Road Weather Information System

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Base Support Branch (AFLCMC/PZIBB) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) intends to award a sole source contract to Vaisala Inc. for the Road Weather Information System (RWIS). The system consists of proprietary equipment and software that collects data from atmospheric sensors and sensors buried in the runway pavement, and then transmits it to a Central Processing Unit (CPU). The contract will include the upgrade of a second Remote Processing Unit (RPU) and the installation of three in-pavement sensors. The sole source justification is due to Vaisala Inc. being the only company that holds the proprietary rights to the hardware and software currently used by the Government. • The contract will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Commercial Purchase Order. • The applicable NAICS code is 811310, which has a small business size standard of $12.5 million. • The contract includes a base year (nine months) and four option years for the current contract. • The agency requires the installation of an additional two in-ground pavement sensors and one in-ground subgrade sensor into runway locations coordinated with 88 OSS personnel. • The agency also requires the upgrade of the second RPU from LX to RWS200 hardware, re-utilizing the currently installed infrastructure as much as possible.