- Country: USA
- Summary: IRIS/SIGMET Annual Support for the Program Branch in Norman, OK
- UST Ref No: 122789952
- Deadline: 31 Jul 2025
- Financier: Self Financed
- Purchaser Ownership: Government
- Tender Value: Refer Document
- Notice Type: Tender
- Document Ref. No.: 142082-25-0324
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The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Acquisition Division - Kansas City office intends to award, on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106(b)(1), with Vaisala Inc. in Louisville, CO a purchase order for IRIS/SIGMET Annual Support for the Program Branch in Norman, OK.
The Government intends to utilize the authority under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106(b)(1), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will satisfy agency requirements, unless, as a result of this announcement, acceptable responses to this notice are received and a determination is made by the Government to issue a competitive solicitation. The Government intends to award a purchase order to Vaisala Inc.
Sole Source Justification:
This software is unique and highly specialized. The ROC has invested many man years in the development, verification, and maintenance of the WSR-88D system based on the IFDR to ensure the highest data quality is available from the device to meet the mission of the radar to protect lives and property by supporting advanced severe weather warning for government meteorologists. The ROC has developed extension to the specialized Vaisala software to enhance WSR-88D system operation. No other software has this specialized level of development making it the required software for use in the radar. No other vendor makes compatible software updates and patches, or provides the advanced specialized and proprietary information about the IFDR.
Without this software and engineering support, there is increased risk of WSR-88D radar downtime. Without the software support the ROC may not be able to update the WSR-88D radar operating system to Redhat Enterprise Linux version 9. The operating systems must be updated, and regularly patched for the ROC to maintain the system ‘Authority to Operate-. This software support is needed to support the opera... - Documents:
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CLICK HERE TO LOGINIRIS/SIGMET Annual Support for the Program Branch in Norman, OK - USA Tender
The COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, a Government sector organization in USA, has announced a new tender for IRIS/SIGMET Annual Support for the Program Branch in Norman, OK. This tender is published on USARFP under UST Ref No: 122789952 and is categorized as a Tender. Interested and eligible suppliers are invited to participate by reviewing the tender documents and submitting their bids before the deadline on 2025-07-31.
The estimated tender value is Refer Document, and full details, including technical specifications and submission requirements, are provided in the official tender documents. Ensure all submissions meet the criteria outlined to be considered for evaluation.
