Radome Inspection, Repair, And Engineering Services

Due: 7 days leftSources SoughtOpen to allOK

What: Inspection, repair, and engineering services for WSR-88D radomes at 160 weather radar sites across the United States and selected overseas locations. Five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. Buyer: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service, Radar Operations Center Where: Norman, OK Deadline: October 30, 2026 to respond to this sources sought notice Who can bid: Any responsible business may bid, including large companies. This is full and open competition with no small-business set-aside. Key requirements: Not stated in the notice summary Check before bidding: (1) Full Performance Work Statement and specific technical requirements for radome inspection and repair; (2) Insurance, bonding, and any required certifications or licenses Next step: Submit a capability statement to the buyer showing your company's experience and understanding of WSR-88D radome services by October 30, 2026. Include company name, address, NAICS code, SAM registration, and contact information.

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Buyer: NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
Place of performance: Norman, OK
Response deadline: Friday, October 30, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
NAICS code: 561210
Contracting contact: Taylor Wisneski · taylor.wisneski@noaa.gov

Original description

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 operational condition to ensure the mission of the tri-agency radar network can be continuously met. Timeliness of radome repairs, both routine as well as catastrophic failure replacement, is critical to the mission of the WSR-88D radar system. The WSR-88D Radome was designed and manufactured by L3 Communications - ESSCO (Formerly Electronic Space Systems Co.) and is known today as CPI ESSCO. The radome configuration is Model S38-90, Part Number 8531-1, and its associated subsystems whose design and engineering data is the proprietary property of the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). Consistency in the radome configuration baseline is mandatory at all WSR-88D sites to sustain the quality of the meteorological products generated as a result of the radar antenna sending and receiving signals at the specific frequency assigned to NEXRAD. Changing the characteristics of the S38-90 radome engineering design would adversely impact the quality of meteorological products produc