27-0002 NOAAPort Request for Information

**THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE**

**THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOR MARKET RESEARCH ONLY –

NO AWARD WILL BE MADE FROM THIS NOTICE. **

Sources Sought Notice (SSN) for Request for Information (RFI) No. 142083-27-0002 NOAAPort Replacement Capabilities

1. INTRODUCTION

The Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), Office of Mission Systems and Technology (MST) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to obtain information from industry in support of market research and acquisition planning for potential approaches to replace the capabilities currently provided by the legacy NOAAPort Satellite Broadcast Network (SBN). This RFI is being conducted in accordance with the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) Part 10, ‘Market Research,’ and RFO 15.101(c), ‘Requests for Information.’ The Government is seeking information to improve its understanding of available industry capabilities, technical and operational approaches, commercial solutions, market conditions, implementation considerations, and other factors relevant to the contemplated NOAAPort SBN replacement capability.
The NWS is interested in commercially available, cloud-based, terrestrial, satellite, hybrid, or other innovative approaches capable of distributing NWS data and products to a geographically dispersed user community with the reliability, availability, resiliency, performance, and operational continuity necessary to support mission-critical weather services. The NWS is also seeking information regarding approaches to establish, deploy, operate, maintain, scale, and evolve the replacement capability over its lifecycle, including the ability to efficiently incorporate new technologies, data products, users, and distribution methods as NWS requirements change. The replacement capability will need to support the exchange, ingestion, processing, and distribution of NWS data and products. The replacement capability will also need to interface and integrate with the NWS Hydrometeorological Interactive Virtual Environment (HIVE) application environment and the Centralized Integrated Real-Time Repository for Unified Services (CIRRUS) data environment through common internet protocols like APIs (Application Programming Interface) and/or MQTT (Message Queuing Telemetry Transport) protocols.
This RFI does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quotation (RFQ), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or other solicitation, nor does it represent a commitment by the