SAM #142083-27-0002

NOAA RFI for NOAAPort Replacement Capabilities

NOAA’s National Weather Service is researching replacement approaches for the legacy NOAAPort Satellite Broadcast Network. - Government buyer: Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), Office of Mission Systems and Technology (MST); the notice was issued through NOAA’s Eastern Acquisition Division. - Purpose: Market research for replacement capabilities that reliably exchange, ingest, process, and distribute NWS weather data and products to geographically dispersed users. - Potential approaches: Commercially available cloud-based, terrestrial, satellite, hybrid, or other solutions. - Integration: Solutions should connect with NWS HIVE and CIRRUS using common internet protocols, such as APIs and/or MQTT. - Key requirements: Reliability, availability, resiliency, performance, and operational continuity, with a solution that can be deployed, operated, maintained, scaled, and adapted over its lifecycle. - OEMs and vendors: None are named in the provided materials; no specific products, part numbers, or quantities are identified. - Notice status: This is an RFI for market research and acquisition planning, not a solicitation or award.

Description

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE

*THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOR MARKET RESEARCH ONLY – NO AWARD WILL BE MADE FROM THIS NOTICE. *

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE (SSN) FOR REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) NO. 142083-27-0002

NOAAPORT REPLACEMENT CAPABILITIES

QUESTIONS AND RESPONSE DEADLINES

Questions are due October 15, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

RFI responses are due October 29, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Submit questions and responses by email to both:

• Jennifer Roesner: jennifer.roesner@noaa.gov

• Timothy Wampler: timothy.wampler@noaa.gov

Use the applicable email subject line:

• Questions: Company Name__NOAAPort_RFI_Questions

• Responses: Company Name__NOAAPort_RFI_Response

Responses must be submitted in Microsoft Word or PDF format.  Follow the attachment’s instructions regarding the 25 MB email size limit and submissions requiring multiple emails.

Participation is voluntary.  The Government will not reimburse costs incurred in preparing or submitting responses.  Responses are information only and cannot be accepted to form a binding contract.  Responding to this RFI is not a prerequisite for participating in any future acquisition, and this notice does not commit the Government to issue a solicitation.

See the accompanying attachments for the complete information request, response organization, page limitations, formatting requirements, and submission instructions.  Respondents should review all attachments before preparing their submissions.

Respondents should monitor this SAM.gov notice for amendments, answers to questions, and additional information.

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