Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Sources Sought Notice Precise Time and Astrometry Workflow Management
Deadline: 03 Apr 2026
Posting Date: 27 Mar 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 138562090
Document Ref. No.: N0018926RFI009
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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Subject to FAR Clause 52.215-3, entitled "Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes, " this announcement constitutes a Sources Sought for information and planning purposes for qualified and experienced sources to provide workflow management services to streamline operations, minimize errors, and maximize efficiency throughout the entire process chain, from R&D to the final dissemination of precise time and positional information across five functional areas in support of the United States Naval Academy (USNA). This is not a solicitation announcement for proposals and no contract will be awarded from this announcement. It is not to be construed in any way as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response. The Government plans to procure these supplies as Commercial Item as defined in FAR 2.101.
BACKGROUND:
The United States Naval Observatory (USNO) is responsible for the production and dissemination of Precise Time, Astrometry, and Earth Orientation Parameters (EOP) to the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) for use in navigation under DoD Instruction (DoDI) 4650.06. This mission includes development and dissemination of Precise Time and Astrometry data products to the DoD. USNO requires workflow development expertise to organize, optimize and manage the processes involved in in obtaining accurate time measurements, precise celestial observations, earth orientation calculation, and the associated networks (Precise Time and Astrometry Network).
The purpose of this contract is to develop and execute workflows that enhance productivity, maintain quality of USNO data products, and accelerate research to operations processes across all USNO activities. Additionally, Functional Area Workflow Managers will be tasked to develop processes that facilitate collaboration among multidisciplinary teams of scientists, engineers, and technicians, enabling them to work cohesiv...
Notice ID: n0018926rfi009
Department/Ind. Agency: dept of defense
Sub-tier: dept of the navy
Office: navsup flt log ctr norfolk
Product Service Code: r405 - support- professional: operations research/quantitative analysis
NAICS Code: 541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Inactive Dates: apr 18, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
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