Commercial Cloud-to-Ground (CG) Lightning Data Feed RFP
Posted
Oct 9, 2026
Oct 23, 2026
This is an active Sources Sought Notice—not a request for proposals or quotations—issued for market research by the Department of Commerce’s NOAA/National Weather Service, and it is not a grant program. The NWS seeks continuous, real-time commercial cloud-to-ground lightning telemetry delivered via AES-128 encrypted streams for integration with AWIPS, CIRRUS, and MRMS, with specified coverage, accuracy, detection, latency, and archiving requirements. Interested vendors are asked to submit a capability statement of no more than five pages by October 23, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. EDT; the notice states that proposals or quotes are not being requested at this time.
