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J -- WSR-88D RADOME INSPECTION AND REPAIR SERVICES, SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING DATA SOL 52RANW000021 POC Jan Beer, 303/497-6320 E-MAIL: NOAA; MASC Acquisition Management Division, Brenda.S.Summers@noaa.gov. The U.S. Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS) intends to establish a Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Task Order contract for WSR-88D Radome Inspection and Engineering Evaluation Services, Installation and Repair Services, Supplies and Materials, and Engineering Data. The contract is anticipated to be awarded for a base year and four one-year options. GENERAL: The WSR-88D Operational Support Facility (OSF) has support management responsibility for the Weather Surveillance Radar -- 1988 Doppler (WSR-88D) radars for the tri-agency Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) program. Part of the support management responsibility associated with these radars is the maintenance of the Radome structure in a fully operational condition to ensure the mission of the tri-agency radar network of 158 operational and 8 non-operational radars can be continuously met. The WSR-88D Radome was designed and manufactured by L3 Communications-ESSCO. The Radome configuration is Model S38-90, Part Number 8531-1, CAGE:15175, and its associated subsystems whose design and engineering data is the proprietary property of the original equipment manufacturer (OEM), L3 Communications-ESSCO. Consistency in the radome configuration baseline is mandatory at all WSR-88D sites to sustain the quality of meteorological products generated as a result of the radar antenna sending and receiving signals at the specific frequency assigned to NEXRAD. It is necessary to periodically inspect the soundness of the radome and lightning protection system conditions at various WSR-88D sites, which are located throughout the continental United States (CONUS) and outside CONUS, that are exposed to extreme environments or have experienced a catastrophic event. Some radomes are located at remote mountainous sites that are only accessible at certain times of the year. Timeliness of inspection and subsequent repair are critical to restore the WSR-88D radome to its original operational condition. WSR-88D radars must be 96% operationally available to meet the diverse meteorological missions of the NEXRAD tri-agency partners. The Government does not own data rights to the engineering and maintenance data associated with the WSR-88D Radome. Consequently, the Government does not have permission to distribute engineering and maintenance data outside of the Government. Additionally, the Government does not have resources, either personnel, funding or facilities, to acquire, replenish and manage supplies and materials as Government Furnished Material (GFM). SPECIFIC: This proposed IDIQ contract provides for the initial WSR-88D Radome inspection and engineering evaluation services. Based on the results of these evaluation services, this contract provides for the WSR-88D Radome Installation and Repair Services for timely restoration of the inspected radome to its original condition, and WSR-88D Radome Supplies and Materials required for restoration of the inspected radome to its original condition. Finally, the work under this contract provides for the delivery of WSR-88D Radome Engineering Data and Engineering Change Proposals resulting from the inspection and engineering evaluation services in the event the current WSR-88D radome data and configuration identification cannot continue to support the requirements of the WSR-88D radar as it evolves in its life cycle. As a condition for award, offerors shall include in their proposal a letter from the OEM (L3 Communications-ESSCO) stating that the OEM will sell the required panels to the offeror, together with the proper statement concering availability of the proper manuals and the engineering and maintenance data associated with the WSR-88D Radome, Model S38-90, Part Number 8531-1, CAGE 15175. All supplies and materials must be in new condition and meet the OEM specifications. Solicitation is estimated to be issued o/a May 22, 2000 with proposals estimated to be due June 26, 2000. See numbered Note 26. Posted 04/12/00 (W-SN444257). (0103)

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