58 -- DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM

Notice Date

April 20, 2001

Contracting Office

U.S. Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/OFA/AGFS/AMD -- OFA51, 1305 East West Highway -- Station 7604, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910

ZIP Code

20910

Solicitation Number

52-DGNW-1-90019

Response Due

June 29, 2001

Point of Contact

Greg Smith, 301-713-0823, x118, or by fax at 301-713-0806

E-Mail Address

click here to contact the Contracts Office at NOAA (Gregory.N.Smith@noaa.gov)

Description

The NOAA/National Weather Service (NWS) has a requirement to acquire a Doppler weather radar system to enhance areas of inadequate coverage identified within the present national weather radar network. This Doppler weather radar system shall use data acquisition schemes and produce data compatible with the NWS weather radar network. NOAA/NWS expects to award a contract to assemble and operate a remotely controlled 10cm (S-band) weather radar having a beamwidth of one degree and meteorological signal detection capability to display reflectivity to a range of 460km and velocity to a range of 230 km. Ancillary requirements will include data acquisition, signal processing, and remote meteorological display equipment. The solicitation will contain requirements and options for site installation, operator training,equipment maintenance for up to 8 years following installation and acceptance, and a radar data output interface to a government supplied meteorological analysis terminal. NOAA/NWS will host a site visit/pre-proposal conference on or about May 17, 2001 at the installation site which is in the Evansville, Indiana, area. Offerors desiring to attend are requested to contact Mr. Greg Smith at (301)713-0823, x118, to make arrangements. When available, the solicitation will only be available via NOAA/AMD''s web site at http://www.rdc.noaa.gov/~amd/ All interested parties are invited to submit a proposal in response to this announcement. See Notes 12 and 26.

Web Link

click here to download the solicitation when available (http://www.rdc.noaa.gov/~amd/)

Record

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