Definitive Contract 1305M226C0004
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- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $649,579 firm fixed-price contract to the University of Oklahoma on January 15, 2026, through a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) to develop standards and algorithms for supplemental radar considerations within the Radar Next Program. The contract, which carries no set-aside designation, will be performed in Norman, Oklahoma, with an ultimate completion date of January 31, 2027. This award emerges from NOAA and the National...
- This federal contract award is for a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Weather Service (NWS) to explore next-generation weather radar technology. The $911,240.19 firm-fixed-price contract was awarded to Raytheon Company to conduct research and development under the BAA Tier 1 program. The solicitation, which had no set-aside designation, sought proposals to understand technological capabilities, methodologies, and...
- This is a $239,942 firm-fixed-price definitive contract awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to the University of Oklahoma. The contract was issued under a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) seeking innovative research proposals for developing next-generation weather radar technology to replace the aging NEXRAD radar system. The contract has no set-aside designation. The research aims to explore capabilities and methodologies for a new weather radar network,...
- This is a firm-fixed-price definitive contract awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to Honeywell International Inc.'s Aerospace - Deer Valley OEM Division for $313,000.00. The contract supports the National Weather Service's (NWS) TIER 1 research and development efforts to explore weather radar technology for a future replacement program to the aging NEXRAD radar system. This award is part of a larger Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) which has no set-aside...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $3.4M firm fixed-price purchase order to The Tomorrow Companies Inc., a small business specializing in weather-related technology solutions, to conduct a Microwave Sounder (MWS) Pilot Study. Under this contract, The Tomorrow Companies Inc. will assess the quality and impact of commercially available microwave sounder observations and investigate the utility of microwave sounder products developed by commercial vendors for...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to EWR Radar Systems Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, to deliver one transportable C-band weather radar facility, with options for up to two additional transportable X-band weather radar facilities, for a total potential value of $4,578,750.00. The contract is in support of NOAA's fire weather and post-wildfire hydrology research objectives. The contract requires...
- This federal contract award was made by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation, for the BAA TIER 1 WEATHER RADAR TECHNOLOGY EXPLORATION FOR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. The $388,579.00 firm-fixed-price contract, awarded on July 15, 2025, is in support of the NWS's efforts to replace the aging NEXRAD radar system. The contract has an ultimate completion date of January 15, 2026. This award...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $1,766,758.10 firm-fixed-price delivery order to Radome Services LLC, a woman-owned small business located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The award is for NEXRAD WSR-88D radome inspection and engineering evaluation services at five National Weather Service (NWS) sites, as well as NEXRAD WSR-88D repairs at 10 NWS sites. The work is to be completed by September 18, 2026. This delivery order is part of a larger $9,999,999...
- This is a firm-fixed-price contract awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to Science & Technology Corporation (STC), a minority-owned small business, for a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) titled "TIER 2 PAPER-TO-PROPOSAL WEATHER RADAR TECHNOLOGY EXPLORATION FOR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE". The contract has a ceiling value of $519,478.15 and a completion date of September 30, 2026. This BAA solicitation aims to explore technological capabilities and...
- This is a $16,499,984.95 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to The Tomorrow Companies Inc., a for-profit small business. The contract is for the COMMERCIAL WEATHER DATA PILOT - DATA VALIDATION AND ASSIMILATION FOR PRECIPITATION RADAR CONSTELLATION WITH TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL (TRL) 9 CAPABILITY, which will be performed in Boston, MA. The contract has a period of performance through September 29, 2026. This contract was awarded under the Small...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $899,189 firm fixed-price contract to The Tomorrow Companies Inc. on January 15, 2026, to support the enhancement of the National Weather Service's radar network through evaluation of Tomorrow.io's commercial weather radar constellation. The contract, awarded under NOAA's Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Tier 1 program, runs through January 30, 2027, with work performed in Boston, Massachusetts. This award responds to NOAA and NWS's strategic initiative to develop next-generation weather radar technology capable of eventually replacing the aging NEXRAD system, which comprises 158 S-band Doppler radars that have exceeded their 20-year design life and face obsolescence risks by the mid-2030s. No set-aside designation was applied to this award. The Tomorrow Companies Inc., a recognized weather technology innovator with a strong track record of federal contracting across NOAA, NASA, and the Department of Defense, will evaluate the performance and impact of Tomorrow.io's commercial radar constellation as a potential complement or alternative to traditional government-operated radar infrastructure. This effort aligns with NOAA's broader phased modernization program (2023-2040) aimed at maintaining data continuity, improving forecast performance, expanding coverage to underserved communities, and leveraging emerging commercial capabilities in weather monitoring. The contract represents one of the anticipated 5-15 awards from the BAA, which allocated between $1-8 million total funding across selected proposals addressing innovative radar network concepts, data integration methodologies, and advanced technologies.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Broad Agency Announcement: Weather Radar Technology Exploration for the National Weather Service | BAA_NWSRADARNEXT2024 | Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Solicitation 1/1 | 12/20/24, 10:02 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $899.2k | 1/9/26 |