DRAFT SOW: Space Weather Observations Antenna Network Commercial Services
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- DraftSOW-SWO-SAN-CommercialSVCS-2025
- Agency
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Place of performance
- United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service (NESDIS), specifically the Office of Space Weather Observations (SWO), has issued a Special Notice regarding the Space Weather Observations Antenna Network (SAN) Commercial Services. The notice concerns a draft Statement of Work (SOW) for Commercial Antenna as a Service (CAaaS) that will support two key satellite missions: SWFO-L1 and SOL-A. NOAA is seeking to establish a ground antenna network that provides global X-band telemetry downlink coverage and Southern hemisphere S-band radiometric tracking. The agency plans to release a formal solicitation in calendar year 2025 and is currently conducting market research to gather feedback from potential vendors. Multiple support service contractors, including The Aerospace Corporation, MITRE, and others, will be involved in evaluating responses to this request for information.
The primary objective of this Special Notice is to solicit industry feedback on the draft SOW for commercial antenna services supporting space weather observation missions. Interested contractors are invited to submit comments and feedback by Monday, June 2, 2025, at 10AM Eastern Daylight Time, directly to the Contracting Officer Suzanna Espinoza and Contract Specialist Cherron Bennett-Pettus. The contract is expected to cover the period from April 2026 through March 2031, with key technical requirements including 99.5% operational availability, encrypted communications, and rapid telemetry data streaming. There is no specific set-aside for this opportunity, suggesting open competition among qualified vendors. The contract will require supporting mission lifecycle phases, participating in integration and testing events, and complying with NOAA security standards. Contractors should be prepared to potentially provide antenna services for both the SWFO-L1 (launching in 2025) and SOL-A (planned for mid-2029) missions, with the capability to support global coverage and meet stringent technical specifications.
Notice text
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Update #3 · Latest ·
Update 06/05/2025: Responses to additional questions received (questions 4-10) provided in updated attachment.
Update 06/02/2025: Responses to questions received have been provided in the new attachment.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service (NESDIS), Office of Space Weather Observations (SWO), SWO Antenna Network (SAN) intends to issue a solicitation in the near future for the requirements described in the attached draft Statement of Work (SOW). To facilitate this, the Government is requesting that interested parties submit feedback and/or comments. The Government does not intend to issue individual responses to submissions, but they will be used to inform any changes to the draft document prior to the formal solicitation estimated to be released in calendar year 2025.
Comments and/or feedback are due by Monday, June 2, 2025, at 10AM Eastern Daylight Time to Contracting Officer Suzanna Espinoza (suzanna.espinoza@noaa.gov) and Contract Specialist Cherron Bennett-Pettus (cherron.bennett-pettus@noaa.gov).
The Government will neither award a contract solely based on this notice nor pay for any information submitted by respondents. This notice is a request by the Government to collect information from interested vendors for the purpose of market research.
In addition to Government employees, Government support service contractors from the following organizations will be involved in the evaluation of the RFI responses:
● The Aerospace Corporation
● MITRE
● Science and Technology Corporation (STC)
● Noblis
● INNOVIM
● ASRC Federal
● SSAI
● Columbus Technologies and Services Inc.
The above list is not necessarily exhaustive; additional organizations may be brought in as needed and in coordination with respondents. All contractor employees will be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement prior to accessing any RFI responses.
Related Notice ID: RFI-SWO-SANCommercialSvcs-2025
Update #2 ·
Update 06/02/2025: Responses to questions received have been provided in the new attachment.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service (NESDIS), Office of Space Weather Observations (SWO), SWO Antenna Network (SAN) intends to issue a solicitation in the near future for the requirements described in the attached draft Statement of Work (SOW). To facilitate this, the Government is requesting that interested parties submit feedback and/or comments. The Government does not intend to issue individual responses to submissions, but they will be used to inform any changes to the draft document prior to the formal solicitation estimated to be released in calendar year 2025.
Comments and/or feedback are due by Monday, June 2, 2025, at 10AM Eastern Daylight Time to Contracting Officer Suzanna Espinoza (suzanna.espinoza@noaa.gov) and Contract Specialist Cherron Bennett-Pettus (cherron.bennett-pettus@noaa.gov).
The Government will neither award a contract solely based on this notice nor pay for any information submitted by respondents. This notice is a request by the Government to collect information from interested vendors for the purpose of market research.
In addition to Government employees, Government support service contractors from the following organizations will be involved in the evaluation of the RFI responses:
● The Aerospace Corporation
● MITRE
● Science and Technology Corporation (STC)
● Noblis
● INNOVIM
● ASRC Federal
● SSAI
● Columbus Technologies and Services Inc.
The above list is not necessarily exhaustive; additional organizations may be brought in as needed and in coordination with respondents. All contractor employees will be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement prior to accessing any RFI responses.
Related Notice ID: RFI-SWO-SANCommercialSvcs-2025
Update #1 ·
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service (NESDIS), Office of Space Weather Observations (SWO), SWO Antenna Network (SAN) intends to issue a solicitation in the near future for the requirements described in the attached draft Statement of Work (SOW). To facilitate this, the Government is requesting that interested parties submit feedback and/or comments. The Government does not intend to issue individual responses to submissions, but they will be used to inform any changes to the draft document prior to the formal solicitation estimated to be released in calendar year 2025.
Comments and/or feedback are due by Monday, June 2, 2025, at 10AM Eastern Daylight Time to Contracting Officer Suzanna Espinoza (suzanna.espinoza@noaa.gov) and Contract Specialist Cherron Bennett-Pettus (cherron.bennett-pettus@noaa.gov).
The Government will neither award a contract solely based on this notice nor pay for any information submitted by respondents. This notice is a request by the Government to collect information from interested vendors for the purpose of market research.
In addition to Government employees, Government support service contractors from the following organizations will be involved in the evaluation of the RFI responses:
● The Aerospace Corporation
● MITRE
● Science and Technology Corporation (STC)
● Noblis
● INNOVIM
● ASRC Federal
● SSAI
● Columbus Technologies and Services Inc.
The above list is not necessarily exhaustive; additional organizations may be brought in as needed and in coordination with respondents. All contractor employees will be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement prior to accessing any RFI responses.
Related Notice ID: RFI-SWO-SANCommercialSvcs-2025
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Response to Questions_updated 6-5-2025.pdf | ||
| Response to Questions.pdf | ||
| DRAFT CAaaS SOW - 5-21-2025.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Special Notice | |
| Space Weather Observations Antenna Network Commercial Services | Pre-Solicitation |
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