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On March 14, 2025, the Office of Space Commerce issued a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) requesting white papers that could lead to proposals and funded research to enhance and advance space situational awareness (SSA) and …
On January 24, 2025, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) placed an order valued at $4.8 million to service the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). TraCSS is the civil space situational awareness system …
On November 25, 2024, NOAA awarded a contract to Slingshot Aerospace, Inc., of El Segundo, California, to provide the website and user experience, or Presentation Layer, for the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). TraCSS …
The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) is seeking sources for a system integrator for future iterations of the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS), including cloud infrastructure and provisioning services. The deadline for response has …
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On October 1, 2024, NOAA hosted a virtual industry day to provide interested industry partners an update of the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) and obtain feedback on the subsequent contract that will evolve …
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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Today the Office of Space Commerce (OSC) released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Presentation Layer (user interface and user experience) of the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). View the RFP at SAM.gov …
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On July 18, the Office of Space Commerce (OSC) posted a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Presentation Layer of the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). View the draft RFP at SAM.gov Questions …
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Total investment in commercial SSA data, services for project reach $15.5M Today the Office of Space Commerce (OSC) announced a one-month extension of its ongoing Consolidated Pathfinder project in support of the Traffic Coordination System …
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NOAA announces the award of a $15.5 million contract to Parsons Corporation of Chantilly, Virginia, for system integration and cloud management services for the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). View press release at NOAA.gov
NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce (OSC) has placed new orders for space situational awareness (SSA) services with two U.S. commercial companies. The service orders will support OSC’s Consolidated Pathfinder project that will inform the development …
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The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) announces an opportunity for commercial space situational awareness (SSA) companies to participate in OSC’s Consolidated Pathfinder project. Through its partnership with NASA, OSC is preparing to place a new …
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Today, NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce (OSC) announced the start of a commercial pathfinder project in support of its Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). To execute the pathfinder, OSC placed orders with three U.S. …
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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 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 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 December 5, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s NOAA took a step forward in its plans to provide space traffic coordination services to commercial and civil satellite operators operating in the increasingly congested orbits …
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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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