14 WS Climate Software

55CONS intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to Prescient Weather Ltd. for access to their Weather Forecasting website. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes; however, interested parties who believe they can meet the requirements listed below may submit capability statements for consideration. Summary of Statement of Need The 14th Weather Squadron requires a weather forecasting solution with the following capabilities: Access to Climate Models: Sub-seasonal: ECMWF, CFS, GEFS, CMC, and JMA models. Seasonal: ECMWF, CFS, CanSIPS, UKMO, BOM, ECCC, CMCC, DWD, JMA, and Meteo France models. All models must be bias-corrected, calibrated to real-world physical limitations, and have anomalies calculated using the model’s own reforecast. Required Parameters: Air Temperature, Precipitation, Solar Radiation, Surface Wind, 500 mb heights, and Surface Pressure. Statistical Analysis Tools: The software must provide robust analysis features, including anomalies, ranks, calibrated probabilities, trend line climatology, trend analysis, percentiles, quantifiable verification, climate analogs, and run-to-run forecast progression. System and Usability Requirements: A simple, intuitive Graphical User Interface (GUI). On-demand access for at least 10 analysts. The ability to display images and maps. Capability to download GeoTIFF files for all parameters and models. This requirement will be awarded using RFO part 12 Simplified Procedures. The award will be made prior to 30 September 2026.

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• TSgt Jennifer Prestridge
  jennifer.prestridge.1@us.af.mil4022946393
• Ethan A Taylor
  ethan.taylor.22@us.af.mil4022322288