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How to respond to NOAA’s Ground Station as a Service notice
What NOAA is buying
NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service plans a firm-fixed-price contract for scalable satellite-to-ground communication services. The stated magnitude is $7 million to $10 million.
Services include ground-station site certification, telemetry downlinks, and satellite commanding. The work supports missions including COSMIC-2, KOMPSAT-5, and PAZ.
Key date and what the deadline means
The notice was published October 21, 2026. The response deadline is November 5, 2026, at 3:00 PM ET.
This is a notice of intent to award sole-source, not a request for competitive bids or quotations. A capability statement submitted by the deadline may be considered to help NOAA decide whether to conduct a competitive procurement; the decision not to compete is at the Government’s discretion.
Who this opportunity may suit
This notice is relevant to firms that provide satellite-to-ground communications, telemetry downlink, satellite commanding, or ground-station certification services.
Interested sources need to demonstrate the technical capability, active international spectrum licenses, and host-nation authorizations needed to meet the Government’s technical objectives.
How to respond
Submit a capability statement or response electronically by email to Contracting Officer Ms. Trang Tran at [email protected], with a courtesy copy to Contracting Specialist Ms. Markita Simmonds at [email protected]. The response should clearly demonstrate the required technical capability, active international spectrum licenses, and host-nation authorizations.
For questions, issues, disagreements, or recommendations, contact the Contracting Officer. To view the opportunity on the portal, click “View original source.” If the first click opens the portal homepage, click it again to go to the bid. A free account may be needed to view documents.
Prepare a focused capability statement
Organize the statement around the notice’s stated needs: site certification, telemetry downlink data services, and satellite commanding data services. Explain clearly how your capabilities relate to those services.
Identify relevant licenses and host-nation authorizations and make their status clear. Keep claims specific and supportable, and check that the statement and email are complete before submitting.
See the live bid — deadline, agency details, and how to respond
Dates and requirements can change via addenda; always verify on the bid page and at the original source before responding.
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