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The U.S. Department of Commerce, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, intends to award a sole-source firm-fixed price contract to Florida State University for the continued operation and enhancement of the Shipboard Automated Meteorological and Oceanographic System (SAMOS) Initiative. The contract supports shore-side monitoring and quality control of meteorological and thermosalinograph sensor data collected from 15 to 17 NOAA vessels, with services to be delivered over a base year beginning September 1, 2026, and extending through up to four option years. Key deliverables include automated and visual data quality evaluation for 2,840 days of one-minute interval observations, distribution of processed data via HTTPS, FTP, and THREDDS platforms, routine archival of both raw and quality-controlled data at the National Centers for Environmental Information, operationalization of the CORIOLIX system for fleet metadata processing, development of an ERDDAP service within the Marine Data Center, and annual training support for NOAA technicians. The contract will be managed by the Eastern Acquisition Division in Norfolk, Virginia, with performance responsibilities primarily carried out by Florida State University at its Tallahassee, Florida, location. Although the contract is intended to be sole-sourced due to the unique and established expertise of Florida State University in maintaining the SAMOS system, the notice invites other qualified entities to submit statements of capability by June 29, 2026, to demonstrate their ability to meet all technical requirements. The NAICS code 541512 for Computer Systems Design Services applies, and while formal pricing, evaluation factors, inspection procedures, and contract clauses are not yet defined due to the pre-solicitation nature of the notice, the anticipated contract structure reflects a firm-fixed price model with performance aligned to NOAA vessel operational schedules.
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