On July 28, 2016, NOAA released a Request for Quotation (RFQ) in support of the NESDIS Commercial Weather Data Pilot. This RFQ was previously released in draft form for comment, and seeks on-orbit radio occultation data from commercial sources for…
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Industry Day on NOAA Commercial Weather Data Pilot
On July 7, NOAA/NESDIS hosted an industry day to discuss the Request for Quotation (RFQ) in support of the FY 2016 Commercial Weather Data Pilot. NESDIS officials fielded questions and comments on the draft solicitation prior to its finalization and…
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Posted in Commercial Space Solutions for NOAA, Data Buys
Posted in Commercial Space Solutions for NOAA, Data Buys
NOAA Releases Draft RFQ for Commercial Weather Data Pilot, Announces Community Engagement Event
On June 21, 2016, NESDIS released a draft Request for Quotation (RFQ) to support NOAA’s Commercial Weather Data Pilot. The draft RFQ is open for public comment through July 15, with initial comments/questions due July 1. The RFQ seeks on-orbit…
Tagged with: CWDP, industry day, radio occultation, RFQ
Posted in Commercial Space Solutions for NOAA, Data Buys
Posted in Commercial Space Solutions for NOAA, Data Buys
NOAA Issues RFI for Commercial Weather Data Pilot
Today, NOAA/NESDIS released a Request for Information (RFI) to support NOAA’s Commercial Weather Data Pilot. The RFI is the first step to bring radio occultation data from commercial companies to NOAA. The RFI seeks pre-launch data in order to facilitate…
Tagged with: CWDP, radio occultation, RFI, RFQ
Posted in Commercial Space Solutions for NOAA, Data Buys
Posted in Commercial Space Solutions for NOAA, Data Buys
NOAA Report to Congress on Commercial Weather Data Pilot
We posted a report on how NOAA plans to execute the Commercial Weather Data Pilot (CWDP) program. Based on the findings of recent market research and FAR processes (e.g., Requests For Information), NOAA has selected GNSS-RO as the most suitable…
Tagged with: Congress, CWDP, radio occultation, report
Posted in Commercial Space Solutions for NOAA, Data Buys
Posted in Commercial Space Solutions for NOAA, Data Buys
NESDIS Releases Draft Commercial Space Activities Assessment Process for Public Comment
The NOAA Commercial Space Policy and the NESDIS Commercial Space Activities Assessment Process are two steps of NOAA’s multi-step approach to engaging the commercial sector to ensure best use of commercial sector capabilities. NOAA has developed these documents as timeless…
NOAA Requests Funding Increases for Office of Space Commerce, Commercial Weather Data Pilot
The President’s Fiscal Year 2017 budget request for NOAA, released February 9, includes $2 million for the Office of Space Commerce, a $1.4 million increase compared to its current funding level. The funds will increase the capacity of the office…
Federal Register Notice of Final NOAA Commercial Space Policy
NOAA published an official notice in the Federal Register announcing the availability of its Commercial Space Policy. View notice at federalregister.gov NOAA also published a memo for the record explaining its adjudication of the comments received on the draft policy…
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NOAA Issues Commercial Space Policy
Today, NOAA issued its Commercial Space Policy, which sets a broad framework for use of commercial space-based approaches for the agency. The document, NOAA Administrative Order 217-109, establishes critical components for engaging with the commercial sector. Learn more The policy reflects public comments…
Presentation from December 7 Workshop
Here is the presentation delivered by Assistant Administrator Stephen Volz during yesterday’s public workshop on the NESDIS process for considering commercial satellite data. View PDF (2 MB) Also, as discussed, here is a link for more information about NOAA Commercial…