Attachment H - RFI Questions and Answers.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA)

OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (OAR)

PHASED ARRAY RADAR (PAR)

ADVANCEMENTS IN WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR

QUESTION & ANSWERS

RFI # NR-MAG000-22-00224

ATTACHMENT H

NR-MAG000-22-00224 ATTACHMENT H - ADVANCEMENTS IN WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR

Q&A

TABLE OF CONTENTS

REQUIREMENT QUESTIONS 3

ACQUISITION QUESTIONS 4

REQUIREMENT QUESTIONS

1. Question C-7 states “Are there any special needs or constraints to utilizing your organization’s proposed system as an advanced radar test article for NOAA?” Are the “needs” or “constraints” referring to technical or administrative issues, such as ITAR or Intellectual Property constraints?

a. All administrative and technical constraints should be discussed.

2. Please confirm that in Questions 3 and 4 in Section C. Acquisition of Test Article(s) are referring to the ATD-II effort.

a. The Government is looking for an advanced radar test article and would prefer a fully-capable dual polarization weather radar (aka ATD-2 as referenced in Attachment 1 - Report to Congress: Weather Radar Follow-on Plan: Research and Risk Reduction to Inform Acquisition Decisions) but realize that industry may not have that capability readily available and the Government interested in learning what advanced radar test articles you may have available.

ACQUISITION QUESTIONS

1. I’d just like to confirm if the RFI “Advancements in Weather Surveillance Radar” is a potentially new requirement or are there any incumbents? If there are, may I know their contract #s?

a. This RFI is for a new requirement.

2. Could you confirm if the RFI “Advancements in Weather Surveillance Radar” has any incumbent contracts, or is this a potentially new requirement? If it’s the former, could you provide the contract details?

a. This RFI is for a new requirement.

3. As a university, are we eligible to respond to the RFI?

a. Yes, universities are allowed to respond to the RFI.

4. The RFI states “shall not exceed thirty (30) pages in length, including images, data displays, charts, graphs, and tables.” Are references included in the 30 pages?

a. The 30 page limit excludes references. See the revised RFI description.

5. Please confirm that the 30 page limit excludes the Cover Page, Table of Contents, and Table of Figures.

a. The 30 page limit excludes the cover page, table of contents, and table of figures. See the revised RFI description.

6. In Section 5. RFI Response Format, the Government states that "Respondents may provide additional promotional literature in addition to their response as long as the literature conforms to the response format." Would the Government prefer this additional literature to be submitted as an addendum (excluded from 30 page limit)?

a. The 30 page limit excludes the additional promotional literature. See the revised RFI description.

7. Please confirm that font in figures and tables can be smaller than 12 point font.

a. Font size in figures and tables may be smaller than 12-point font. See the revised RFI description.

8. Given the large volume of information requested and the 30 day response time-line, will NOAA accept submissions received after the response deadline of February 18, 2022, 12:00 Noon EST?

a. The Government encourages all submissions to be submitted by the deadline. However, late submissions may be accepted at the discretion of the Contracting Officer.