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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) manages the Nation's operational geostationary and polar-orbiting ... The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) manages the Nation's operational geostationary and polar-orbiting environmental satellites and manages a large collection of atmospheric, geophysical, and oceanographic data. Within NESDIS, the Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) manages and directs the operation of the central ground facilities which ingest, process, and distribute environmental satellite data and derived products to domestic and foreign users. The Direct Services Branch of OSPO manages and operates the Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking (SARSAT) program. The NESDIS SARSAT program and system are part of the international Cospas-Sarsat (C/S) System. The purpose of the Cospas-Sarsat System is to provide distress alert and location data for search and rescue (SAR), using spacecraft and ground facilities to detect and locate the signals of Cospas-Sarsat distress radio beacons operating on 406 MHz. An earth receiving station in the Cospas-Sarsat System which receives and processes 406 MHz signals relayed by a Medium Earth Orbit satellite is called a MEOSAR Local User Terminal (MEOLUT). A MEOLUT functions by utilizing antennas to collect data from MEOSAR satellites which is then used by a Location Processor (LP) to generate distress alerts. This contract is to design, procure, install and maintain a Guam Phased Array Antenna (GPAA). The GPAA will be capable of collecting distress alerts from multiple MEOSAR satellites, accurately time and frequency tagging it, and sending it to the US Mission Control Center (USMCC) for location processing. The contract also includes Operations and Maintenance support of the GPAA. Set-aside Status: No set aside Small business size standard: N/A It is anticipated that the RFP will be released on or around May 11, 2022. Solicitation documents will be made available for download at sam.gov. Paper copies of this solicitation will not be issued.

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Guam Phased Array Antenna (GPAA) project supports the Medium Earth Orbiter Search And Rescue (MEOSAR)-based ground system operated by the S... The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Guam Phased Array Antenna (GPAA) project supports the Medium Earth Orbiter Search And Rescue (MEOSAR)-based ground system operated by the Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking (SARSAT) program's United States Mission Control Center (USMCC). The GPAA project is managed and operated under the direction of NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS) located in Suitland, Maryland. This sources sought notice is issued to better understand industry capabilities to deliver the attached draft GPAA performance work statement. The Government is particularly interested in identifying potential small business concerns capable of competing under this requirement. NOAA requests interested, qualified sources to respond to this sources sought notice. In order to evaluate your company's capabilities, please provide a response to each of the following items: How many contracts (and dollar size) have you acted as the prime contractor? Describe your capabilities and experience in building and successfully delivering an operational ground station that meets the requirements of Cospas-Sarsat T.019 - Cospas-Sarsat MEOLUT Performance Specification and Design Guidelines. Particularly, delivering a phased array antenna capable of receiving signals from multiple MEOSAR satellites, time and frequency tagging them, and relaying them to a mission control center in the proper format(s). Describe your understanding and experience in general terms working with the referenced documents found in the attached Performance Work Statement, section 2.0 (Applicable Documents). Provide details which demonstrate an understanding of satellite systems and security protocols that are classified as High Risk. Provide two (2) company points-of-contact (POC's). Provide your company's Dun and Bradstreet Number (DUNs). Provide your company's socio-economic status. Provide identification of any Government-wide Acquisition Contract or GSA Schedule number with the period of performance for antenna systems intended to provide the capabilities described in the source sought notice. All communication and responses associated with this sources sought notice shall be directed to the Government Contracting Office via email no later than 2:00 PM ET on Wednesday, February 02, 2022. Responses should be emailed to the Contract Specialist at samantha.dublin@noaa.gov with a copy to the Contracting Officer at trang.tran@noaa.gov. DECLARATION: THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This sources sought notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Government is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. The Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice; all costs associated with responding to this sources sought notice will be solely at the interested party's expense. Not responding to this sources sought notice does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. Place of Contract Performance: NOAA Satellite Operations Facility (NSOF), 4231 Suitland Road, Suitland, MD 20746