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The purpose of this Market Research and Sources Sought Notice is to gain knowledge of potential qualified U.S. Domestic businesses, which could include Small Business, HUBZone, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned, Women Owned Small Business firms and even Large Businesses. Responses to this Sources Sought Synopsis will be used by the Government in making appropriate acquisition decisions. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), Earth Systems Research Laboratories (ESRL), Global Monitoring Laboratory (GML) conducts launches of balloon borne ozonesonde and water vapor/aerosol instruments from up to nine (9) sites around the world, launching three to four ozonesondes per month. A necessary component of the ozonesonde instrument is the meteorological radiosonde that interfaces with the unique ozonesonde electronics board to merge and transmit data during flight to the receiving station running SkySonde telemetry software. The InterMet Systems IMET-54 radiosonde, interfaced with the ozonesonde, water vapor, and aerosol instruments, is the only method for obtaining high-resolution vertical profile measurements with necessary meteorological data from surface through the stratospheric ozone layer to eventual balloon-burst at approximately 20 miles altitude. INTENDED USE/PURPOSE: The InterMet Systems IMET-54 radiosonde measures air temperature with a small glass bead thermistor. Its small size minimizes effects caused by long and short-wave radiation and ensures fast response times. The humidity sensor is a thin-film capacitive polymer that responds directly to relative humidity. Radiosonde height is provided by the integrated GNSS receiver, and pressure is derived from the reported altitude, combined with the temperature and humidity readings. Wind speed and direction reporting during the sounding is derived from the GNSS position information, with processing algorithms ensuring that wind vectors are not affected by swinging of the radiosonde beneath the balloon. Packet transmission uses error correction techniques to ensure reliable, accurate data reception for all expected link conditions. This is the only known instrument that can meet the Government’s needs, and this notice’s intent is to identify any other products that meet the full requirements listed below. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS/ESSENTIAL SALIENT FEATURES: Measurements: Measurement cycle: 1 Hz Temperature Sensor: Glass bead Measurement range: +60°C to -100°C Resolution: 0.01°C Response time: still air/ 6 m/s (1000 hPa): < 2 / < 1 sec Repeatability in Calibration: < 0.1°C Combined Uncertainty/Reproducibility: > 100 hPa, 0.3°C / 0.1°C; < 100 hPa, 0.5°C / 0.25°C Humidity Sensor: Capacitive polymer Measurement range: 0 to 100% RH Resolution: 0.01% Response time: @ 20°C, < 0.4 sec; @ 0°C, < 1 sec; @ -20°C, < 3.2 sec; @ -40°C, < 20 sec Repeatability in Calibration: < 2% Uncertainty: < 4% Reproducibility: < 3% Pressure: GNSS derived Measurement range: SFC to 3 hPa Resolution: 0.01 hPa Uncertainty/Reproducibility: 1100 - 400 hPa, < 1.0 / 0.6 hPa; 400 - 100 hPa, < 0.4 / 0.3 hPa; 100 – 3 hPa, <0.2 / 0.2 hPa Geopotential Height: GNSS derived Measurement range: SFC to 50 km Resolution: 0.1 m Uncertainty: < 8 m Reproducibility: < 5 m Wind: GNSS derived Wind speed range: 0 to 180 m/s Wind speed resolution: 0.1 m/s Wind speed uncertainty: < 0.15 m/s Wind speed reproducibility: < 0.10 m/s Wind direction range: 0 to 360° Wind direction resolution: 0.01° Wind direction uncertainty: < 1° Wind direction reproducibility: < 1° Telemetry: Transmission type: Synthesized Maximum range: > 250 km Frequency band: 400.15 – 406 MHz Frequency stability: +/- 1 kHz Deviation, peak to peak: 4.8 kHz Output power: 150 mW Modulation: GFSK Data rate: 480 bit/s Operational Data: Battery: Lithium Operating time: > 180 minutes Weight: 80 grams Dimensions (L x W x H): 235 x 70 x 30 mm Calibration Stability: 2 years Power / control: Wireless or push button GNSS Receiver: Number of channels: 99 GNSS systems used: GPS + GLONASS + Galileo Cold start acquisition time: 35 sec (nominal) Reacquisition time: 1 s (nominal) Horizontal position accuracy: 2.5 m (CEP) DELIVERY SCHEDULE: Deliver by 90 days after award. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 334519 with a size standard of 600 employees. Interested firms shall provide, in writing, a brief narrative (no more than 3 pages in length) and documentation to support your firm’s capability and experience meeting the requirements herein and include your firm’s name, address, point of contact, telephone number, UEID Number, CCR CAGE Number, business type and size (i.e., small, large, non-profit, educational, etc.). Any response that does not include this information will not be considered. The Government will review your response to determine if your firm has the experience, knowledge and capability to provide the items as specified above. This request for information does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a procurement action will be issued. Nor does this request for information constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that any procurement action may be issued for the Government’s requirements. