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Department of Commerce·National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

to LYNKER CORPORATION

weather-climateexpiring · 45d· period of performance ends in 45 days
ACTION DATE2026-04-07·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_1305M224F0196_1330_1305M419DNCNA0018_1330
Award description

FUNDING PROVIDED FOR THE NEW TECHNICAL SERVICES CONTRACT IN SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL DATA BUOY CENTER. THIS CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT FOR FUNCTIONS SUCH AS ENGINEERING, MISSION CONTROL, PRODUCTION, LOGISTICS AND OPERATIONA

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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In plain English

Technical and management support for the National Data Buoy Center, including engineering, mission control, production, and logistics operations.

Sub-sectors
noaa-operationsbuoy-networktechnical-services-contract
Why this matters

The buoy network is critical infrastructure for weather forecasting, hurricane tracking, and climate monitoring across U.S. coastal and ocean regions.

Supply-chain signal

Sustains demand for marine instrumentation, data transmission systems, and specialized engineering services supporting NOAA's observational network.

U.S.–China competition angle

Strengthens U.S. ocean observation capabilities essential for weather prediction and climate science, areas where data superiority matters for disaster response and research leadership.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002284.

Period of performance
Start
2024-07-01
End
2026-06-30
Status
expiring · 45din 45 days
Sources

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