GML plastic balloons

Active Purchase Order Awarded Last action

Contract number
1333MJ26P0039
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$91,855

Award facts

Opportunity
Contract value 100% obligated
$91,855.00 Current and potential, with all options
Completion date 48% complete
Current and potential, with all options
Contracting staff
NAICS code
334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
PSC
6660 Meteorological Instruments And Apparatus
Set-aside
Total Small Business
Competition
Competed under SAP · 2 offers Simplified Acquisition
Pricing
Firm Fixed Price
Place of performance
Arlington, VA 22202, USA

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

About this award

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a purchase order to Aerostar International, LLC for GML plastic balloons valued at $91,855.00 on August 19, 2026, under a total small business set-aside. Place of performance is Arlington, Virginia. The order covers 64 high-altitude plastic balloons for ECC ozonesondes used in South Pole ozone hole measurements. The balloons must be manufactured from linear, low-density polyethylene film capable of withstanding Antarctic conditions at temperatures as low as minus 80 degrees Celsius, with each balloon carrying a 2.8-pound package to a pressure altitude of 8 hectopascals. Ultimate completion is December 31, 2026. The procurement originated from solicitation 1333MJ26Q0036, a firm fixed-price RFQ posted August 3, 2026 with due date August 10, 2026, with award to the lowest-price technically acceptable offeror.

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract 1333MJ26P0039?

1333MJ26P0039 was awarded to Aerostar International, LLC by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Department of Commerce) on August 19, 2026.

How much is contract 1333MJ26P0039 worth?

The government has obligated $91,855 on 1333MJ26P0039.

Was contract 1333MJ26P0039 competed?

The extent of competition for 1333MJ26P0039 was competed under sap. The government received 2 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.

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