THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION.  This is a Request for Information (RFI) for planning purposes only and is issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-3 Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (OCT 1997) provided at:

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/current/html/52_215.html#wp1144503.

No solicitation document exists at this time. Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation on the part of the Government to procure these items or services or to issue a solicitation. In addition, the Government is under no obligation to pay for information submitted in response to this RFI, and responses to this notice cannot be accepted as offers. Any information that the vendor considers proprietary should be clearly marked as such. The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified.

The Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Acquisition and Grants Office (AGO), Eastern Acquisition Division (EAD) is seeking information from industry in order to inform NOAA on different approaches and solutions to the overall design for radiosonde observing systems and compatible radiosondes that transmit data in the 403 MHz frequency band, as well as deployment strategies and approaches to training.

The anticipated NAICS code for this requirement is 334519 – Other measuring and controlling device manufacturing, with a size standard of 500 employees.  The Government requests capability statements from interested sources that address the below requirements. 

All interested sources shall submit a capability statement that shall be considered by the agency. To be eligible, vendors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM): https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/##11. Interested sources can obtain a DUNS number by calling 1-800-333-0505. Capability statements will be due on December 14, 2017 by 3:00PM EST. Capability statements shall not exceed 50 pages in total. Capability statements will be accepted electronically (using PDF or Microsoft Word) at the following email address: [email protected].

Submitted capability statement shall include the following:

1.      Company name and address

2.      DUNS number

3.      Size of business according to NAICS 334519 (e.g. Large Business, Small Business, 8a, Veteran Owned Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, HubZone, Small Disadvantaged Business, or Woman Owned Small Business) as validated by SAM.

4.      Company point of contact – Name, Phone Number, and Email Address

5.      Country that the proposed radiosondes and systems are manufactured in

6.      Terms of standard commercial warranty

7.      Any applicable published price list for the proposed radiosondes

8.      Any General Service Administration (GSA) schedule, Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) or Multiple Award Contract numbers and information that allow for the ordering of the proposed radiosondes

Capability statements shall clearly address the information requested in:

Attachment I – Radiosonde Observation Software Phasing (November 9, 2017)

Attachment II – NWS-J100-SR-RS001 – Specification for National Weather Service (NWS) 403 MHz Radiosondes (November 9, 2017)

Attachment III – NWS-J100-SR-SW001 - Specification for National Weather Service (NWS) Radiosonde Observation Software (November 9, 2017)

Attachment IV - NWS-J100-SR-SP002- Specification for the Global Positioning System (GPS) Radiosonde Tracking System (RTS) (November 9, 2017)

Attachment V - NWS-J041-ROS-WS001 – Statement of Work for NWS Radiosonde Observing System (ROS) (November 9, 2017)