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This is a request for an informational quote for tower shelter space. NOAA is seeking market information for lease renewal of tower and shelter space at seven locations supporting the National Weather Radio program. The request is justified as the only viable solution meeting technical specifications, cost-efficient, and avoiding unnecessary relocation expenditures. Interested parties should submit the attached informational quote request form. The notice is posted on SAM. gov.

This is a request for informational quotes for tower shelter space. The quotes are not formal offers and do not obligate the government. The government is seeking market information for continued use of tower and shelter space supporting national weather radio (NWR) operations in Denison, IA and Yakima, WA. Interested parties may express interest or request additional information by submitting an informational quote request form.

This notice outlines the requirement for commercial internet, wifi, and cable services at Blakeslee Air Force Recreation Area. The scope includes service provision throughout the area, utilizing existing infrastructure where possible. The contractor is responsible for identifying equipment installation requirements, including inground wiring, and ensuring equipment meets weather resistance standards. A performance schedule must be submitted within 10 calendar days of award, and installations cannot begin until approved. Utility maps may be provided upon request, but the contractor is responsible for confirming utility locations. An AF Form 103 (dig permit) is required prior to any inground work. Service restoration times are specified for various disruption levels. Installation must meet commercial, local, and international industry standards, military instructions, standards, policies, guidelines, regulations, and practices. The contractor must demonstrate service connections prior to government acceptance. Installation services are limited to normal duty hours, Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays. The contract will be awarded to a sole source provider (Charter Communications). The purchase is made under DAFMAN ****, non-appropriated fund contracting procedures.

The project involves vegetation removal at Menard Hodges Mounds in the Osotouy unit of Arkansas Post National Memorial. The work must be completed within 90 calendar days, inclusive of 15 weather days. The contractor must provide a safety and accident prevention plan, proof of arborist certification, proof of employee certification and training, job or activity hazard analysis, and proof of current vehicle registration and inspection within 5 days of award. The work will consist of removing overgrown hardwood forest and reintroducing native grasses on the mounds. Specific requirements include using aerial tree removal techniques, flush-cutting trees, leaving stumps in place, and protecting cultural and archaeological resources. The contractor must have a qualified site supervisor on-site, and all work must comply with National Park Service rules and regulations. The contractor is responsible for all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and other services necessary to perform the work. The contractor must provide temporary services, equipment, tools, and skilled labor as required. The contractor must provide preexisting condition, progress, and project completion photos in JPEG digital form within 7 days of being taken. The National Park Service reserves the right to conduct inspections prior to acceptance and approval of payment. The project area is 1 acre and approximately 35 trees need to be removed. The contractor must comply with all safety requirements, including those of OSHA, NFPA, and ANSI Z133. 1. The contractor must notify the contracting officer representative (COR) immediately in the event of a reportable accident. The contractor must provide temporary barriers to protect existing trees and plants outside the designated work area and root zones. Pneumatic tires are required, and pavement protection for vehicles over 10,000 GVWR is required in sensitive areas. The contractor must keep the project area neat, orderly, and in a safe condition. The contractor must dispose of waste materials and recycling legally outside the park. The contractor is responsible for any damage to park resources, including archaeological resources, by contractors' employees and/or equipment. The contractor must supply all needed water and generators. The contractor must provide sufficiently lighted and ventilated toilet facilities in weatherproof, sight proof, handicap accessible if required, sturdy enclosures with privacy locks. The contractor must provide ground protection mats to avoid any disturbance to cultural features. The contractor must stop work immediately if a tree inadvertently collapses or if bones or artifacts are exposed. The contractor must leave all bones and artifacts in place. The contractor must verify path to site and meet state and county road requirements and height restrictions for all park work access. The contractor is responsible for ground rehab such as rutting and turf damage. The contractor shall preserve and protect all existing vegetation such as trees, shrubs, and grass areas on or adjacent to trees being removed which do not reasonably interfere with work. The contractor shall be responsible for all unauthorized cutting or damage to trees and shrubs, including damage due to careless operation of equipment, stockpiling of materials or tracking of grass and other surfaced areas by equipment. The contractor shall not permit heavy equipment or vehicles or the stock piling of heavy materials off hard surface roads without the expressed permission of the COR. The contractor shall exercise reasonable measures to prevent or minimize soil erosion and pollution of water and other resources. All refuse, including garbage, rubbish, and solid or liquid wastes from the contractors operations shall be collected and stored in a sanitary, nuisance-free manner and disposed of in a state-approved sanitary landfill or as approved by the contracting officer. All equipment is to be inspected for leaks involving oil, grease, gasol

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) seeks a Commercial Antenna as a Service (Caaas) provider to support telemetry downlink and, optionally, southern hemisphere radiometric tracking of Swo satellites (swfol1 and sola). The contract period is from April 2026 to March 2031, with potential extensions. The primary place of performance is at the contractor's facilities, with additional locations including NOAA facilities. The service includes continuous global Xband telemetry downlink service to the swfol1 mission when not within view of NOAA ground stations. Options include Xband telemetry coverage to two Swo observatories at L1 simultaneously and Sband radiometric tracking from the southern hemisphere. The contractor is expected to participate in integration and test events. The service must comply with all applicable NOAA security requirements. The service must be available 99. 5% of the time over a 30-day average, including weather and failure impacts.