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise because of the submission of contractor’s information. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. All contractors doing business with the Government are required to be registered and active with the System for Award Management (SAM) website. NOTE: THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL BUT A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. No solicitation document is available. 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InterMet is the only manufacturer of a radiosonde that is compatible with GML’s En-Sci electrochemical concentration cell (ECC) ozonesondes for electronic interface and software to decode the radiosonde meteorological data. Other radiosondes are not compatible with the existing system (form, fit, and function), and would require substantial modification to the system. This would require additional cost to the Government for modification, software, and training at all sites. The InterMet radiosondes will be modified with an external power cable, that will interface with the GML’s ECC instrument. The radiosonde and ECC instrument are the two necessary components that make up the ECC balloon-borne ozonesonde package. This ozonesonde has been used since the 1980s to monitor ozone in the upper atmosphere through weekly balloon launches at up to nine sites including Fiji, American Samoa, Hawaii, California, Colorado, and the South Pole. The InterMet radiosondes are designed to interface directly to the ECC instrument electronics board and then transmit all in-flight data to our low-cost radio-receiver ground station. The data is then processed with GML’s data acquisition software (SkySonde) and uploaded to NOAA and other databases to monitor the health of the stratospheric ozone layer in high resolution layers. This InterMet radiosonde will have an external power cable modification that will primarily be used at South Pole Station, where the operators typically need to turn the radiosonde power on and off. The long-term data set of ozone and temperature profiles makes a significant contribution to world-wide ground-based and satellite measurements of total column ozone to understand the health of the ozone layer and effects of ozone-depleting substances. Understanding the production and fate of ozone and the compounds that deplete it has been and remains a focal point of GML research. GML has undertaken tremendous efforts to remain transparent and consistent in maintaining long-term observation records. These records are unique to NOAA and are not found anywhere else in the world. Delivery within 90 days from date of award. ***This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can fully meet the government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact within 15 days after publication of this synopsis. Such documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. 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InterMet is the only manufacturer of a radiosonde that is compatible with GML’s En-Sci electrochemical concentration cell (ECC) ozonesondes for electronic interface and software to decode the radiosonde meteorological data. Other radiosondes are not compatible with the existing system (form, fit, and function), and would require substantial modification to the system. This would require additional cost to the Government for modification, software, and training at all sites. The InterMet radiosondes will be modified with an external power cable, that will interface with the GML’s ECC instrument. The radiosonde and ECC instrument are the two necessary components that make up the ECC balloon-borne ozonesonde package. This ozonesonde has been used since the 1980s to monitor ozone in the upper atmosphere through weekly balloon launches at up to nine sites including Fiji, American Samoa, Hawaii, California, Colorado, and the South Pole. 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GML has undertaken tremendous efforts to remain transparent and consistent in maintaining long-term observation records. These records are unique to NOAA and are not found anywhere else in the world. Delivery within 90 days from date of award. ***This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can fully meet the government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact within 15 days after publication of this synopsis. Such documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. 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