Northeast Regional Weather Records Center Services | NOAA

Executive Summary

NOAA is procuring services for the Northeast Regional Weather Records Center to support regional weather records needs. This contract is open to all qualified vendors.

Scope & Requirements

A. Geographic Scope

This contract is for the Northeast Regional Weather Records Center (NRWRC), which is composed of ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, WV, and DC.

The contractor providing the NRWRC capability to a region shall be physically located within the region and must serve all states, territories, and U.S.-affiliated islands in the region. An RWRC with unique capabilities may work with other RWRCs to meet user needs beyond its immediate region.

B. Program Scope

The NRWRC shall provide products and services to address regional weather records needs and issues in the context of NCEI’s broader environmental information responsibilities. This will include leveraging NOAA’s capabilities and expertise by transforming its satellite, in situ, radar, and paleoclimate data and products into regionally-tailored products and services, as appropriate, that meet the needs of users and partners and promote resilience and prosperity. The NRWRC will focus its work in four broad areas:

1. Regional engagement and user needs identification, in which the NRWRC will engage with industry, economic and environmental sectors, and public sector constituencies throughout each region to understand their long-term weather-related issues, needs, awareness, and capabilities.
2. Needs prioritization and product and tool provision, in which the NRWRC will adapt or develop, test, and sustain tools, products, and services meeting user requirements. To this end, they will support NCEI in the collection, understanding, adjudication and translation of user needs to requirements for future products and/or product modifications through regular contributions to NCEI’s requirements collection database tool.
3. Transitioning appropriate tools, products, and services to sustained NCEI operational states, in which the NRWRC will plan and execute transition projects that result in new or upgraded NCEI operational software, systems, products, services, and other capabilities.
4. Services in which the NRWRC will sustain activities supporting their mission of the provision of products and services as well as other NCEI regional and national needs.

Compliance & Qualifications

• Standard FAR clauses apply.

How to Prepare Your Bid

1. Engage with local stakeholders to identify specific regional weather-related needs.
2. Develop a clear plan for transitioning tools and services to operational states.
3. Ensure your proposal includes detailed user needs assessment and prioritization strategies.