Description
The National Weather Service (NWS) is seeking industry input on how to replace its legacy NOAAPort Satellite Broadcast Network (SBN) with a modern, cloud‑native, high‑throughput, low‑latency data distribution solution. The replacement must support at least 100 Mbps continuous throughput, near‑zero latency for life‑safety alerts, and 99.99 % availability, while integrating with NWS HIVE and CIRRUS via open standards such as APIs and MQTT. Respondents should outline technical architectures, migration strategies, security approaches, and preferred contract vehicles, and provide a rough order‑of‑magnitude cost estimate.
• Minimum sustained throughput ≥ 100 Mbps and high availability (≥ 99.99 %).
• Must interoperate with NWS HIVE and CIRRUS using APIs/MQTT and support both legacy and modern data formats.
• Provide a roadmap for parallel operation with the existing SBN until its planned deactivation on or before August 31 2027, including resilience and fallback options.
• Include recommendations on contracting models, potential federal contract vehicles, and small‑business set‑aside considerations.