applications only.

17. In the documentation, it states “The total expected amount of funding for demonstrations is $750K.” Are we to read that as each demonstration has a budget of $750k, or the total funding for all demonstrations is $750k?

Government Response: The total expected amount of funding for this is $750K.

NOAA/NESDIS envisions (1-3) awards for demonstrations under this BAA.