Space Weather (Sw) Next Instruments Tender in USA - 101714429

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: Space Weather (Sw) Next Instruments for Geostationary Earth Orbit (Geo) and Highly Elliptical Orbit (Heo)

Deadline: 16 Jun 2024

Posting Date: 25 May 2024

Other Information

Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 101714429

Document Ref. No.: RFI-SWO-GEOHEOIns-2024

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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Tender Details

Description
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS), Office of Space Weather Observations (SWO) is soliciting information through this RFI to survey vendor interest and capabilities. Information received will be used in the preparation and support of the development of an acquisition strategy and for a potential, future release of a Request For Proposal (RFP) to procure, develop and fabricate instruments for the SW Next Program observations in geosynchronous (GEO) and highly eccentric orbits (HEO). For the purpose of this RFI, the notional launch date for both GEO and HEO observatories is 2032. The GEO observatory has a notional mission life of 7 years while that of the HEO observatory is 5 years. Prospective vendors may assume that the notional HEO orbit is a Tundra orbit.
The purpose of this RFI is to solicit vendor interest and capabilities to produce one or more of the instruments listed below on a satellite in GEO and/or HEO as indicated:
GEO In-situ particle (electrons, protons, ions) flux sensors Magnetometer Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) imager EUV irradiance sensor Photospheric magnetograph imager Heliospheric imager Ionosphere/Thermosphere (I/T) Imager HEO In-situ particle (electrons, protons, ions) flux sensor Magnetometer Auroral imager Please see attachment for additional details concerning Question/Comment deadline and submission instructions.
5/21/2024: Amendment 1 - includes updates to RFI details and requirements for submission. All changes are made in red. Please review updated RFI and Question/Answer documents attached.
5/21/2024: Amendment 2 - removes blank page of revised RFI. Also responds to additional questions received. Please review second set of Question/Answers document attached.
5/24/2024: Amendment 3 - Extends RFI due date. Also responds to final set of questions received. Please review third set of Question/Answers do...
Active Contract Opportunity Notice ID RFI-SWO-GEOHEOIns-2024 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: Sources Sought (Updated)

All Dates/Times are: (UTC-04:00) EASTERN STANDARD TIME, NEW YORK, USA

Updated Published Date: May 24, 2024 04:31 pm EDT

Original Published Date: May 06, 2024 09:49 am EDT

Updated Response Date: Jun 16, 2024 11:59 pm EDT

Original Response Date: Jun 07, 2024 11:59 pm EDT

Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date

Updated Inactive Date: Jul 01, 2024

Original Inactive Date: Jun 22, 2024

Initiative: None
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Place of Performance: USA

Documents

 Tender Notice

SWNext_GEO_HEO_Instrument_RFI_revised_5-24-2024.pdf

RFI-SWO-GEOHEOIns-2024--Question-and-Answer-Set-for-Amendment-3-Document-Final.pdf

RFI-SWO-GEOHEOIns-2024--Question-and-Answer-Set-for-Amendment-2-Document--Final.pdf

RFI-SWO-GEOHEOIns-2024--Question-and-Answer-Set-for-Amendment-1-Document--Final.pdf