# Space Weather Observations - Mission Operations Services (SWO-MOS) REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/1332kp24r0034

- Solicitation number: 1332KP24R0034
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Awarded to Raytheon Company
- Department: Department of Commerce
- Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Contracting office: Department of Commerce NOAA (1332KP)
- NAICS: 541512 Computer Systems Design Services
- Product or service code: DE10 End user client computing delivered as a service. Includes software and support tools delivered as a service contract and used for End User support such as Tier 1 and 2 help/service desk, deskside support, adds/moves/changes, workspace technical support, audio/video (A/V, VTC) conferencing, and print services. A/V and VTC include services typically used in conference rooms and dedicated telepresence rooms to enable workforce communications. Print services include Managed Print Services (MPS) for multifunction printers (print, scan, fax, copy), and other central printing or output support services. Workspace includes Desktop as a Service (DaaS) and Workspace as a Service (WaaS) delivered via public cloud or 3rd party providers. Client compute equipment provisioned by service contract. Also includes client related productivity software accessed as a service (SaaS), used to author, create, collaborate and share documents and other content.
- Place of performance: Greenbelt, Maryland
- County: Prince George's County (FIPS 24033). https://abierto.us/counties/prince-george-s-county-md-24033
- City: Greenbelt. https://abierto.us/cities/greenbelt-md-2434775
- First posted: August 11, 2025
- Last posted: September 30, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7da66d96ec3f48d69b9e254b03b3a571/view

## Description

**9/30/2025:** Add Amendment 0003 SF30 which extends the proposal due date from October 9, 2025 to October 16, 2025. All dates indicating a submission deadline of October 9, 2025 are also extended to October 16, 2025. Update - Amendment 0003 Attachments and Responses to some of the SWO-MOS RFP Question and Comments received by the August 25, 2025 deadline are posted. SWO-MOS Bidder's Library attachments have been updated.

**9/23/2025:** Update - Amendment 0002 Attachments and Responses to some of the SWO-MOS RFP Question and Comments received by the August 25, 2025 deadline are posted. There are several questions still outstanding that will be addressed in a subsequent amendment.

**8/21/2025:** Add Amendment 0001 SF30 which extends the proposal due date from September 18, 2025 to October 9, 2025. All dates indicating a submission deadline of September 18, 2025 are also extended to October 9, 2025. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Acquisitions and Grants Office (AGO) is requesting proposals for a contract to provide Space Weather Observations - Mission Operations Services (SWO-MOS).

SWO-MOS is a single-award, Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide a multi-mission operations service architecture to support all Space Weather Next (SW Next) space weather environmental observations. Individual supplies and service requirements under the subject contract shall be further defined at the task order level.

Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall be due no later than 1:00 PM Eastern Time on September 18, 2025. Potential offerors are reminded that all communications pertaining to this procurement shall be directed only to the Contracting Officer (CO) and the Contract Specialist (CS) now that the solicitation has been released. Proposal preparation costs associated with this solicitation will be completely at the offeror’s expense and will not be reimbursed by the Government.

In addition, the CO is the only individual who can legally obligate the Government to the expenditure of appropriated funds in connection with this procurement. The posting for this requirement contains a Bidder’s Library List providing the document name and access control type for Uncontrolled and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) documentation that forms a basis, in whole or part, for the SWO-MOS requirement.

Instructions for access to the Bidder’s Library are found below in the Attachments to this solicitation. Offerors are encouraged to submit questions as soon as possible for consideration. Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to the Contract Specialist, Mr. Recarlo Applewhite at Recarlo.Applewhite@noaa.gov (cc Procurement Contracting Officer, Ms. Maryann Orellana at Maryann.Orellana@noaa.gov).

Questions should be received no later than 12:00 PM (Noon) Eastern Time on August 25, 2025. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract.

**Note:** Effective with the NOAA FY26 Congressional Justification, the project name for 'Space weather Observations at L1 (SOL)' is transitioning to 'Space weather Observations at L1 to Advance Readiness (SOLAR)'. The current documentation including documentation related to the model task orders reference the former project name (SOL), however, offerors should be aware that the project will be referred to as SOLAR going forward. Final contract and task order documents will reflect the updated name. The Draft RFP and the Government response to Draft RFP questions are located at the following link: https://sam.gov/opp/3645dc76d206450ba35432f85e7d82d6/view

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Raytheon Company (UEI JLWLJXQ3M995)
- Contract: 1332KP26D0001
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 5 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 1332KP24R0034 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1332KP (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_1332KP26D0001_1330/


## Publications

- August 11, 2025: Solicitation, due September 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice 3f7da1eca8af48cb865ab1d67e7f8879. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3f7da1eca8af48cb865ab1d67e7f8879/view
- August 21, 2025: Solicitation, due October 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice e9d8d8e01ce4482fafef17b007c28d45. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e9d8d8e01ce4482fafef17b007c28d45/view
- September 23, 2025: Solicitation, due October 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice 28a6be86b27a4cb480433c7524535b13. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/28a6be86b27a4cb480433c7524535b13/view
- September 30, 2025: Solicitation, due October 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice 7da66d96ec3f48d69b9e254b03b3a571. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7da66d96ec3f48d69b9e254b03b3a571/view

## Points of contact

- Recarlo Applewhite, Recarlo.Applewhite@noaa.gov
- Maryann Orellana, Maryann.Orellana@noaa.gov

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