Provide Weather Station Equipment & Buoys, Including Installation & Programming

The contract involves the provision, installation, and programming of weather station equipment and buoys at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, located near Boulder City, Nevada. Specifically, the project requires the installation of five new buoy weather stations and the upgrade of nine existing land-based weather stations. These stations must be capable of collecting, recording, and transmitting a wide range of meteorological data including wind direction and speed, temperature, barometric pressure, humidity, precipitation, UV intensity, and for buoys, additional measurements such as wave height, wave direction, and stratified water temperatures down to 45 feet. The data collected will be transmitted directly to NOAA satellites to support real-time weather monitoring and forecasting. The initiative is designed to enhance safety by providing accurate and timely weather information to visitors and staff at both Lake Mead and Lake Mohave, with the ultimate goal of reducing weather-related fatalities. The National Weather Service will serve as a technical advisor and will use the data to compile and broadcast weather conditions and warnings. This contract is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside managed by the Department of the Interior’s Dsc Contracting Services Division in Denver, Colorado, with the point of performance in Boulder City, Nevada. Key contact for the contracting process is Barbara Eschels, Supervisory Contract Specialist.