# NWS Commercial Aircraft Based Observations Data Buy Support

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/acq240767

- Solicitation number: ACQ-24-0767
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was April 5, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of Commerce
- Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Contracting office: Department of Commerce NOAA (1305M2)
- NAICS: 518210 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services
- Product or service code: DF10 IT Management tools and services delivered as a service, by subscription, or service contract. Includes Enterprise Architecture (EA), Financial Management, and Strategic Planning. EA includes services supporting business, information, application and technical architecture to drive standardization, integration and efficiency among business technology solutions. Financial Management includes services involved in the planning, budgeting, spend management and chargeback of IT expenditures and the costing of IT products and services. IT Management and Strategic Planning include senior professional and administrative support services facilitating centralized IT strategy and planning.
- First posted: March 19, 2024
- Last posted: March 19, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f52cff2893bc4a749dc079e79e7e1aef/view

## Description

The US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Acquisition and Grants Office, Eastern Acquisition Division and the National Weather Service, using the procedures set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services and FAR Part 15 - Contracting by Negotiation, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Collins (formerly ARINC) Incorporated, for a firm-fixed price procurement for observations of wind, temperature, and humidity Meteorological Data and Reporting System and Water Vapor Sensor System data which includes atmospheric observations from commercial aircraft, through the use of commercial aircraft and on-board meteorological sensors, leading to the improved understanding of the structure of the atmospheric water vapor, temperature, wind, and pressure, as these data are critical to the prediction of thunderstorms, flash floods, hail, tornados, clouds, icing, and climate.

## Publications

- March 19, 2024: Special notice, due April 5, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice f52cff2893bc4a749dc079e79e7e1aef. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f52cff2893bc4a749dc079e79e7e1aef/view

## Points of contact

- Nicole Verway, nicole.verway@noaa.gov, 757-441-6447

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