Purchase Order 6973GH26P00520

The U.S. government awarded a $43,790 firm fixed-price purchase order to Vaisala Inc. on December 5, 2025, for assets in support of the National Airspace System (NAS). The contract is scheduled for completion by January 23, 2026, and will be performed in Superior, Colorado. This award was issued without a set-aside designation and represents a child contract under a larger vehicle arrangement. Vaisala Inc., a foreign-owned manufacturer of specialized meteorological and environmental monitoring equipment based in Louisville, Colorado, has an extensive track record delivering weather observation technologies to federal agencies including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Defense (DOD), and NASA.

This purchase order supports the FAA's National Airspace System operations through Vaisala's portfolio of specialized instruments such as radiosondes, ceilometers, wind sensors, and automated weather stations. Vaisala maintains several significant Indefinite Delivery Vehicles with NOAA valued at over $97 million combined, including agreements for mini-dropwindsondes, ceilometers, and barometric sensors through various expiration dates. The company's involvement in this NAS-related contract aligns with its core business of providing critical weather observation and atmospheric monitoring infrastructure that supports aviation safety, weather forecasting, and research activities across multiple federal agencies.