# ProTech 2.0 - Weather Domain DRAFT RFP Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/1305m424r0036 - Solicitation number: 1305M424R0036 - Notice type: Presolicitation - Status: Closed. Deadline was June 7, 2024 at 12:00 PM EDT - Department: Department of Commerce - Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Contracting office: Department of Commerce NOAA (1305M4) - NAICS: 541330 Engineering Services - Product or service code: R499 Other Professional Services - Set-aside: Total small business set-aside - Place of performance: Silver Spring, Maryland - County: Montgomery County (FIPS 24031). https://abierto.us/counties/montgomery-county-md-24031 - City: Silver Spring. https://abierto.us/cities/silver-spring-md-2472450 - First posted: May 17, 2024 - Last posted: August 13, 2024 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/259709cd1dbb4214ae58c4b16bea806d/view ## Description UPDATE (6/20/2024) - Please see the Attachments section for the Government's responses to all the questions that were recevied in response to this Draft RFP. UPDATE (5/23/2024) - A virtual industry day was held on 5/22/2024, and the slides form those presentations have been attached to this posting. Offerors are remind that this Draft RPF posting represents the only planned Q&A period for the entire procurement. All questions or comments must be submitted via the feedback form linked in Section L.8.1 of the draft RFP, and also located in links section of this posting. The Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (ProTech) 2.0 Program is a suite of multiple-award Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contracts consisting of four Domains: Satellite, Fisheries, Oceans, and Weather. These Domains provide resources in support of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to include its Line and Staff Offices. The ceiling dollar amount for all orders under all ProTech 2.0 Domains, combined, is $8,000,000,000. Each Domain has its own IDIQ contract with multiple awards. This Draft RFP is for the Weather 2.0 Domain. This requirement will be set aside 100% for Small Businesses under NAICS code 541330 (Engineering Services) - Exception 3 (Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture), which has a size standard of $47 million. The purpose of this Draft RFP is to socialize this requirement prior to the formal RFP, and collect feedback from industry and stakeholders through the Google Form linked below. The intention is to release all documents as drafts and to conduct the traditional question and answer (Q&A) session during the Draft RFP phase only. The Government does not intend to allow for an additional round of questions, after responses are provided during the Draft RFP phase, such as when the Final RFP is released. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct an additional round of Q&As if there are any substantial changes between the draft and final documents. Please use this Draft RFP question session to submit your questions as opposed to waiting until the Final RFP to be released. The Government intends to allow for questions from potential Offerors upon release of the Draft RFP and related documents. Questions relevant to this Draft RFP must be submitted via the Google Form link to be considered. **Draft RFP Feedback Form:** https://forms.gle/MqbNwm3s8EMjddS76 Responses are due by 12:00 PM (noon) Eastern Time on Friday, June 7, 2024. The Government may not provide a response to questions submitted after the due date. Offerors will not receive a response until all questions have been received by the date due. The Government will not attribute the questions to the submitting Offerors, but the text of the questions and answers will be published and made available to the general public. Please be mindful that if there is a prompt to change a solicitation document, that change will be made in the document itself and the response in the Q&A document does not have the force and effect of a solicitation amendment. All documents in this posting are draft documents. There is no guarantee that any portion of this posting will be unaltered in the final version posted with the Formal RFP. For more information about ProTech, the services provided, and any news and events, please visit our website: www.protechservices.noaa.gov Thank you. ## Publications - May 17, 2024: Presolicitation, due June 7, 2024 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 7b55a26cc2804154959d9926fc082e14. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7b55a26cc2804154959d9926fc082e14/view - May 17, 2024: Presolicitation, due June 7, 2024 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice afb182e3a4914d8fa53af1a32f8155d8. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/afb182e3a4914d8fa53af1a32f8155d8/view - May 23, 2024: Presolicitation, due June 7, 2024 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice d6b50f8698a6498cb1035aa0c10b071e. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d6b50f8698a6498cb1035aa0c10b071e/view - June 20, 2024: Presolicitation, due June 7, 2024 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 85efbc578895445b82a1ab2ee84b850e. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/85efbc578895445b82a1ab2ee84b850e/view - August 13, 2024: Presolicitation, due June 7, 2024 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 259709cd1dbb4214ae58c4b16bea806d. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/259709cd1dbb4214ae58c4b16bea806d/view ## Points of contact - Pierre Smith, pierre.s.smith@noaa.gov - Lucjan Haber, lucjan.haber@noaa.gov --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/1305m424r0036.