Earth Prediction Innovation Center (EPIC)-Advancing Weather Modeling Skills
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1305M325R0014
- Agency
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services
- Place of performance
- Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is procuring software infrastructure, engineering, and technical support services to advance weather modeling skills through the Earth Prediction Innovation Center (EPIC). The contract requires the development and maintenance of a community-based modeling infrastructure for the Unified Forecast System (UFS), including code management frameworks, continuous integration and delivery pipelines, machine learning and hybrid modeling approaches, and advanced user support across local to global spatial scales and hourly to seasonal temporal ranges. Key objectives include reclaiming international leadership in numerical weather prediction and improving research-to-operations transitions by leveraging collaboration across the Weather Enterprise. The procurement will be evaluated in two phases: Phase 1 assesses technical capability, while Phase 2 evaluates technical approach, past performance, and pricing using a best-value trade-off methodology with non-price factors significantly more important than price. Critical deadlines include vendor questions due July 17, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. ET, Phase 1 proposals due August 15, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. EDT, and Phase 2 proposals due March 5, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time.
This procurement is set aside exclusively for Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) concerns under NAICS code 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services). The contract is structured as a single-award Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a five-year base performance period from April 26, 2026, to April 25, 2031, plus a potential six-month extension, with a maximum value of $49.9 million and a minimum order of $25,000. A firm-fixed-price Task Order 1 (TO1) with a nine to twelve-month performance period will be awarded concurrently with the IDIQ contract, including a $250,000 cost-reimbursable allocation for Other Direct Costs such as travel, supplies, and IT equipment. The labor-intensive contract encompasses 58 distinct Labor Category at Tenure positions across four experience levels, requiring comprehensive technical expertise in cloud engineering, software development, systems architecture, data science, and Earth systems modeling. Work will be performed in Silver Spring, Maryland, with contractor support for NOAA's Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Weather Program Office (WPO).
Notice text
5 versions
Update #5 · Latest ·
3/2/2026 - Please see the attached Amendment 0004 for updated information. This amendment is being provided for informational purposes ONLY and in compliance with FAR Part 5. Per the Phase 1 Advisory Notification dated 2/10/2026 sent to those firms who submitted a proposal for Phase 1, any amendments and revised attachments issued for Phase 2 will only be provided to offerors who provided their intent to participate in Phase 2. Additionally, only questions submitted for Phase 2 from offerors who provided their intent to participate in Phase 2 were answered. Any proposal submitted in response to this amendment that is NOT from a Phase 2 offeror will not be evaluted and is not eligible for award.
2/20/2026 - Please see the attached Amendment 0003 for updated documents. This amendment is being provided for informational purposes ONLY and in compliance with FAR Part 5. Per the Phase 1 Advisory Notification dated 2/10/2026 sent to those firms who submitted a proposal for Phase 1, any amendments and revised attachments issued for Phase 2 will only be provided to offerors who provided their intent to participate in Phase 2. Additionally, only questions submitted for Phase 2 from offerors who provided their intent to participate in Phase 2 were answered. Any proposal submitted in response to this amendment that is NOT from a Phase 2 offeror will not be evaluted and is not eligible for award.
8/8/2025 - Please see the attached Amendment 0002 for updated documents.
7/30/2025 - The purpose of this advisory clarification is to provide answers to additional questions received, as detailed below:
Question #104: The Government stated “The reference column in Attachment 3 can include information to direct the evaluators towards the corresponding criteria element within the contract support documents. Please limit information entered in this column to 100 characters. To the extent that narrative information is provided, Offerors may use the Technical Capability Narrative to provide narrative explanation of the TCPs - note that the page limit for the Technical Capability Narrative has been increased to twelve (12) pages.” We would like to know if 100 characters is the limit for each support document or the total for each cell in the spreadsheet. Some of our TCPs will list multiple documents so we would like clarification on this limitation.
Answer #104: Offerors should limit their entries in the Attachment 3 reference column to 100 characters for each support document referenced. Note that this is a recommendation, but not a firm requirement (e.g., "Please limit" vice "Offerors must limit"), intended to ensure information entered into Attachment 3 is provided to direct evaluators towards the applicable substantiating information, but not to provide additional explanation and/or narrative information to bypass the applicable page limits for the Technical Capability Narrative. Offerors may also opt to highlight text within the reference documents to facilitate evaluation, but are not required to do so.
Question #105: The Government mentioned the option of using Kiteworks, a secure FedRAMP authorized file-sharing service, for submitting supporting documents. Please confirm that Kiteworks is approved for the transfer of CUI documents.
Answer #105: NOAA confirms that Kiteworks is approved for the transfer of CUI documents.
Because this advisory clarification does not materially change the solicitation terms and conditions, Offerors are not required to acknowledge this advisory clarification as an amendment when submitting their proposal. The proposal submission deadline remains unchanged.
7/25/2025 - Please see the attached Amendment 0001 documents for updates and proposal deadline extension.
6/25/2025 - Vendor questions must be submitted via e-mail and received by Grace Parker (Contracting Officer - Grace.Parker@noaa.gov) and Gwendolynn Boyle (Contract Specialist - Gwendolynn.Boyle@noaa.gov) no later than July 17, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. ET.
Update #4 ·
8/8/2025 - Please see the attached Amendment 0002 for updated documents.
