SAM #142020-26-0089CM2

NOAA Sole Source Procurement of 155 WeatherBell Professional Licenses

NOAA's Western Acquisition Division in Boulder is seeking to procure specialized meteorological software licenses to enhance forecasting capabilities for the National Weather Service. - Government Buyer: - U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - Western Acquisition Division, Boulder, CO - OEM and Vendor: - WeatherBell Analytics LLC (sole source, only manufacturer and distributor) - Products/Services Requested: - 155 WeatherBell Professional Licenses - Provides access to Canadian Global Ensemble Prediction System (GEPS) individual ensemble members and data - Includes advanced meteorological visualizations (e.g., box-whisker plots at specific locations) - Offers more meteorological fields from the European Ensemble Prediction System (EPS) and Global Ensemble Forecast System (GEFS) than competitors - Delivered electronically - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Sole source procurement; no authorized resellers - Licenses provide unique data and visualization capabilities not available from other vendors or government-owned software - NAICS code: 334610 - Place of Performance/Delivery: - Western Acquisition Division, 325 Broadway, SOU6, Boulder, CO 80305 (contracting office) - Licenses delivered electronically

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POINT OF CONTACT:  CASEY KEATING U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA Western Acquisition Division 325 Broadway, SOU6 Boulder, CO 80305 PHONE: 303-578-2579 EMAIL: CASEY.KEATING@NOAA.GOV

***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS), SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS (SR HQ) INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF RFO PART 12, WITH WEATHERBELL ANALYTICS LLC OUT OF NEW YORK FOR 155 PROFESSIONAL LICENSES TO BE DELIVERED ELECTRONICALLY. NO SET ASIDE IS TO BE USED FOR THIS SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT. THE ASSOCIATED NAICS CODE IS 334610. 

THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT WEATHERBELL IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT MANUFACTURES AND DISTRIBUTES THE SPECIFIC LICENSES REQUIRED, THEY HAVE NO AUTHORIZED RESELLERS. THEY ARE THE ONLY PROVIDER TO INCLUDE ACCESS TO THE CANADIAN GLOBAL ENSEMBLE PREDICTION SYSTEM INDIVIDUAL ENSEMBLE MEMBERS AND DATA USING BOX-WHISKER PLOTS AT SPECIFIC LOCATIONS. WEATHERBELL UTILIZES MORE METEOROLOGICAL FIELDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE EUROPEAN ENSEMBLE PREDICITION SYSTEM AND GLOBAL ENSEMBLE FORECAST SYSTEM, INCLUDING VISUALIZED USING BOX-WHISKER PLOTS, THAN THEIR COMPETITIORS. THE VISUALIZATIONS OF THESE DATA FIELDS MAXIMIZES THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICES’S FORECASTER’S ABILITIES TO EFFECTIVELY ANALYZE METEOROLOGICAL UNCERTAINTY IN FUTURE FORECASTING SERVICES. GOVERNMENTALLY OWNED SOFTWARE AND CAPABILITY DOES NOT ALLOW THE DISPLAYS AND/OR THE ABILITY TO ANALYZE THE DATA. 

DELIVERY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 

***THIS PRESOLICITATION NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FIRMS THAT BELIEVE THEY CAN FULLY MEET THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENTS MAY SUBMIT SUBSTANTIATING DOCUMENTATION OR A REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. SUCH REQUESTS AND DOCUMENTATION WILL BE EVALUATED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT TO CONDUCT THIS PROCUREMENT ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT, BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE, IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.  

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