Opportunity
SAM #JOFOC-SAE-RODB2
Award Modification for NOAA Radio Occultation Data Buy II (RODB-2) Contracts
Buyer
DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA EAD-NORFOLK-SAP
Posted
June 15, 2026
Identifier
1332KP23DNEEP0001
NAICS
518210, 927110
This award modification supports NOAA's Radio Occultation Data Buy II (RODB-2) program under NESDIS: - Contracts 1332KP23DNEEP0001 and 1332KP23DNEEP0002 have been modified to increase the contract ceiling - The modification enables procurement of higher volumes of near-real-time GNSS Radio Occultation (RO) and ionospheric data products - Only two commercial satellite data providers currently meet NOAA's technical and operational requirements: - Spire Global Subsidiary, Inc. - Space Sciences and Engineering LLC (dba PlanetiQ) - Data products must comply with NESDIS Interface Control Document specifications and be delivered to the NESDIS Common Cloud Framework - The ordering period for the IDIQ contract runs from March 27, 2023, through March 26, 2028 - Delivery Orders span from April 2023 through September 2027, with the ceiling increase supporting orders through the full contract period - The action was justified under 'Only One Responsible Source' authority (41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), FAR 6.103-1(b)) - No other vendors currently meet NOAA's requirements for these data products
Description
The Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), modified existing contracts 1332KP23DNEEP0001 and 1332KP23DNEEP0002 on the basis of other than full and open competition.
These modifications support the Radio Occultation Data Buy 2 (RODB-2) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) multiple-award contracts. This action is executed on behalf of the Commercial Data Program (CDP) under the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) Systems Architecture and Engineering (SAE) office.
The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), as implemented by the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.103-1(b): Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.
Please refer to the attached, redacted Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) document for the complete rationale and documentation supporting this action.