7/30/2025 - The purpose of this advisory clarification is to provide answers to additional questions received, as detailed below:
Question #104: The Government stated “The reference column in Attachment 3 can include information to direct the evaluators towards the corresponding criteria element within the contract support documents. Please limit information entered in this column to 100 characters. To the extent that narrative information is provided, Offerors may use the Technical Capability Narrative to provide narrative explanation of the TCPs - note that the page limit for the Technical Capability Narrative has been increased to twelve (12) pages.” We would like to know if 100 characters is the limit for each support document or the total for each cell in the spreadsheet. Some of our TCPs will list multiple documents so we would like clarification on this limitation.
Answer #104: Offerors should limit their entries in the Attachment 3 reference column to 100 characters for each support document referenced. Note that this is a recommendation, but not a firm requirement (e.g., "Please limit" vice "Offerors must limit"), intended to ensure information entered into Attachment 3 is provided to direct evaluators towards the applicable substantiating information, but not to provide additional explanation and/or narrative information to bypass the applicable page limits for the Technical Capability Narrative. Offerors may also opt to highlight text within the reference documents to facilitate evaluation, but are not required to do so.
Question #105: The Government mentioned the option of using Kiteworks, a secure FedRAMP authorized file-sharing service, for submitting supporting documents. Please confirm that Kiteworks is approved for the transfer of CUI documents.
Answer #105: NOAA confirms that Kiteworks is approved for the transfer of CUI documents.
Because this advisory clarification does not materially change the solicitation terms and conditions, Offerors are not required to acknowledge this advisory clarification as an amendment when submitting their proposal. The proposal submission deadline remains unchanged.
7/25/2025 - Please see the attached Amendment 0001 documents for updates and proposal deadline extension.
6/25/2025 - Vendor questions must be submitted via e-mail and received by Grace Parker (Contracting Officer - Grace.Parker@noaa.gov) and Gwendolynn Boyle (Contract Specialist - Gwendolynn.Boyle@noaa.gov) no later than July 17, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. ET.
Update #3 ·
7/30/2025 - The purpose of this advisory clarification is to provide answers to additional questions received, as detailed below:
Question #104: The Government stated “The reference column in Attachment 3 can include information to direct the evaluators towards the corresponding criteria element within the contract support documents. Please limit information entered in this column to 100 characters. To the extent that narrative information is provided, Offerors may use the Technical Capability Narrative to provide narrative explanation of the TCPs - note that the page limit for the Technical Capability Narrative has been increased to twelve (12) pages.” We would like to know if 100 characters is the limit for each support document or the total for each cell in the spreadsheet. Some of our TCPs will list multiple documents so we would like clarification on this limitation.
Answer #104: Offerors should limit their entries in the Attachment 3 reference column to 100 characters for each support document referenced. Note that this is a recommendation, but not a firm requirement (e.g., "Please limit" vice "Offerors must limit"), intended to ensure information entered into Attachment 3 is provided to direct evaluators towards the applicable substantiating information, but not to provide additional explanation and/or narrative information to bypass the applicable page limits for the Technical Capability Narrative. Offerors may also opt to highlight text within the reference documents to facilitate evaluation, but are not required to do so.
Question #105: The Government mentioned the option of using Kiteworks, a secure FedRAMP authorized file-sharing service, for submitting supporting documents. Please confirm that Kiteworks is approved for the transfer of CUI documents.
Answer #105: NOAA confirms that Kiteworks is approved for the transfer of CUI documents.
Because this advisory clarification does not materially change the solicitation terms and conditions, Offerors are not required to acknowledge this advisory clarification as an amendment when submitting their proposal. The proposal submission deadline remains unchanged.
7/25/2025 - Please see the attached Amendment 0001 documents for updates and proposal deadline extension.
6/25/2025 - Vendor questions must be submitted via e-mail and received by Grace Parker (Contracting Officer - Grace.Parker@noaa.gov) and Gwendolynn Boyle (Contract Specialist - Gwendolynn.Boyle@noaa.gov) no later than July 17, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. ET.
Update #2 ·
7/25/2025 - Please see the attached Amendment 0001 documents for updates and proposal deadline extension.
6/25/2025 - Vendor questions must be submitted via e-mail and received by Grace Parker (Contracting Officer - Grace.Parker@noaa.gov) and Gwendolynn Boyle (Contract Specialist - Gwendolynn.Boyle@noaa.gov) no later than July 17, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. ET.
Update #1 ·
Vendor questions must be submitted via e-mail and received by Grace Parker (Contracting Officer - Grace.Parker@noaa.gov) and Gwendolynn Boyle (Contract Specialist - Gwendolynn.Boyle@noaa.gov) no later than July 17, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. ET.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 1305M325R0014_Amd 0004 (Final 3.2.2026).pdf | ||
| 1305M325R0014_Amd 0003 (Final 2.20.2026).pdf | ||
| Attachment 5 - Pricing Schedule_Amd 0003 (2.20.2026).xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| 1305M325R0014_Amd 0002.pdf | ||
| Attachment 1 - EPIC 2.0 IDIQ PWS_Amd 0001.docx | DOCX document | |
| Attachment 6 - Questions and Answers.pdf | ||
| 1305M325R0014_Amd 0001-Conformed.pdf | ||
| Attachment 5 - Pricing Schedule_Amd 0001.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Attachment 2 - TO1 PWS_Amd 0001.pdf | ||
| Attachment 3 - Technical Capability Projects.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Attachment 5 - Pricing Schedule.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Attachment 1 - EPIC 2.0 IDIQ PWS.docx.pdf | ||
| 1305M325R0014.pdf | ||
| Attachment 4 - Past Performance Questionnaire.pdf | ||
| Attachment 2 - TO1 PWS.pdf |
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Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| Earth Prediction Innovation Center (EPIC)-Advancing Weather Modeling Skills | Pre-Solicitation |
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