What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe U.S. Air Force seeks specialized software to display and analyze meteorological and weather forecasting data from WSR-88D Doppler Weather Radars, the AN/TMS-2 Portable Doppler Radar, and the RPCCDS service. The software must display, interrogate, and manipulate NEXRAD Level 2 and Level 3 data, automatically monitor real-time feeds without third-party converters, and comply with Air Force SDC, Army AGD, and DISA security standards. Vendors must deliver perpetual software licenses, ongoing product support, and minor updates for 80 full licenses and 590 upgrade licenses via a secure electronic download portal. The vendor must complete electronic delivery of all software binaries and license keys no later than 30 days after receipt of order. Deliverables must include transferable licenses that permit installation for authorized Air Force and Army personnel without requiring local administrative privileges. The provided text contains an RFI notice and does not state bidder eligibility requirements, submission methods, proposal submission deadlines, question or pre-bid deadlines, evaluation criteria, contract term lengths, or budget details.
Scope of work
- Display and interrogate NEXRAD Level 3 Data
- Display and interrogate super-resolution NEXRAD Level 2 Data
- Ingest data from AF NEXRAD Local Data Manager
- Display and interrogate data from AN/TMS-2 Tactical Weather Radar
- Display archived Level 2 and Level 3 radar data offline
- Provide 80 full perpetual software licenses
- Provide 590 software upgrade licenses
- Provide technical support, maintenance releases, and cybersecurity documentation
Minimum qualifications
- Full compatibility with Air Force Standard Desktop Configuration (SDC) and Army Gold Disc (AGD) environments
- Runs as a standard user without requiring local administrative privileges
- Compliance with DISA Application Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)
- FIPS 140-2/3 validated cryptographic modules for SFTP, HTTPS, and SSH protocols
- Approved for use on the Air Force Network (AFNET) and capable of maintaining an Authority to Operate (ATO)
Documents to include with your response
- Licensing verification mechanism description
- Software installation manuals, administration guides, and user manuals
- STIG compliance checklists
- Software vulnerability reports
- Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)
- SAST/DAST or automated vulnerability scan results
- Upgrade pricing model description
Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (Custom Computer Programming Services). This is not this requirement's award history.
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