Commercial Data Program (CDP) Microwave Sounder (MWS) Data Buy
NOAA · DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 1332KP26R0007 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
*Updated 04/02/2026 to include the Question & Answer (Q&A) Form attachment for ease of submission for questions. **************************************************************************************** This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 1332KP26R0007 is issued as a request for proposal (RFP) to acquire commercial, near-real-time MWS radiance data, incl… (show all)
uding optional hyperspectral observations, from on-orbit MWS systems. This acquisition is a full and open competition, RESERVED for one small business concern. Proposals are required to be received in the contracting office no later than 2:00 P.M., Eastern Time on April 22, 2026. Questions related to this RFP are due no later than 2:00 P.M. Eastern Time on April 10, 2026. All proposals must be emailed to the attention of Suzanna Espinoza, Contracting Officer at: suzanna.espinoza@noaa.gov and Cherron E. Bennett-Pettus, Contract Specialist at: cherron.bennett-pettus@noaa.gov. See Attachments for further details.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA), same product/service code (PSC) DF10 and NAICS 518210.
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $2.5M to $3.8M, median $2.6M; range $2.5M to $7.3M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUON SPACE INC | 2 | $5.0M | Jul 31, 2026 |
| THE TOMORROW COMPANIES INC. | 1 | $7.3M | Jun 18, 2026 |
| ORBITAL MICRO SYSTEMS, INC. | 1 | $2.7M | Jun 18, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Jul 31, 2026MUON SPACE INC$2.5MCommercial Data Pilot (CDP) Program � Wildfire Imagery Pilot StudyNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 31, 2026MUON SPACE INC$2.5MD--Wildfire Imagery Pilot (Muon Space)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 18, 2026ORBITAL MICRO SYSTEMS, INC.$2.7MCommercial Data Program (CDP) Microwave Sounder (MWS) Data BuyNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 18, 2026THE TOMORROW COMPANIES INC.$7.3MCommercial Data Program (CDP) Microwave Sounder (MWS) Data BuyNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 3 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) since 2024 (2 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 304 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.