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RFP - ProTech Space-Based Environmental Monitoring (SBEM) Domain IDIQ and TO-1
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This solicitation, numbered 1305M426R0011, is a combined synopsis and solicitation issued under FAR Part 12 for commercial products and services to support NOAA’s ProTech 2.0 Space-Based Environmental Monitoring (SBEM) Domain Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract and its associated Task Order 01. The primary objective is to obtain commercially produced satellite-based terrestrial and space weather data across multiple functional categories to enhance NOAA’s environmental monitoring, weather forecasting, numerical modeling, and space weather prediction capabilities by integrating commercial observation systems with existing government assets. The contract is structured as a Firm-Fixed-Price/Firm-Fixed-Unit-Price agreement with a maximum ceiling of $8 billion across all five ProTech 2.0 domains, and the base performance period runs from September 1, 2026, to August 31, 2031, with a single option period extending to August 31, 2036. Proposals must be submitted by May 22, 2026, at 10:00 AM ET and must be electronically formatted into four volumes: Volume I (Business), Volume II (Technical Capability limited to eight pages per functional category), Volume III.a (Price using the official Excel template), and Volume III.b (Price Narrative in searchable PDF). All offerors must be actively registered in SAM.gov, and only written questions to designated NOAA points of contact are accepted. Task Order 01 operates under a “Pay-by-the-Drip” pricing model, compensating vendors based on the volume of compliant, successfully delivered and ingested data units. Key deliverables include neutral atmosphere data via Radio Occultation (RO) profiles with a guaranteed minimum of 500 per day and a ceiling of 26,000 per day, supplemented by optional surge capacity and additional lines for Total Electron Content (TEC) and Temporal Resolution Enhancements up to specified daily limits. The evaluation process follows a Best Value Tradeoff approach, where Technical Capability/Technical Approach is significantly more important than price, though price becomes more critical as technical merit among proposals equalizes. Proposals must meet the mandatory minimum requirements of the TO-1 Statement of Work to be eligible for award. The government intends to award contracts to up to three offerors with independent satellite constellations and ground segments to ensure data resilience and redundancy. Contract administration responsibilities are assigned to the
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$250NAICS
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Silver Spring, MD, USASet-Aside
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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 1305M426R0011 is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) in support of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Program (ProTech) 2.0 Space-Based Environmental Monitoring (SBEM) Domain Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) and its associated Task Order 01 procurement.
NOAA intends to acquire commercially-produced satellite-based terrestrial and space weather data across multiple Functional Categories. Through this acquisition, NOAA aims to operationalize and expand the use of commercial observation data to complement existing government observing systems, advance environmental monitoring, and improve weather forecasting, numerical modeling, space weather prediction, and decision support services across NOAA’s mission areas.
Interested vendors are responsible for visiting https://www.sam.gov periodically for any changes or updates to this notice. All prospective offerors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible for award (https://www.sam.gov) IAW FAR 4.203. Responses to this notice will not be returned.
Any questions regarding this solicitation must be requested in writing to the following NOAA point of contacts:
IDIQ Point of Contact:
Paul Batrony, Contracting Officer, paul.batrony@noaa.gov
Daniel Ok, Contract Specialist, daniel.ok@noaa.gov
TO-1 Point of Contact:
Suzanna Espinoza, Contracting Officer, suzanna.espinoza@noaa.gov
Cherron Bennett-Pettus, Contract Specialist, cherron.bennett-pettus@noaa.gov
All questions MUST be addressed in writing. No questions will be answered via telephone. Please review all attached documents for further information/instructions as it pertains to this RFP and its associated Task Order 01.
AMENDMENT 0001
The purpose of this amendment (0001) is the following:
1. Provide the Government's responses to vendor questions in the attached "RFP Questions & Answers Compilation (5.12.2026)_Amendment 0001"
2. Provide "Attachment J.1 - SBEM IDIQ SOW v8 (5.6.2026)_Amendment 0001." SOW Section C.4.3.5.2 and C.9.4 have been updated.
3. Provide "Attachment J.2 - IDIQ Price Schedule (5.5.2026)_Amendment 0001."
4. Provide "Attachment J.5 - TO-1 Price Volume Spreadsheet_Amendment 0001."
5. Provide "Attachment J.6 - TO-1 RFTOP Instructions & Evaluation Criteria_Amendment 0001."
6. Provide "SBEM TO-1 Schedule_Amendment 0001."
All other terms and conditions remain the same.
AMENDMENT 0002
The purpose of this amendment (0002) is to provide "Attachment J.6 - TO-1 RFTOP Instructions & Evaluation Criteria_Amendment 0002."
All other terms and conditions remain the same.
AMENDMENT 0003
The purpose of this amendment (0003) is to provide "RFP Questions & Answers Compilation (5.19.2026)_Amendment 0003" and reflect the following changes:
1. Revised RFP L.6.2.1(c) from "(Standard Form 33)" to "(Standard Form 1449)."
2. Removed CAR clause 1352.209-71, Limitation of future contracting.
3. Revised RFP L.6.2.1(f) by adding: "If an Offeror believes there are zero subcontracting opportunities, they must provide a detailed written rationale within their Volume I-Business explaining why the work cannot be subcontracted."
All other terms and conditions remain the same.
AMENDMENT 0004
The purpose of this amendment (0004) is to provide "RFP Questions and Answers Compilation (5.21.2026)_Amendment 0004."
All other terms and conditions remain the same.
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