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Solicitation

Broad Agency Announcement: Weather Radar Technology Exploration for the National Weather Service

BAA_NWSRADARNEXT2024

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce NOAA. Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).

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Awarded

L3harris Technologies, Inc.

$439,446.00 obligated so far on USAspending

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This one was awarded in 2025

130 like it are open now in research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology)

All 130 open in research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology)

Description

As published on SAM.gov.

Amendment 0003 has been posted to this notice. The amendment updates the general information for date submissions to reflect the due date for Tiers 2 and 3 on April 30, 2025 at 11:59 pm EST. Additionally, the amendment updates the total available funding on page 2 of the BAA. No other changes have been made as a result of this amendment. Please refer to Amendment 0003.pdf in the attachments below.

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Amendment 0002 has been posted to this notice. The amendment includes added content to Tier 3. No other changes have been made to this BAA as a result of this amendment. Please refer to Amendment 0002.pdf in the attachments below.

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Amendment 0001 has been posted to this notice. The amendment includes extended submission dates for Tiers 1, 2, and 3 as well as comments, questions, and answers. Please refer to Amendment 0001.pdf in the attachments below.

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This is a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) issued on behalf of the National Weather Service (NWS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA,) and public notice of a competitive opportunity used to obtain proposals to understand technological capabilities, methodologies, and innovative processes available in the marketplace as the NWS begins to develop a replacement weather program as described in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 35.016 and FAR 6.102(d)(2). Any resultant award negotiations will follow all pertinent laws and regulations, and any negotiations and/or awards for procurement contracts will use procedures under FAR 15.4, Contract Pricing, as specified in the BAA.

The BAA has been provided in the Attachments/Links section of this announcement as BAA_NWSRADARNEXT2024.pdf. Offerors are to note that instructions associated with responding to this BAA have been incorporated into this document, which include dates and times for questions and submissions. Offerors are advised that amendments may be issued. All submissions shall comply with the most current amended BAA documents and/or attachments. NAICS Code: 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and LifeSciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).

NOAA will be hosting a limited number of virtual one-on-one sessions to give potential offerors the opportunity to ask Government representatives questions that may reveal information that is sensitive in nature pertaining to their approach to the BAA. Sessions will be available between January 21 - 30, 2025 between 12:00 - 3:00 pm EST in 30-minute increments. The registration link has been provided in the Attachments/Links section of this announcement titled, "BAA virtual 1:1 session registration." **Note: you will be exiting this Government site to register.**

Attachments

Files listed on SAM.gov. The ones we hold a copy of download from here; the rest open SAM's download, which needs no account.

The contract, on USAspending

Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.

