Tender Details

Country: USA
Summary: Request for Information (RFI) for NOAA GEONETCast Americas (GNC-A) C-BAND Spectrum
UST Ref No: 127075649
Deadline: 10 Oct 2025
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Government
Tender Value: Refer Document
Notice Type: Tender
Document Ref. No.: RFI-GNC-A-2025
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Introduction
This is a Request for Information (RFI) and not a solicitation: Request for Quotations (RFQ) or Request for Proposals (RFP). The Satellite and Information Acquisition Division (SIAD) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)-s Acquisition and Grants Office (AGO) is conducting market research on the behalf of The Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), Office of Space and Product Operations (OSPO) and is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to gain further market research on current industry technical solutions in order to develop a technical roadmap, understand cost tradeoffs and risks associated with the loss of C-Band frequencies used by GEONETCast America (GNC-A) resulting from the auctioning of the C-Band spectrum under passed Law H.R. 1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act (see sect 40002).
From the law: “...completing a system of competitive bidding not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act for not less than 100 megahertz in the band between 3.98 gigahertz and 4.2 gigahertz from legislation.” Therefore, the auction shall be complete not later than July 4, 2027

GEONETCast Americas is a NOAA/NESDIS program that provides commercial, low-cost satellite broadcast public service, providing near real time distributed space based, air borne and in situ data, metadata and weather products to users in the Western Hemisphere. Without mitigation to the loss of C-Band frequencies in the United States used by GNC-A, disruption to the GNC-A Program objectives may result in data loss to users, existing hardware obsolescence, and potential impact on NOAA-s mission to protect life and property.
This RFI is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute a RFQ/RFP, is not a commitment for a RFQ/RFP in the future, and it is not considered to be a comm...
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Request for Information (RFI) for NOAA GEONETCast Americas (GNC-A) C-BAND Spectrum - USA Tender

The COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, a Government sector organization in USA, has announced a new tender for Request for Information (RFI) for NOAA GEONETCast Americas (GNC-A) C-BAND Spectrum. This tender is published on USARFP under UST Ref No: 127075649 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 2025-10-10.

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.