NWS NDS

Question 1

Is NDS a Major or Non-Major?

Answer 1

Non-Major

Question 2

What are the 3 steady state projects that make up NDS information dissemination projects?

Answer 2

1. The NOAA Weather Wire Service (NWWS)
2. The NOAA Weather Radio (NWR)
3. The NWS Internet Dissemination System (NIDS)

Question 3

Who is the NDS IT PM?

Answer 3

Craig Hodan

Question 4

Who is the NDS business process owner or SME?

Answer 4

Luis Cano

Question 5

Who is the NDS contracting specialist/ CO?

Answer 5

Catherine Perren

Question 6

What’s the CY & BY estimated costs?

Answer 6

CY 2016 - 5.2M

By 2017 - 5.2M

Question 7

In which year did the investment begin?

Answer 7

1970

Question 8

What is the type of contract/task order pricing?

Answer 8

A mix of Firm Fixed Price and Time and material.

Question 9

What is the only project for NDS called out in the B. 1 Project table?

Answer 9

WRIP - WRIP was completed in 2013. Craig (PM) has indicated there are new projects to add.

Question 10

What are the objectives/ expected outcomes for Weather Radio Improvement Project (WRIP)?

Answer 10

Consolidate the NWR/NWWS core functions into the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPSII) and deploy WRIP NWWS end-user services.

Question 11

What does NDS stand for?

Answer 11

NOAA/NWS/NWS Dissemination System (NDS)