Recipient
L3harris Technologies, Inc.
UEI
SLVERBJAVNS4
CAGE
1PNR4
Vendor location
Lynchburg, VA
Contract
1305M225C0009, definitive contract
Obligated
$439,446.00
Actions
2 between June 27, 2025 and May 14, 2026
Competition
Full and Open Competition, 22 offers received
Set-aside reported
No Set Aside Used.
Described as
BAA Tier 1 Weather Radar Technology Exploration for NWS - Use of Phased Array Radar (Par) System OR-25-00783 Approval 06/09/2025
Match
solicitation number BAANWSRADARNEXT2024 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1305M2 (high confidence)
Record
USAspending award page
Recipient
University of Oklahoma
UEI
EQ97ZWG1NDQ4
CAGE
1SYW6
Vendor location
Norman, OK
Contract
1305M225C0010, definitive contract
Obligated
$239,942.00
Actions
2 between June 27, 2025 and March 16, 2026
Competition
Full and Open Competition, 22 offers received
Set-aside reported
No Set Aside Used.
Described as
BAA Tier 1 Adaptive Integration of Radars and Oher Unique Data Sources to Maximize Mission Performance for Radar Next Initiative OR-25-00783 Approval 06/09/2025
Match
solicitation number BAANWSRADARNEXT2024 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1305M2 (high confidence)
Record
USAspending award page
Recipient
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
UEI
EH8UKZ6TML75
CAGE
8Y233
Vendor location
Colorado Springs, CO
Contract
1305M225C0013, definitive contract
Obligated
$388,579.00
Actions
3 between July 1, 2025 and April 20, 2026
Competition
Full and Open Competition, 22 offers received
Set-aside reported
No Set Aside Used.
Described as
BAA Tier 1 Weather Radar Technology Exploration for the National Weather Service OR-25-00783 Approval 06/09/2025
Match
solicitation number BAANWSRADARNEXT2024 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1305M2 (high confidence)
Record
USAspending award page
Recipient
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
UEI
JCBMLGPE6Z71
CAGE
17038
Vendor location
Mclean, VA
Contract
1305M225C0034, definitive contract
Obligated
$599,921.26
Actions
1 between September 16, 2025 and September 16, 2025
Competition
Full and Open Competition, 22 offers received
Set-aside reported
No Set Aside Used.
Described as
BAA Tier 1 Weather Radar Technology Exploration for the National Weather Service OR-25-01722 Approval Received June 12, 2025
Match
solicitation number BAANWSRADARNEXT2024 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1305M2 (high confidence)
Record
USAspending award page
Recipient
Science & Technology Corporation
UEI
TUHBZQDC4XW8
CAGE
2U795
Vendor location
Hampton, VA
Contract
1305M225C0042, definitive contract
Obligated
$519,478.15
Actions
1 between September 17, 2025 and September 17, 2025
Competition
Full and Open Competition, 21 offers received
Set-aside reported
No Set Aside Used.
Described as
BAA Tier 2 Paper-To-Proposal Weather Radar Technology Exploration for the National Weather Service OR-25-01722 Approval Received June 12, 2025
Match
solicitation number BAANWSRADARNEXT2024 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1305M2 (high confidence)
Record
USAspending award page
Recipient
Silurian AI Inc.
UEI
QJ1HHSCWXJJ3
CAGE
10R88
Vendor location
Kirkland, WA
Contract
1305M225C0044, definitive contract
Obligated
$299,443.92, potential $607,388
Actions
1 between September 17, 2025 and September 17, 2025
Competition
Full and Open Competition, 21 offers received
Set-aside reported
No Set Aside Used.
Described as
BAA Tier 2 Paper-To-Proposal Supporting Weather Radar Technology Exploration for the National Weather Service OR-25-01722 Approval Received June 12, 2025
Match
solicitation number BAANWSRADARNEXT2024 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1305M2 (high confidence)
Record
USAspending award page
Recipient
Raytheon Company
UEI
JLWLJXQ3M995
CAGE
5R497
Vendor location
Aurora, CO
Contract
1305M225C0045, definitive contract
Obligated
$911,240.19
Actions
1 between September 18, 2025 and September 18, 2025
Competition
Full and Open Competition, 21 offers received
Set-aside reported
No Set Aside Used.
Described as
BAA Tier 1 Weather Radar Technology Exploration for the National Weather Service OR-25-01722 Approval Received June 12, 2025
Match
solicitation number BAANWSRADARNEXT2024 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1305M2 (high confidence)
Record
USAspending award page
Recipient
Honeywell International Inc.
UEI
F9KYRN7FM2B7
CAGE
07187
Vendor location
Phoenix, AZ
Contract
1305M225C0046, definitive contract
Obligated
$313,000.00
Actions
1 between September 18, 2025 and September 18, 2025
Competition
Full and Open Competition, 21 offers received
Set-aside reported
No Set Aside Used.
Described as
BAA Tier Tier 1 Award Supporting Weather Radar Technology Exploration for the National Weather Service OR-25-01722 Approval Received June 12, 2025
Match
solicitation number BAANWSRADARNEXT2024 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1305M2 (high confidence)
Record
USAspending award page
Recipient
The Tomorrow Companies Inc.
UEI
JLSJELKGF299
CAGE
840W6
Vendor location
Boston, MA
Contract
1305M226C0004, definitive contract
Obligated
$899,189.00
Actions
1 between January 9, 2026 and January 9, 2026
Competition
Full and Open Competition, 21 offers received
Set-aside reported
No Set Aside Used.
Described as
Enhancing the National Weather Service'S Radar Network: Performance and Impact of Tomorrow.Io'S Commercial Weather Radar Constellation OR-25-01722 Approval Received June 12, 2025; FY26 Approval Received December 12, 2025.
Match
solicitation number BAANWSRADARNEXT2024 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1305M2 (high confidence)
Record
USAspending award page
Recipient
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
UEI
JCBMLGPE6Z71
CAGE
17038
Vendor location
Mclean, VA
Contract
1305M226C0007, definitive contract
Obligated
$947,876.33, potential $1,792,607
Actions
2 between January 9, 2026 and June 12, 2026
Competition
Full and Open Competition, 21 offers received
Set-aside reported
No Set Aside Used.
Described as
BAA Tier 2 Paper-To-Proposal Demonstration of Digital Twin for Radar Next Network Supporting the National Weather Service OR-25-017722 Approval Received 06/12/2025; FY26 Approval Received 12/16/2025
Match
solicitation number BAANWSRADARNEXT2024 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1305M2 (high confidence)
Record
USAspending award page
Recipient
University of Oklahoma
UEI
EVTSTTLCEWS5
CAGE
3G168
Vendor location
Norman, OK
Contract
1305M226C0008, definitive contract
Obligated
$649,579.00
Actions
1 between January 9, 2026 and January 9, 2026
Competition
Full and Open Competition, 21 offers received
Set-aside reported
No Set Aside Used.
Described as
BAA University of Oklahoma Standard and Algorith Development for Supplemental Radar Considerations Within Radar Next Program OR-25-017722 Approval Received 06/12/2025; FY26 Approval Received 12/16/2025
Match
solicitation number BAANWSRADARNEXT2024 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1305M2 (high confidence)
Record
USAspending award page
Recipient
The Regents of the University of Colorado
UEI
SPVKK1RC2MZ3
CAGE
4B475
Vendor location
Boulder, CO
Contract
1305M226C0012, definitive contract
Obligated
$599,447.00
Actions
2 between February 24, 2026 and May 15, 2026
Competition
Full and Open Competition, 24 offers received
Set-aside reported
No Set Aside Used.
Described as
Radar Next-Baa for University of Colorado "the Impacts of Assimilating Observations from Various Weather Radar Network Configurations on a Regional Forecast System"
Match
solicitation number BAANWSRADARNEXT2024 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1305M2 (high confidence)
Record
USAspending award page

