Contracting office · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA

DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA obligated $913.6K on federal contracts in FY2026 across 69 contract actions (+9.7% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was THUNDERCAT TECHNOLOGY, LLC ($204.2K).

Obligations · FY2026
$913.6K
Actions
69
New awards: 36
Sole-source
35%
Small business
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 3.3MFY2017
  2. 1.6MFY2018
  3. 1.4MFY2019
  4. 2.1MFY2020
  5. 1.9MFY2021
  6. 2.4MFY2022
  7. 1.9MFY2023
  8. 1.1MFY2024
  9. 832.8KFY2025
  10. 913.6KFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. AB SCIEX LLC$29.7K3.3%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. IT & telecom$486.1K53%
  2. Equipment maintenance$253.8K28%
  3. Professional services$126.4K14%
  4. Facilities & utilities$20.7K2.3%
  5. Construction & real property$17K1.9%
  6. Education & social services$8,6600.9%
  7. Other equipment & supplies$1,6490.2%

Where the work was performed

  1. Virginia$284K31%
  2. South Carolina$155.5K17%
  3. Maryland$132.2K14%
  4. North Carolina$131.9K14%
  5. Wisconsin$95K10%
  6. California$52.2K5.7%
  7. Alabama$23.6K2.6%
  8. Ohio$19.9K2.2%
  9. Washington$10K1.1%
  10. Pennsylvania$9,6801.1%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition49%
    US 39% · $451.6K
  • Sole-source awards35%
    US 30% · $322.7K
  • Single-offer competitions14%
    US 8.7% · $128.9K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush9.8%
    US 6.1% · $89.5K
  • Undefinitized contracts1.1%
    US 5.0% · $9,989
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.0%
    US 4.2% · $0

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

Largest awards

  1. HEXAGON US FEDERAL, INC· Madison County, AL· IT & telecom· Apr 10, 2024 – Mar 3, 2026· 1333MG24F0006
  2. THUNDERCAT TECHNOLOGY, LLC· Fairfax County, VA· IT & telecom· Jun 16, 2026 – Jun 16, 2026· 1333MG26F0007
  3. THE ASSOCIATION OF STATE FLOODPLAIN MANAGERS INC· Dane County, WI· Professional services· Aug 20, 2026 – Aug 20, 2026· 1333MG26P0028
  4. THUNDERCAT TECHNOLOGY, LLC· Fairfax County, VA· IT & telecom· Jun 30, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026· 1333MG26F0009
  5. DH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.· Loudoun County, VA· IT & telecom· Sep 7, 2022 – Apr 6, 2026· 1333MG22FNCNP0018
  6. CARTRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC· Charleston County, SC· Equipment maintenance· May 30, 2023 – Jul 29, 2026· 1333MG23FNCNP0005
  7. GREEN BUILD USA LLC· Talbot County, MD· Equipment maintenance· Jan 9, 2023 – Feb 12, 2026· 1333MG23PNCNS0005
  8. PREMIER PUMP LLC· Charleston County, SC· Other equipment & supplies· Aug 18, 2025 – Feb 10, 2026· 1333MG25P0009

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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026.