GRAW Portable Upper Air System Components

Solicitation Number: NWWM20002200027 Notice Type: Sources Sought TITLE: GRAW Portable Upper Air System Components Response Date: 3:00PM Eastern Time on Monday, November 28, 2022 The purpose of a Sources Sought (SS) is to improve small business access to acquisition information and to enhance competition by identifying contracting and subcontracting opportunities. The Government may use the information obtained from this notice to gain insight into industry capabilities and other market information. The Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Acquisition and Grants Office (AGO), Western Acquisition Division (WAD), and National Weather Service (NWS), Analyze, Forecast and Support Office (AFSO), Fire Weather Program have a requirement for the following GRAW portable upper air systems components: This requirement is for GRAW Radiosondes GMBS & CO, KG (hereafter referred to as GRAW) Portable Upper Air System Components: 90 GS-U portable ground stations which have the ability to connect to both DFM-09 GRAW radiosondes and DFM-17 GRAW radiosondes (and includes incidental training and software installation and support); and 400 DFM-09 GRAW radiosondes. See key criteria below. GRAW GS-U Portable Ground Stations'Technical Data Weight 3900 g Size 270 x 245 x 120 mm Power supply Power adapter 100 ... 240 V/AC/12 V/DC Car connecting cable 12 ... 14 V Runtime integrated battery pack > 3 hours Frequency range 400 - 406 MHz Connections 1 x 400 MHz antenna 1 x USB 1 x power adapter Tuning steps 20 kHz Receiving range > 100 km Protection IP65 (waterproof) PC Standard PC or Notebook (Windows) DFM-09 GRAW Radiosondes'Technical Data Weight < 90 g, ready to start Size 200 x 42 x 60 mm Battery Lithium Battery operating time > 140 min. Wind finding GPS (48 channels) Transmission-rate One full data set per second Bandwidth < 10 kHz Frequency deviation +/- 3 kHz Modulation FSK Output power telemetry 100 mW, typical Error correction telemetry Code-spreading, interleaving Windfinding options C/A code GPS Temperature resolution 0.1 - C Temperature random error < 0.2 - C Humidity resolution 1 % rH Humidity random error < 4 % rH Pressure accuracy < 0.3 hPa Geopotential height accuracy < 10 m Wind speed accuracy < 0.2 m/s Accuracy horizontal position < 5 m The need for GRAW components is due to compatibility with existing GRAW systems and equipment already used at NOAA. For additional details see the draft SOW attached. Are you capable of providing this key criteria? In order to gather information from industry, the agency is requesting interested firms to provide, in writing, a brief narrative and documentation to support your firm's capability meeting the key criteria of this requirement and include your firm's name, address, point of contact, telephone number, Unique Entity ID Number (UEID), and business type and size (i.e., small, large, non-profit, educational, and so forth). The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 334519 with a size standard of 500 employees. Please be advised that your participation in this SS is not required to ensure participation in future solicitations and contract awards. Participation is this SS is voluntary and the Government will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their participation in this SS. There is no commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation as a result of this SS. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Respondents will not be notified of the result of the review. Detailed information must be submitted by email to the Contract Specialist Jeanne Cassidy at jeanne.cassidy@noaa.gov and the Contracting Officer Angela Royster at angela.royster@noaa.gov, by 3:00 PM Eastern Time on Monday, November 28, 2022.