RADOME INSPECTION, REPAIR, AND ENGINEERING SERVICES

This Sources Sought notice is for planning purposes only and is issued in accordance with RFO 5.101 provided at: https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-5#FAR_5_101. No solicitation document exists at this time. Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation on the part of the Government to procure these items or services or to issue a solicitation. In addition, the Government is under no obligation to pay for information submitted in response to this Source Sought notice, and responses to this notice cannot be accepted as offers. Any information that the vendor considers proprietary should be clearly marked as such. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), and Radar Operations Center (ROC), located in Norman, OK is conducting market research seeking information regarding capabilities for an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contact (IDIQ) to provide inspection, repair, and engineering services of WSR-88D radomes throughout 160 operational radar systems across the United States and at selected overseas locations. The Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) program is a joint effort of the Department of Commerce (DOC), the Department of Defense (DOD), and the Department of Transportation (DOT). The operational user agencies involved are the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS), the DOD’s United States Air Force (USAF) and the DOT’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The NEXRAD Program has deployed 160 operational Weather Surveillance Radars - 1988 Doppler (WSR-88D) weather radar systems throughout the United States and at selected overseas locations. The WSR-88D ROC located in Norman, OK has support management responsibility for these radars for the tri-agency NEXRAD program. Part of the support management responsibility associated with these radars is the maintenance of the radome structure in a fully…