NOAA’s Western Acquisition Division and GFDL issued this sources sought for market research only, seeking sources capable of providing high-performance computing software development and technical support services for GFDL’s Earth system modeling mission, including management, technical, scientific, HPC, network security, and facilities support. The effort does not involve procuring IT equipment or software directly, though contractor personnel may help define related requirements. Performance is anticipated at GFDL on Princeton University’s Forrestal Campus in Princeton, NJ. The anticipated contract vehicle is a BPA or IDIQ with fixed-price and time-and-materials call orders or task orders, with a one-year base ordering period and four additional one-year optional ordering periods. The applicable NAICS code is 541511 with a $34.0M size standard.