Baron Weather Radar Maintenance

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Solicitation number
PANMCC-26-P-0000-048596
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Fort Greely, Alaska 99731, United States

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About this opportunity

The Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Yuma Proving Ground intends to solicit calibration and maintenance services for an X-band weather radar system at the Arctic Regions Test Center near Fort Greely, Alaska, with responses to this Request for Information due by August 14, 2026. No set-aside is anticipated.

Work is performed at ARTC facilities in Alaska. The contractor must provide a qualified weather radar engineer with at least five years of experience specifically with the Baron Services Model VHDD300X DP X-band Dual Pol Weather Radar. Scope includes comprehensive annual maintenance and calibration checks covering power levels, frequency accuracy, noise measurements, receiver bias, transmitter power, linearity, clutter suppression, magnetron phase noise, ZDR bias, differential phase, step attenuator linearization, solar calibrations, antenna offset and gain calibrations, visual and operational inspections of all radar components and subsystems, field-repairable deficiency repairs, installation of government-provided replacement components, and operational performance evaluations including at least two hours of error-free continuous operation verification and comparative analysis with the Pedro Dome NEXRAD weather radar near Fairbanks. The contractor must furnish all personnel, equipment, supplies, transportation, tools, materials, and supervision; the government provides facility access, heating and utilities, emergency services, and some equipment.

Period of performance consists of one base year (23 September 2026 – 22 September 2027) and four optional 12-month periods extending through September 2031. Work is scheduled Monday through Thursday, 0800–1600 hours, except federally recognized holidays. Personnel must complete Anti-Terrorism Level I training certifications and pass background checks. This is an RFI for market research only; no solicitation or unsolicited proposals are being accepted at this time. NAICS 811210; PSC J066.

Notice text

The Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC), Yuma Proving Ground (MICC-YPG), is currently conducting market research to attempt to bolster government and industry coordination and partnership in supporting Arctic Regions Test Center (ARTC) at the United States Army, Ft. Greely, AK.

This RFI is being issued to inquire about providing calibration and maintenance services for the U.S. Army Arctic Regions Test Center (ARTC) weather radar, which was engineered and installed by Baron Services, Inc. A draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) is provided as an attachment for details of the services needed.

Anticipated Period of Performance will consist of one (1) base year and four (4) 12-month option periods.
Base Year: 23 September 2026 – 22 September 2027

Option 1:    23 September 2027 – 22 September 2028

Option 2:    23 September 2028 – 22 September 2029

Option 3:    23 September 2029 – 22 September 2030

Option 4:    23 September 2030 – 22 September 2031

Respondents are strongly encouraged to provide thorough answers to all questions outlined in this RFI and to explicitly address the relevant sections of the PWS within their submissions.

THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) is solely for information and planning purposes. It does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ) or a promise to issue an RFQ in the future. Further, MICC is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense.

The Government is interested in any input from the small business community as well as questions regarding the requirement. We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price.

INFORMATION: Proposed item to be supplied is anticipated to be classified under the following North American Industry Classification (NAICS) 811219 Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance which was considered and selected. The basic size standard for 811219 is $6.5M.

Files

File Type Posted
5 - PWS for ARTC Annual Weather Radar.docx DOCX document
Baron_VHDD_300KM_Xband_5M.pdf PDF

Notice history

Notice Type Posted
ARTC Annual Weather Radar Maintenance Latest special notice Special Notice
This notice Original Pre-Solicitation

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