NOAAPort Replacement Capabilities
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 142083-27-0002
- Agency
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541512 Computer Systems Design Services
- PSC
- Not on record
- 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 conducting market research through a Request for Information (RFI) regarding replacement capabilities for the NOAAPort Satellite Broadcast Network, with RFI responses due October 29, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. This is a sources sought notice for market research only; no award will be made from this RFI, and participation is voluntary and does not guarantee eligibility for future contract opportunities.
NOAA seeks information on approaches to replace the legacy NOAAPort system with commercially available cloud-based, terrestrial, satellite, hybrid, or other innovative distribution solutions. The replacement system must distribute National Weather Service (NWS) data and products to geographically dispersed users with mission-critical reliability, 99.99% operational availability, and minimum continuous throughput of 100 Mbps to thousands of concurrent endpoints. The system must support ingestion, processing, and distribution of NWS data and products through common internet protocols including APIs and MQTT, interface with the NWS Hydrometeorological Interactive Virtual Environment (HIVE) and Centralized Integrated Real-Time Repository for Unified Services (CIRRUS), and include dynamic priority queuing to ensure life-safety alerts receive zero-wait delivery paths. The replacement platform will reside within a FISMA-moderate or FISMA-high enclave as part of the operational NWS cloud environment and must be multi-cloud capable.
The current NOAAPort system is scheduled for deactivation August 31, 2027, driven by NWS cloud enterprise migration and Federal Communications Commission reallocation of upper C-band spectrum. Respondents should address technical architecture, low-latency deterministic transport, bandwidth efficiency, traffic prioritization, weather resilience, security and data integrity protocols, migration timelines, and rough order of magnitude cost estimates distinguishing one-time implementation costs from recurring operational costs. The anticipated NAICS code is 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services) with a $34 million small business size standard. NOAA encourages responses from small businesses, including HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, EDWOSB, 8(a) participants, and SDB firms, and will use submitted information to inform acquisition strategy and set-aside decisions.
Notice text
**THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE**
**THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOR MARKET RESEARCH ONLY – NO AWARD WILL BE MADE FROM THIS NOTICE. **
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE (SSN) FOR REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) NO. 142083-27-0002
NOAAPORT REPLACEMENT CAPABILITIES
QUESTIONS AND RESPONSE DEADLINES
Questions are due October 15, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
RFI responses are due October 29, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Submit questions and responses by email to both:
• Jennifer Roesner: jennifer.roesner@noaa.gov
• Timothy Wampler: timothy.wampler@noaa.gov
Use the applicable email subject line:
• Questions: Company Name__NOAAPort_RFI_Questions
• Responses: Company Name__NOAAPort_RFI_Response
Responses must be submitted in Microsoft Word or PDF format. Follow the attachment’s instructions regarding the 25 MB email size limit and submissions requiring multiple emails.
Participation is voluntary. The Government will not reimburse costs incurred in preparing or submitting responses. Responses are information only and cannot be accepted to form a binding contract. Responding to this RFI is not a prerequisite for participating in any future acquisition, and this notice does not commit the Government to issue a solicitation.
See the accompanying attachments for the complete information request, response organization, page limitations, formatting requirements, and submission instructions. Respondents should review all attachments before preparing their submissions.
Respondents should monitor this SAM.gov notice for amendments, answers to questions, and additional information.
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