Contracting office · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA

DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA obligated $314.3M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 516 contract actions (−28% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was BALFOUR BEATTY CONSTRUCTION, LLC ($33.2M).

Obligations · FY2026
$314.3M
Actions
516
New awards: 125
Sole-source
22%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 154.6MFY2017
  2. 184.4MFY2018
  3. 212.1MFY2019
  4. 281.1MFY2020
  5. 285.3MFY2021
  6. 262.1MFY2022
  7. 304.2MFY2023
  8. 455.8MFY2024
  9. 439.3MFY2025
  10. 314.3MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. BALFOUR BEATTY CONSTRUCTION, LLC$33.2M11%
  2. SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION$33M11%
  3. GAMA-1 TECHNOLOGIES, LLC$19.5M6.2%
  4. MANTECH ADVANCED SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.$15.2M4.8%
  5. MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY$14.6M4.7%
  6. GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.$10.5M3.4%
  7. OPTIV FEDERAL INC$10.2M3.3%
  8. UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ADVANCED INTERNET DEVELOPMENT$9.3M3.0%
  9. VERIZON BUSINESS NETWORK SERVICES LLC$9.1M2.9%
  10. ASRC FEDERAL DATA NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC$8.9M2.8%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. IT & telecom$193.3M62%
  2. Professional services$51.8M16%
  3. Construction & real property$44.7M14%
  4. Facilities & utilities$9.6M3.1%
  5. Other equipment & supplies$6.1M1.9%
  6. Equipment maintenance$6.1M1.9%
  7. Research & development$1.4M0.4%
  8. Health & medical$624.9K0.2%
  9. Transportation & logistics$486.7K0.2%
  10. Education & social services$118K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Maryland$160.5M51%
  2. Washington$42.7M14%
  3. West Virginia$24.4M7.8%
  4. Mississippi$14.9M4.7%
  5. New Jersey$12.6M4.0%
  6. District of Columbia$10M3.2%
  7. Virginia$9.6M3.0%
  8. Michigan$8.2M2.6%
  9. Hawaii$6.6M2.1%
  10. Indiana$6.5M2.1%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition27%
    US 39% · $86.1M
  • Sole-source awards22%
    US 30% · $67.9M
  • Single-offer competitions5.8%
    US 8.7% · $18.2M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush23%
    US 6.0% · $72.1M
  • Undefinitized contracts1.7%
    US 5.0% · $5.3M
  • Time-and-materials pricing20%
    US 4.2% · $61.3M

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

Largest awards

  1. TASK ORDER 0001 FOR WCOSS PHASE 1. BBA FUNDED$125.2M
    GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.· Prince George's County, MD· Professional services· Feb 13, 2020 – May 12, 2026· 1305M420FNWWA0037
  2. TO ACQUIRE THE PHASE 1 CONTINUED OPERATIONS, PART 1: FACILITIES AND UTILITIES FOR PHASE 1 MANAGED SERVICE SOLUTION FOR WEATHER AND CLIMATE OPERATIONAL SUPERCOMPUTING (WCOSS2) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ATTACHED PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS), DATED SEP$111.6M
    GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.· Prince George's County, MD· IT & telecom· Sep 24, 2024 – Jun 17, 2026· 1305M424F0236
  3. TO-40: RDHPCS - NESCC COMPUTE AND FILE SYSTEMS UPDATE$99.4M
    GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.· Marion County, WV· IT & telecom· Aug 27, 2024 – Sep 23, 2026· 1305M424F0170
  4. R&D HPCS TASK ORDER 0014 AWARD FOR SITE AND ENTERPRISE SUPPORT LABOR$47.1M
    GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.· Middlesex County, NJ· IT & telecom· Aug 27, 2019 – Jul 16, 2026· 1305M419FNAAJ0108
  5. CLOUD UTILITY SERVICES$43.3M
    SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION· Montgomery County, MD· IT & telecom· Jun 29, 2022 – Jun 23, 2026· 1305L422FNEEG0053
  6. IMS MAIN CALL FOR ACQUISITION AND GRANTS SUPPORT$41.1M
    IMSOLUTIONS, LLC· Montgomery County, MD· Professional services· Sep 21, 2023 – Sep 1, 2026· 1305M423FNAAA0150
  7. NESDIS ENTERPRISE CLOUD SERVICES TASK ORDER$39.6M
    SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION· Montgomery County, MD· IT & telecom· Mar 14, 2025 – Aug 13, 2026· 1305M425F0049
  8. NOAA CYBER SECURITY CENTER$36.3M
    MANTECH ADVANCED SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.· Taylor County, WV· IT & telecom· Apr 30, 2025 – Jul 30, 2026· 1305M425F0055

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.