AOC Airplane Calibrations According to SOW Tender, USA - 122550843

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: AOC Airplane Calibrations According to SOW

Deadline: 26 Jul 2025

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 122550843

Document Ref. No.: 140802-25-0561

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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Description

Background

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Aircraft Operations Center (AOC) at Lakeland, Florida, operates two Lockheed WP-3D aircraft in support of NOAA and national research. This statement of work is to provide Evaluation, Repair, and Calibration for three Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometers (SFMR) P/N SFMR2000-P Serial Numbers US001, US002, and US003.



The SFMR is a wing-mounted, remote sensing, scientific instrument that is flown on both NOAA WP-3D aircraft as well as each of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron-s WC-130J aircraft. The primary function of the SFMR is to derive surface level wind speed and rain rate in the tropical cyclone environment and does so through the measurement of brightness temperatures in six frequency bands from 4.6 to 7.2 GHz. The calibrated values of brightness temperatures are processed through a windspeed retrieval algorithm in real time and the values for surface level wind speed and rain rate are then generated.



A SFMR working group consisting of subject matter experts and stakeholders from across NOAA Line Offices convened during the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season and determined that, through thorough and careful quality assurance of SFMR surface level wind data compared to that derived from other sources (i.e. dropwindsondes, satellite, NOAA National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) buoys, etc.), SFMR brightness temperature behaviors were inconsistent leading to inconsistent SFMR surface-level wind retrievals.

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Objective

Evaluate, repair as required, and calibrate each of the NOAA AOC SFMR units (S/N: US001, US002, and US003). Provide AOC with three serviceable SFMRs as well as a set of calibration coefficients for each SFMR that, when used, will provide surface-level wind speeds and rain rates in a tropical cyclone environment.



Scope

Evaluate and Repair as Required, and Calibrate SFMR Serial Number ...
Active Contract Opportunity
Notice ID : 140802-25-0561
Related Notice
Department/Ind. Agency : COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF
Sub-tier : NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
Office: DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
Original Published Date: Jul 11, 2025 03:15 pm EDT
Original Response Date: Jul 26, 2025 12:00 am EDT
Inactive Policy: Manual
Original Inactive Date: Jul 27, 2025
Initiative: None

Classification
Original Set Aside: No Set aside used
Product Service Code: J016 - MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES
NAICS Code: 334511 - Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing

Place of Performance: Amherst, MA 01002 USA

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