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The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Region is seeking information on vendors capable of upgrading or replacing its existing Alaska Lightning Detection System (ALDS) through Request for Information 140L0226Q0001. The procurement aims to determine options for maintaining real-time lightning detection and reporting capabilities that serve federal agencies, state entities, and the public. Two primary options are being considered: subscribing to a third-party data service or purchasing hardware and software to upgrade the existing system while maintaining data ownership and contracting for annual vendor support. The system must meet ten critical technical requirements including real-time sensor data collection, real-time distribution of calculated strike locations, distinction between cloud-to-ground and intra-cloud lightning, user-adjustable geographic viewing windows, and coverage across specified Alaska coordinates (50N to 75N latitude, -170 to -129 longitude). Prospective offerors must submit questions no later than February 20, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Alaska time, with answers to be posted by March 6, 2026, and final notice of interest and capabilities is due March 27, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Alaska time. Responses should be submitted electronically to Michael Stewart or Cory Cornell at BLM_AK_Procurement@blm.gov, with Cory Cornell serving as the contracting officer.

This is an unrestricted Request for Information with no set-aside designation, classified under NAICS code 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services) with a small business size standard of $19.5 million. The solicitation does not identify any current incumbents or provide a specific award value or budget range. The system must be operational from April 1 through September 30 annually and operate from Fort Wainwright, Alaska, where the central processing server and relational database are hosted. Proposals must address 17 deliverable requirements covering technical methodology, sensor specifications and locations, accuracy determination methods, real-time latency definition, concurrent user capacity, hosting location, supported hardware and software, strike attributes, and any data use restrictions. All items must comply with the Buy American Act, and offerors must include their UEI or CAGE Code with their response.