The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a purchase order to Fathom Science, Inc., a minority-owned small business, on September 15, 2026, for GIS analyst services, computing costs, and indirect costs, with a ceiling value of $325,745.08 under a total small business set-aside.
Performance runs from September 15, 2026 through September 14, 2027 (base period), with an option year extending through September 14, 2028. Work is performed in Raleigh, North Carolina. The order procures enhancement and integration of NOAA's AI-based Neurocast system with advanced neural operator solutions—Geometry-Informed Neural Operator (GINO), Physics-Informed Transformer Neural Operator (PINTO), and Transformer Attention Mechanism—to enable operation across NOAA's Surge and Tide Operational Forecast System (STOFS) domains on large-scale unstructured mesh. The procurement was sole-source under FAR 6.103-1, with NOAA finding Fathom Science the only source capable of providing the required specialized services at the required quality level.