This firm-fixed-price purchase order for $77,947 was awarded by the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR), a defense agency, to Vaisala Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer of meteorological observation equipment. The contract is for a Meteorological Observation System with a completion date of October 30, 2015. Vaisala has provided similar equipment and services to other federal agencies like NOAA, FAA, and DOD through prime and subcontracts, including radiosondes, ceilometers, wind sensors, and other instrumentation to support weather observation, forecasting, and climate monitoring activities. Vaisala also holds indefinite delivery contracts with NOAA and DOD valued up to $48 million to provide atmospheric sensors through 2032.