Contracting office · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA

DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA obligated $583.9M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 464 contract actions (+21% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was PERATON INC. ($144.5M).

Obligations · FY2026
$583.9M
Actions
464
New awards: 101
Sole-source
9.6%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 388.2MFY2017
  2. 394.2MFY2018
  3. 640.9MFY2019
  4. 333.5MFY2020
  5. 570MFY2021
  6. 498.2MFY2022
  7. 634.7MFY2023
  8. 657.5MFY2024
  9. 481.2MFY2025
  10. 583.9MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. PERATON INC.$144.5M25%
  2. EARTH RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY, LLC$101.4M17%
  3. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$55M9.4%
  4. GAMA-1 TECHNOLOGIES, LLC$42.4M7.3%
  5. DATA NETWORKS, INC.$25.2M4.3%
  6. GLOBAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, LLC$22.7M3.9%
  7. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION$22.4M3.8%
  8. ALPHA OMEGA INTEGRATION LLC$19.6M3.4%
  9. DIREKTORATET FOR ROMVIRKSOMHET$16.5M2.8%
  10. THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION$14.7M2.5%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. IT & telecom$405.9M69%
  2. Professional services$151.5M26%
  3. Facilities & utilities$10.5M1.8%
  4. Research & development$10.4M1.8%
  5. Construction & real property$3.2M0.5%
  6. Other equipment & supplies$2.7M0.5%
  7. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$4,3800.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Maryland$278.6M48%
  2. Virginia$157.6M27%
  3. Florida$55M9.4%
  4. North Carolina$30.7M5.3%
  5. Abroad$16.5M2.8%
  6. Alaska$13M2.2%
  7. Colorado$8.9M1.5%
  8. Massachusetts$8.8M1.5%
  9. California$6.6M1.1%
  10. Nevada$2.4M0.4%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition15%
    US 39% · $90.4M
  • Sole-source awards9.6%
    US 30% · $56.3M
  • Single-offer competitions5.8%
    US 8.7% · $34.1M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush21%
    US 6.0% · $124.8M
  • Undefinitized contracts1.4%
    US 5.0% · $8.4M
  • Time-and-materials pricing29%
    US 4.2% · $168.7M

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO DEVELOP THE GROUND SYSTEM THAT WILL SUPPORT NOAA S NEXT GENERATION GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE SERIES, GOES-R. THIS NEW SERIES OF SPACECRAFT, SET TO BEGIN LAUNCHING IN 2015, IS EXPECTED TO DOUBLE THE CLARITY OF TODAY S SATELLITE IMAGERY AND PROVIDE AT LEAST 20 TIMES MORE ATMOSPHERIC OBSERVATIONS FROM SPACE. THE CONTRACTOR IS TO DESIGN, DEVELOP, TEST AND IMPLEMENT THE GOES-R GROUND SYSTEM. THE GROUND SYSTEM WILL CAPTURE DATA FROM THE GOES-R SATELLITES, AND PROCESS AND DISTRIBUTE THE INFORMATION TO OPERATIONAL USERS.$1.8B
    L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.· Brevard County, FL· IT & telecom· Oct 11, 2016 – Apr 10, 2026· DOCDG133E09CN0094
  2. ENGINEERING SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT LEADING TO THE DELIVERY OF THE JPSS COMMON GROUND SYSTEM INSTRUMENT AND SUPPORT. THIS CONTRACT ACTION ABSORBS NASA'S CONTRACT ACTION NNG10XA03C.$606.7M
    RAYTHEON COMPANY· Arapahoe County, CO· IT & telecom· Aug 30, 2018 – Jul 1, 2026· 1332KP18CNEEJ0005
  3. LOW-EARTH ORBIT (LEO) GROUND SUSTAINMENT SERVICES (LGSS)$353.3M
    PERATON INC.· Fairfax County, VA· IT & telecom· Feb 17, 2023 – Sep 22, 2026· 1332KP23CNEEJ0001
  4. SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT (TASK ORDER 3) UNDER THE OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, AND SUSTAINMENT (OMS) IDIQ$188.8M
    EARTH RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY, LLC· Prince George's County, MD· IT & telecom· Mar 29, 2021 – Jul 14, 2026· 1332KP21FNEEB0011
  5. GGSS TASK ORDER 0002 - SUSTAINMENT SERVICES - 5 YEARS$175.1M
    L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.· Brevard County, FL· Professional services· May 11, 2023 – Aug 10, 2026· 1332KP23FNAAA0022
  6. NCCF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE FOR CLOUD DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION INITIATIVES$125.3M
    GAMA-1 TECHNOLOGIES, LLC· Prince George's County, MD· IT & telecom· Sep 9, 2022 – Sep 23, 2026· 1332KP22FNEEA0040
  7. CONTRACT FOR THE SPACE WEATHER FOLLOW ON (SWFO) ANTENNA NETWORK (SAN). SAN IS AN ANTENNA NETWORK AND RELATED CAPABILITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE SWFO-L1 MISSION.$86.7M
    KBR WYLE SERVICES, LLC· Howard County, MD· Other equipment & supplies· Apr 29, 2021 – Jul 13, 2026· 1332KP21CNAAA0003
  8. COMBINED DATA SERVICES$72.5M
    DIREKTORATET FOR ROMVIRKSOMHET· IT & telecom· Aug 8, 2022 – Aug 11, 2026· 1332KP22CNAAA0003

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.