WVSS Synopsis.pdf

EAD Synopsis

1. Action Code: Presolicitation - Synopsis

2. Date: 8/23/2024

3. Year: FY25

4. Product or Service Code: DF10 - IT and Telecom - IT Management as a Service

5. NAICS Code: 518210: Data processing, Hosting, and Related services

6. Contracting Office: AGO Eastern Acquisition Division (EAD)

7. Subject: Water Vapor Sensing System (WVSS) Observations

8. Proposed Solicitation Number: 1305M224Q0291

9. Closing Response Date: N/A

10. Contact Point or Contracting Officer:

a. Primary: Nicole Verway, Nicole.Verway@noaa.gov

b. Secondary: Jennifer Roesner, Jennifer.Roesner@noaa.gov

11. Contract Award and Solicitation Number: Award Number TBD, Solicitation Number 1305M224Q0291

12. Contract Award Dollar Amount: TBD

13. Contract Line Item Number(s): TBD

14. Contract Award Date: TBD

15. Contractor: TBD

16. Description: THIS IS A SYNOPSIS NOTICE ONLY. This is not a solicitation or request for proposal and no contract will be awarded from this notice. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Acquisition Division (EAD), on behalf of the National Weather Service (NWS), is soliciting for Water Vapor Sensing System (WVSS) Observations data. NWS seeks to acquire atmospheric observations from commercial aircraft leading to the improved prediction of thunderstorms, flash floods, hail, tornadoes, clouds, icing, and climate. The prediction of these phenomena is essential to protecting lives and property. The contract requires data meeting the requirements of the government for water vapor (relative humidity) observations from commercial aircraft on ascent and descent, and en-route where available. The scope of this SOW also includes continued maintenance on the WVSS-II sensors on the 132 aircraft mentioned above in addition to providing the water vapor observations, with the expectation that the MDCRS wind and temperature data from those aircraft will be incidentally provided to NWS.

17. The Government intends to establish a commercial Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) provisions, for three one-year ordering periods.

18. Ordering Periods: March 1, 2025 through February 28, 2026.

March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027.

March 1, 2027 through February 29, 2028.

19. The Request for Quotation (RFQ) will be issued via electronic posting under “Contract Opportunities” on the Government-wide Point of Entry (GPE) at https://SAM.gov. The Government anticipates awarding a FFP contract to the contractor whose quote represents the best value considering price and non-price factors. Hard copies of the RFQ will not be issued. It is incumbent upon contractors to monitor the GPE for the release of the RFQ, Statement of Work and all subsequent amendments. Prospective offerors who are interested in submitting a proposal for this acquisition are encouraged to register with the GPE and be included on the “Interested Vendors List” for this acquisition. Offerors must be registered in the “Entity Registrations” [formerly System for Award Management (SAM)] database at https://sam.gov and must also obtain a Unique Entity ID from SAM.gov and provide it with the proposal. The proposed RFQ will be issued on or about October 3, 2024 with proposals due on or about November 4, 2024. The anticipated award date is on or about January 31, 2025.

a. Questions or Comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Contract Specialist Nicole Verway and Contracting Officer Jennifer Roesner at the email addresses above.

b. Procedures: The acquisition will be issued as a RFQ in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and

NOAA Acquisition and Grants Office (AGO) Eastern Acquisition Division (EAD)

Commercial Services., and FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items.

20. Place of Contract Performance: N/A

21. Set-aside Status: This acquisition is unrestricted; all responsible sources may submit a written quotation which shall be considered by the agency.