Publications

Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.

  1. December 20, 2024

    Solicitation

    Due February 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice f033e387e6c146e8b9d88bca522c9da8

    5 revisions on SAM
    • March 31, 2025: publish, solicitation
    • March 21, 2025: publish, solicitation
    • February 10, 2025: publish, solicitation
    • February 7, 2025: publish, solicitation
    • December 20, 2024: publish, solicitation

  2. February 7, 2025

    Solicitation

    Due March 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 5056fe4f6b114938b99648c5af18617a

    5 revisions on SAM
    • March 31, 2025: publish, solicitation
    • March 21, 2025: publish, solicitation
    • February 10, 2025: publish, solicitation
    • February 7, 2025: publish, solicitation
    • December 20, 2024: publish, solicitation

  3. February 10, 2025

    Solicitation

    Due March 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 512da81e82644b0d9706634aadbc7b9f

    5 revisions on SAM
    • March 31, 2025: publish, solicitation
    • March 21, 2025: publish, solicitation
    • February 10, 2025: publish, solicitation
    • February 7, 2025: publish, solicitation
    • December 20, 2024: publish, solicitation

  4. March 21, 2025

    Solicitation

    Due March 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice b1a0a1305441493cab7b2cfc5b812884

    5 revisions on SAM
    • March 31, 2025: publish, solicitation
    • March 21, 2025: publish, solicitation
    • February 10, 2025: publish, solicitation
    • February 7, 2025: publish, solicitation
    • December 20, 2024: publish, solicitation

  5. March 31, 2025

    Solicitation

    Due April 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice ecc7248b30cf48a9952fd0404109cdc3

    5 revisions on SAM
    • March 31, 2025: publish, solicitation
    • March 21, 2025: publish, solicitation
    • February 10, 2025: publish, solicitation
    • February 7, 2025: publish, solicitation
    • December 20, 2024: publish, solicitation

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