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$54,523,775

Department of Commerce·National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

to GLOBAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, LLC

weather-climateactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2020 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2020-09-21·LATEST ACTION2026-04-30·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_1332KP20FNEEA0030_1330_DOCST133017CQ0050_1330
Award description

BUSINESS OPERATION SUPPORT TASK ORDER AWARD

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: medium
In plain English

Ongoing operational support for NOAA's weather, climate, and ocean monitoring systems; latest obligation from a contract that began in 2020.

Sub-sectors
weather-forecastingocean-monitoringsatellite-operations
Why this matters

NOAA's weather forecasts and climate data are critical infrastructure for disaster response, agriculture, and aviation safety.

Supply-chain signal

Major contractor supporting NOAA likely engages cloud infrastructure, software development, and operational data systems vendors.

U.S.–China competition angle

U.S. weather satellite accuracy and climate monitoring are strategic advantages in disaster response and long-term planning; sustained investment ensures operational edge.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-06-09. Cost: $0.014609.

Period of performance
Start
2020-09-21
End
2027-03-20
Status
activein 263 days
Sources

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