NWS - Aerological Sounding Balloons
Closed Special Notice Posted
A later notice was posted: the Limited / Sole Source Justification from .
- Solicitation number
- REQUIREMENTS-25-3653
- Agency
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 326299 All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing
- PSC
- 9320 Rubber Fabricated Materials
- Place of performance
- Norfolk, Virginia, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NOAA's National Weather Service issued a notice of intent to sole-source an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract to Kaymont for up to 94,800 GP20 Aerological Sounding Balloons, with written capability statements due by 5:00 PM EST on May 18, 2026. Kaymont is identified as the sole vendor capable of producing and delivering GP20 balloons meeting NWS specifications at the required rate of 4,680 units per month with a 90-day lead time. The procurement is structured as a firm-fixed unit price contract under RFO Part 12 simplified acquisition procedures and will support NWS Surface and Upper Air Division radiosonde observations. The NAICS classification is 326299 (All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing) with a 650-employee business size standard. Interested parties may submit capability statements demonstrating their ability to meet all contract requirements to Contract Specialist Alice Park at Alice.Park@noaa.gov. NOAA reserves the right to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses received.
Notice text
The US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Acquisition and Grants Office, Eastern Acquisition Division and the National Weather Service (NWS), using the procedures set forth in the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 12, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Kaymont, for a firm-fixed unit price on an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract for up to 94,800 GP20 Aerological Sounding Balloons for the Surface and Upper Air Division. Kaymont is the only vendor able to produce and deliver GP20 balloons that meet the NWS GP20 Balloon Specification at a rate that meets the NWS 4,680 per month usage rate, with a 90-day lead time. The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is RFO 12.201-1, “Simplified procedures,” in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1901 “Simplified acquisition procedures.”
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Intent to Sole Source_final.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| NWS - Aerological Sounding Balloons | Limited / Sole Source Justification | |
| This notice | Special Notice | |
| NWS - Aerological Sounding Balloons | Pre-Solicitation |
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