Sources sought

Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking (SARSAT) United States Mission Control Center (USMCC) Operations, Maintenance, and Technical Support

Notice type	Sources Sought: Market research. The agency wants to know who can do this work. Answering is free and can get the job set aside for small businesses.
Who's buying	Dept of Commerce Noaa, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Where	Suitland, Maryland
Deadline	Wed, Oct 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT (5 days left)
Who can bid	Open to any business (no set-aside)
Industry	NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology))
Solicitation #	SARSAT-OMS-SSN
Posted	Tue, Oct 13, 2026
Contact	Trang Tran, [email protected]

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From the notice

Operations, Maintenance, and Sustainment Support of the Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking (SARSAT) United States Mission Control Center (USMCC) Sources Sought Notice This Sources Sought Notice (SSN) is issued solely for market research purposes to identify capable small and large business entities and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Quotation (RFQ). This notice does not represent a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract, nor shall the Government incur any financial obligation for information submitted in response hereto. No claim against the Government may arise from a response to this SSN or from the Government's use of any submitted information. Failure to respond to this SSN does not prohibit participation in any potential subsequent solicitation. The information contained herein is subject to revision and imposes no binding obligation upon the Government. All submitted materials shall become the property of the Government and will not be returned. Any proprietary or copyrighted information included in a response must be explicitly marked as such. Requirement: This notice is issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information System (NESDIS), Office of Satellite and Mission Operations (OSPO) to identify sources capable of providing 24x7x365 Operations, Maintenance, and Sustainment Support of the Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking (

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