66 -- 1680 MHz (ART) Type IIA Radiosondes

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service (NWS) has a requirement for 19,968 each 1680 MHz (ART) Type IIA radiosondes. These radiosondes will be used for the 10 Cooperative Hurricane Upper Air Stations (CHUAS) sites in the Caribbean (i.e., Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Curacao, Grand Cayman, Jamaica, San Andres, Santo Domingo, St. Maarten, and Trinidad). Also, these radiosondes will be used for the following NWS Network sites during the interim period until these sites are converted to Radiosonde Replacement System (RRS) sites: Majuro, Hilo, Guam, Annette, St. Paul Island, Barrow, San Juan, Dodge City, San Diego, Key West, Great Falls, Pittsburgh, Jackson, Caribou, Desert Rock, Oakland, Medford, and Green Bay.Only radiosondes which are included on the applicable NWS Qualified Products List may be offered in response to this solicitation. Information concerning the applicable NWS Qualified Products List may be obtained by contacting Carl A. Bower, Jr., NWS Code W/OPS22, at telephone +1 (555) 000-0000 extension 115. Further, the radiosondes must be compatible with the ground equipment presently at the sites. The NWS does not intend to convert any NWS Network sites prior to deployment of the RRS at these sites. Deliveries will be made F.O.B. Destination to the National Logistics Support Center in Kansas City, Missouri commencing not later than December 2007 at a rate of 1,664 radiosondes per month. Solicitation DG133W-07-RP-0151 will be issued on or about July 18, 2007 and will close on or about August 17, 2007. See Notes 12, 23 and 26.