National Weather Service (NWS) – Regional Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) Battery Replacement Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service is seeking an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for replacement Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) batteries across six regional offices: Central, Western, Southern, Eastern, Alaska, and Pacific Regions. The procurement covers replacement batteries for multiple UPS systems from manufacturers including Eaton, Mitsubishi, Toshiba, Riello, and APC, with specific technical requirements such as 12-volt nominal High Rate Discharge batteries, 5-12 year design life, and Absorbent Gas Mat technology. Contractors must perform baseline parallel float testing for 24 hours, label batteries with technical readings, and ensure batteries from the same order come from a single manufacturing run. The government will conduct a best-value tradeoff analysis evaluating technical capability (including UPS availability self-certification and delivery capabilities) and price, with non-price factors being moderately more important than price. Following two amendments, the quote submission deadline has been extended to August 20, 2025, at 2:00 PM PST, with questions and answers already provided through August 12, 2025.

This solicitation is set aside 100% for small businesses under NAICS code 335910 (Battery Manufacturing). The contract has a guaranteed minimum value of $10,000 and an overall ceiling of $1,500,000 over a five-year performance period with firm-fixed pricing. The previous contract (BPA 1305M220ANWWR0063) was awarded on March 25, 2020, and historical data shows significant order volumes including 4,698 UPS12-150MR units (73.5% of total orders), 1,518 UPS12-300MR units (22.7%), and smaller quantities of other models. The contractor must maintain stock of required UPS batteries and provide delivery within 30 days of order, with options for customer pickup in the Kansas City Metro Area and potentially in Southern, Eastern, and Western Regions. Performance will occur across multiple National Weather Service locations, with the primary place of performance listed as Kansas City, Missouri, supporting critical weather monitoring and forecasting operations at Weather Forecast Offices nationwide.