Contracting office · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA

DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA obligated $980.1M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 1,797 contract actions (+37% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION ($136.4M).

Obligations · FY2026
$980.1M
Actions
1,797
New awards: 652
Sole-source
13%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 445.7MFY2017
  2. 451.6MFY2018
  3. 520.3MFY2019
  4. 546MFY2020
  5. 449.5MFY2021
  6. 557.8MFY2022
  7. 991.1MFY2023
  8. 991.9MFY2024
  9. 712.8MFY2025
  10. 980.1MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$136.4M14%
  2. JAG KETCHIKAN, LLC$102.5M10%
  3. NV5 GEOSPATIAL, INC.$56.4M5.8%
  4. ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC$40.3M4.1%
  5. KBR WYLE SERVICES, LLC$38.2M3.9%
  6. LYNKER CORPORATION$32.1M3.3%
  7. BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC$31.8M3.2%
  8. RAYTHEON COMPANY$29.2M3.0%
  9. WOOLPERT, INC.$29.2M3.0%
  10. THOMA-SEA MARINE CONSTRUCTORS, L.L.C.$24.3M2.5%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$324.2M33%
  2. IT & telecom$193.4M20%
  3. Professional services$164.5M17%
  4. Construction & real property$143.1M15%
  5. Other equipment & supplies$67.6M6.9%
  6. Equipment maintenance$43.4M4.4%
  7. Facilities & utilities$25.1M2.6%
  8. Research & development$11.6M1.2%
  9. Transportation & logistics$4.7M0.5%
  10. Education & social services$2.3M0.2%
  11. Fuel$111.6K0.0%
  12. Health & medical$81.9K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Maryland$224.7M23%
  2. Georgia$137.6M14%
  3. Virginia$121.2M12%
  4. Alaska$113.2M12%
  5. Florida$53.8M5.5%
  6. Mississippi$34.3M3.5%
  7. Louisiana$33.9M3.5%
  8. Ohio$30.3M3.1%
  9. Oklahoma$29.5M3.0%
  10. South Carolina$25.4M2.6%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition37%
    US 39% · $358.6M
  • Sole-source awards13%
    US 30% · $129.8M
  • Single-offer competitions23%
    US 8.7% · $228.8M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $460.4K
  • Year-end rush12%
    US 6.1% · $117.3M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.2%
    US 5.0% · $2.4M
  • Time-and-materials pricing13%
    US 4.2% · $122.6M

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

Contracts terminated for default: 1

Largest awards

  1. NOAA/OMAO_PRODUCTION OF UP TO FOUR (4) FULLY MODIFIED C130J AIRCRAFT$489.9M
    LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION· Cobb County, GA· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Sep 24, 2024 – Sep 10, 2026· 1305M224C0039
  2. DETAIL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF CLASS B VESSELS - NOAA$331.2M
    THOMA-SEA MARINE CONSTRUCTORS, L.L.C.· Terrebonne Parish, LA· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Jun 23, 2023 – Jul 13, 2026· 1305M223CNMAN0006
  3. PROCUREMENT OF G550 AIRCRAFT FOR NOAA AOC$251.6M
    GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORPORATION· Chatham County, GA· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Jul 16, 2019 – Sep 1, 2026· 1305M219CNMAN0018
  4. NOAA SHIP HENRY B. BIGELOW MODERNIZATION & REVITALIZATION PROGRAM (MRP) OR-FY26-02811$102.5M
    JAG KETCHIKAN, LLC· Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Jun 9, 2026 – Aug 17, 2026· 1305M226C0015
  5. 1305M225C0004 - OSCAR DYSON FSV MIDLIFE EXTENSION PROGRAM$96M
    JAG ALASKA INC.· Lincoln County, OR· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Jun 5, 2025 – Sep 25, 2026· 1305M225C0004
  6. RONALD H. BROWN MID_LIFE REFIT AND REPAIRS$77.8M
    BOLLINGER MISSISSIPPI REPAIR, LLC· Jackson County, MS· Equipment maintenance· May 5, 2022 – Aug 24, 2026· 1305M222CNMAN0006
  7. DESIGN BUILD CONSTRUCTION AT PIER ROMEO IN NORTH CHARLESTON SC.$67.3M
    MANSON CONSTRUCTION CO· Charleston County, SC· Construction & real property· Sep 21, 2023 – Jul 22, 2026· 1305M423CNAAJ0021
  8. TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: MGMT AND ADMINISTRATION FINANCE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH COASTAL PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION GEOSPATIAL DATA DEVELOPMENT AND MAPPING$57.1M
    LYNKER CORPORATION· Charleston County, SC· Professional services· Jul 9, 2021 – Aug 12, 2026· 1305M221FNCNP0096

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.