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

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/baanwsradarnext2024

- Solicitation number: BAA_NWSRADARNEXT2024
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Awarded to L3harris Technologies, Inc.
- Department: Department of Commerce
- Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Contracting office: Department of Commerce NOAA (1305M2)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: R425 Engineering and Technical Services
- 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: December 20, 2024
- Last posted: March 31, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ecc7248b30cf48a9952fd0404109cdc3/view

## Description

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.

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.

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.

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.**

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: L3harris Technologies, Inc. (UEI SLVERBJAVNS4)
- Contract: 1305M225C0009, definitive contract
- Obligated: $439,446.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 22 offers received
- Link: solicitation number BAANWSRADARNEXT2024 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1305M2 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1305M225C0009_1330_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: University of Oklahoma (UEI EQ97ZWG1NDQ4)
- Contract: 1305M225C0010, definitive contract
- Obligated: $239,942.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 22 offers received
- Link: solicitation number BAANWSRADARNEXT2024 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1305M2 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1305M225C0010_1330_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (UEI EH8UKZ6TML75)
- Contract: 1305M225C0013, definitive contract
- Obligated: $388,579.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 22 offers received
- Link: solicitation number BAANWSRADARNEXT2024 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1305M2 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1305M225C0013_1330_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. (UEI JCBMLGPE6Z71)
- Contract: 1305M225C0034, definitive contract
- Obligated: $599,921.26
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 22 offers received
- Link: solicitation number BAANWSRADARNEXT2024 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1305M2 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1305M225C0034_1330_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: Science & Technology Corporation (UEI TUHBZQDC4XW8)
- Contract: 1305M225C0042, definitive contract
- Obligated: $519,478.15
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 21 offers received
- Link: solicitation number BAANWSRADARNEXT2024 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1305M2 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1305M225C0042_1330_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: Silurian AI Inc. (UEI QJ1HHSCWXJJ3)
- Contract: 1305M225C0044, definitive contract
- Obligated: $299,443.92
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 21 offers received
- Link: solicitation number BAANWSRADARNEXT2024 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1305M2 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1305M225C0044_1330_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: Raytheon Company (UEI JLWLJXQ3M995)
- Contract: 1305M225C0045, definitive contract
- Obligated: $911,240.19
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 21 offers received
- Link: solicitation number BAANWSRADARNEXT2024 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1305M2 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1305M225C0045_1330_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: Honeywell International Inc. (UEI F9KYRN7FM2B7)
- Contract: 1305M225C0046, definitive contract
- Obligated: $313,000.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 21 offers received
- Link: solicitation number BAANWSRADARNEXT2024 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1305M2 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1305M225C0046_1330_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: The Tomorrow Companies Inc. (UEI JLSJELKGF299)
- Contract: 1305M226C0004, definitive contract
- Obligated: $899,189.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 21 offers received
- Link: solicitation number BAANWSRADARNEXT2024 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1305M2 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1305M226C0004_1330_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. (UEI JCBMLGPE6Z71)
- Contract: 1305M226C0007, definitive contract
- Obligated: $947,876.33
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 21 offers received
- Link: solicitation number BAANWSRADARNEXT2024 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1305M2 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1305M226C0007_1330_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: University of Oklahoma (UEI EVTSTTLCEWS5)
- Contract: 1305M226C0008, definitive contract
- Obligated: $649,579.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 21 offers received
- Link: solicitation number BAANWSRADARNEXT2024 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1305M2 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1305M226C0008_1330_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: The Regents of the University of Colorado (UEI SPVKK1RC2MZ3)
- Contract: 1305M226C0012, definitive contract
- Obligated: $599,447.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 24 offers received
- Link: solicitation number BAANWSRADARNEXT2024 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1305M2 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1305M226C0012_1330_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- December 20, 2024: Solicitation, due February 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST. Notice f033e387e6c146e8b9d88bca522c9da8. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f033e387e6c146e8b9d88bca522c9da8/view
- February 7, 2025: Solicitation, due March 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT. Notice 5056fe4f6b114938b99648c5af18617a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5056fe4f6b114938b99648c5af18617a/view
- February 10, 2025: Solicitation, due March 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT. Notice 512da81e82644b0d9706634aadbc7b9f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/512da81e82644b0d9706634aadbc7b9f/view
- March 21, 2025: Solicitation, due March 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT. Notice b1a0a1305441493cab7b2cfc5b812884. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b1a0a1305441493cab7b2cfc5b812884/view
- March 31, 2025: Solicitation, due April 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT. Notice ecc7248b30cf48a9952fd0404109cdc3. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ecc7248b30cf48a9952fd0404109cdc3/view

## Points of contact

- Holly A. Ferguson, holly.ferguson@noaa.gov
- Kevin J. Buum, kevin.j.buum@noaa.gov

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Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/baanwsradarnext2024.