Notice of Intent: Sole Source Acquisition Space Data Association Membership
ID: REQUIREMENTS-25-1620Type: Special Notice
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COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OFNATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATIONDEPT OF COMMERCE NOAASILVER SPRING, MD, 20910, USA

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Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (519290)

PSC

IT AND TELECOM - DATA CENTER PRODUCTS (HARDWARE AND PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE) (7C20)

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https://sam.gov/opp/76e3b5fbd41e4909b5fe5c04dd616810/view
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    The Department of Commerce, specifically the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), intends to award a sole source contract to Space Data Association Limited for the renewal of NOAA’s Space Data Association Membership. This membership is critical for accessing unique services such as operational ephemerides quality checks, conjunction data analysis, and facilitating communications between satellite operators, all aimed at reducing collision risks for NOAA assets in space. The estimated value of this acquisition is $25,000, and interested vendors who believe they can meet the requirements are encouraged to submit documentation to Lillie Joseph at lillie.joseph@noaa.gov or Mario Gray at mario.gray@noaa.gov by the specified response deadline.

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