Draft RFP - ProTech Space-Based Environmental Monitoring (SBEM) Domain IDIQ

THIS IS A DRAFT REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP). NO PROPOSALS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.

The purpose of this Notice is to provide a DRAFT RFP in support of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Program (ProTech) 2.0 Space-Based Environmental Monitoring (SBEM) Domain Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) procurement. This Notice seeks to solicit responses from interested parties. This draft RFP is for information and planning purposes and to allow industry the opportunity to verify reasonableness and feasibility of the requirement, as well as promote competition.

NOAA intends to acquire commercially-produced satellite-based terrestrial and space weather data across multiple Functional Categories. Through this acquisition, NOAA aims to operationalize and expand the use of commercial observation data to complement existing government observing systems, advance environmental monitoring, and improve weather forecasting, numerical modeling, space weather prediction, and decision support services across NOAA’s mission areas.

Please review all attached documents.

This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract, nor does it obligate the Government to pay and/or reimburse respondents and/or their associates for any cost incurred to submit the requested information and/or proposal. Any information considered “proprietary” should be marked as such and will not be shared outside the Government.

Interested vendors are responsible for visiting https://www.sam.gov periodically for any changes or updates to this notice, as well as any notice of a future solicitation. All prospective offerors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible for award (https://www.sam.gov) IAW FAR 4.203. Responses to this notice will not be returned.

Amendment 01: This amendment provides the registration link to the Commercial Data Program Industry Day in the Links section below and in the "DRAFT RFP POSTING NOTICE" document.