Questions and Answers (Q&As) for the Final Solicitation in Support of the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Weather and Climate Operational Supercomputing System II (WCOSS) ion
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1305M4-19-R-NWWX001
- 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
- Place of performance
- National Center for Environmental Predictions (Ncep) 5830 University Research CT College Park, Maryland, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Special Notice provides questions and answers regarding the final solicitation from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration seeking proposals for the Weather and Climate Operational Supercomputing System II to meet specified high-performance computing benchmarks. The final solicitation seeks a firm-fixed-price not-to-exceed $150 million for a sample task order in support of NOAA.
The Special Notice updates industry on questions received between the final solicitation's June 28th posting and July 18th, clarifying that all benchmarks are equally important and revising language on post-processing jobs timing and removal of references to optional funding. The proposal due date of August 14th remains unchanged, and additional questions will be accepted beyond the July 22nd cutoff. Eligible contractors may continue monitoring for amendments incorporating the question responses formally into the final solicitation governing the evaluation process.
Notice text
THIS SPECIAL NOTICE IS PROVIDED TO POST INDUSTRY'S QUESTIONS AND THE GOVERNMENT'S ANSWERS IN SUPPORT OF FINAL SOLICITATION NO. 1305M4-19-R-NWWX001, TITLED "DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC), NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTIONS (NCEP), WEATHER AND CLIMATE OPERATIONAL SUPERCOMPUTING SYSTEM II (WCOSS II)", WHICH WAS POSTED ON JUNE 28, 2019 UNDER A SEPARATE NOTICE. THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE THIS SPECIAL NOTICE WITH ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AS THEY ARRIVE UP UNTIL THE PROPOSAL DUE DATE.
THIS SPECIAL NOTICE RESPONDS TO QUESTIONS RECEIVED ON THE FINAL SOLICITATION POSTING BETWEEN JUNE 28, 2019 AND JULY 18, 2019. ANY QUESTIONS SUBMITTED DURING THIS PERIOD WHICH ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS POSTING ARE STILL BEING REVIEWED BY THE GOVERNMENT, AND WILL BE INCLUDED IN A FUTURE POSTING UNDER THIS NOTICE. AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION L.9.2 OF THE FINAL SOLICITATION, ONLY A FORMAL AMENDMENT TO THE FINAL SOLICITATION WILL GOVERN THE PROPOSAL EVALUATION PROCESS. THUS, INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SEPARATE FINAL SOLICITATION POSTING NOTICE FOR ANY FUTURE AMENDMENTS WHICH MAY FORMALLY INCORPORATE THE RESPONSES PROVIDED IN THESE Q & As INTO THE FINAL SOLICITATION.
(NOTE: POTENTIAL OFFERORS MUST RESPOND BY THE DUE DATE PROVIDED IN FINAL SOLICITATION NO. 1305M4-19-R-NWWX001, WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY RELEASED UNDER A SEPARATE NOTICE.)
PERTINENT LINKS:
1) FINAL SOLICITATION POSTING NOTICE - https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=56aa32a5a20da5b59dec6ce8f6b239d7&tab=core&_ cview=0
2) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) POSTING NOTICE (INCLUDES DRAFT SOLICITATION POSTINGS) - https://www.fbo.gov/index.php?s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=570cb59b862f5b04fc0800688653d4a0& _cview=0
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Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Final_WCOSS_RFP_-_Q&A_Posting__1_(7-19-19).pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Special Notice | |
| Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Center for Environmental Predictions (NCEP), Weather and Climate Operational Supercomputing System II (WCOSS II) | Solicitation |
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