RFQ Tower Maintenance IDIQ Radar Operations Center

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is requesting quotations for a five-year IDIQ contract for tower maintenance and engineering services supporting the National Weather Service (NWS) NEXRAD WSR-88D Radar system, with quotations due July 29, 2026 — a total small business set-aside restricted to Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB).

The contract is a NAICS 237130 (Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction) procurement covering three line items: tower inspection and engineering evaluations; structural repair, replacement, and restoration of galvanic coating; and engineering data and engineering change proposal coating for NWS NEXRAD WSR-88D radar towers. Place of performance spans Alexandria City and Nathalie CDP, Virginia, over the period September 16, 2026, through September 15, 2031, organized into five annual ordering years. The minimum order value is $12,000; the maximum contract value is $9.414 million.

Evaluation uses a Best Value Tradeoff methodology with the technical proposal (limited to 20 pages) as the most important factor, followed by past performance, with cost or price as secondary consideration. Vendors must submit quotations in three volumes: price quote, technical proposal, and past performance documentation.

All vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), hold WOSB certification throughout the five-year period, and maintain general liability insurance of at least $500,000 per occurrence and automobile liability of at least $200,000 per person. Contractors must comply with prevailing wage rates and mandatory sexual assault and sexual harassment prevention training requirements. The Contracting Officer's Representative is located at the Radar Operations Center, and contract administration occurs through the FedConnect web portal. Questions were required by July 6, 2026.