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The commercial availability of remote sensing imagery, earth observations, and other satellite data makes it possible for some federal agencies to satisfy/augment mission requirements by purchasing data/services rather than designing, building, owning, and operating their own costly space systems.
In August 2024, NOAA released the summary of the results of the Space Weather Data Pilot conducted under NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) Commercial Data Program. In this Pilot, NOAA evaluated space weather parameters derived from procured …
In January 2025, NOAA/NESDIS completed a Phase 1 of the Radio Occultation (RO) Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) to assess constellation concepts for Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) RO capabilities, as the set of six COSMIC-2 …
On March 14, 2025, NOAA issued a Request for Information (RFI) soliciting information on commercial satellite environmental data and related capabilities available in the FY2026 through FY2032 timeframe that are currently on-orbit or planned to …
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On January 14, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves released a report on the Commerce Department’s commercial space accomplishments during his and Secretary Raimondo’s tenure. The report covers many achievements across multiple bureaus of the …
Today, NOAA released its Guidance for NOAA Commercial Data Buys: A Framework for NOAA Programs and Offices Conducting Commercial Data Buys. The document lays out the considerations, best practices, and guidelines which NOAA programs and …
On September 17, 2024, NOAA awarded contracts totaling $4,266,400 to purchase Microwave Sounder (MWS) data from two commercial satellite companies in support of new Commercial Weather Data Pilot (CWDP) studies. The first contract for $2,266,400 …
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On September 4, 2024, the NOAA Commercial Data Program awarded its fourth Delivery Orders under the Radio Occultation Data Buy II (RODB-2) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. NOAA awarded two firm-fixed-price contracts totaling $10,376,950 to …
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NOAA will host an online Commercial Data Program (CDP) Community Day on Thursday, September 26, 2024, at 1:00-2:30 p.m. EST. Register now at adobeconnect.com The focus of this community day is to provide a CDP …
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On July 15, 2024, NOAA released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Commercial Microwave Sounder Pilot to be conducted under its Commercial Data Purchase (CDP) program. View the RFP at SAM.gov Industry proposals are …
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On May 1, 2024, NOAA posted a Request for Information (RFI) for the on-ramping of additional vendors to the Radio Occultation Data Buy II (RODB-2) multiple award vendor Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) pool. Responses are …
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Today, NOAA awarded an eight-month Radio Occultation Data Buy II (RODB-2) Delivery Order-3 (DO-3) firm-fixed price contract to Spire Global Subsidiary Inc. NOAA will acquire 6,000 near-real-time global navigation satellite system (GNSS) radio occultation (RO) …
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On November 16, NOAA held an industry day to discuss its Commercial Data Program (CDP). Topics included the purpose, function, status, and plans of the Commercial Data Program, including operational data purchases and data pilot …
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On September 21, 2023, NOAA posted a Request for Information (RFI) for the on-ramping of additional vendors to the Radio Occultation Data Buy II (RODB-2) multiple award vendor Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) pool. View RFI …
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On Monday, September 18, 2023, NOAA awarded a Commercial Weather Data Pilot (CWDP) Ocean Surface Winds (OSW) Pilot contract to Spire Global Subsidiary, Inc. View award information on SAM.gov NOAA’s Commercial Data Program (CDP) supports …
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On November 16, 2023, NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) will host a Commercial Data Program (CDP) Industry Day from 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. EST, at the Silver Spring Civic Building …
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On August 1, NOAA issued a Request for Proposals in support of a Commercial Weather Data Pilot (CWDP) study related to ocean surface winds (OSW). The study will assess the quality and impact of commercially …
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Today NOAA released a Request for Information in support of a new Commercial Weather Data Pilot (CWDP) study. NOAA intends to issue one or more CWDP contracts for GNSS reflectometry data in support of ocean …
On Wednesday, April 12, 2023, NOAA awarded a 6-month Delivery Order-2 (DO-2) contract to Space Sciences and Engineering LLC (PlanetiQ) under the Radio Occultation Data Buy II (RODB-2) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. NOAA …
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On Monday, March 27, 2023, NOAA announced the awards of two Radio Occultation Data Buy II (RODB-2) Delivery Order 1-Test (DO-1T) contracts to Space Sciences and Engineering LLC (PlanetiQ) and Spire Global Subsidiary Inc. To …
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On Thursday, March 23, 2023, NOAA announced the award of the Radio Occultation Data Buy II (RODB-2) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts. NOAA has awarded two RODB-2 IDIQ contracts with a total maximum value of $59,312,954 million to …
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On March 15, 2023, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves delivered the Wednesday luncheon keynote speech at the SATELLITE 2023 conference in Washington, D.C. He provided an update on the Commerce Department’s progress in implementing …
Today Dr. Michael Morgan, NOAA Assistant Secretary for Environmental Observation and Prediction, delivered the Tuesday keynote speech at the SmallSat Symposium in Mountain View, California. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery. Good morning. …
Today, NOAA awarded a fifth and final Delivery Order under its existing Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for commercial radio occultation (RO) satellite weather data. An award was made to Spire Global Subsidiary, Inc. …
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Today, Wednesday, July 20, 2022, NOAA released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the second purchase of space-based commercial radio occultation (RO) data for use in NOAA’s operational weather forecasts. View RFP at SAM.gov The …
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