Indefinite Delivery Contract 1305M222DNWWG0002
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- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce, awarded an Indefinite Delivery Contract to Vaisala Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer of specialized weather and environmental monitoring equipment. The single-award contract, valued up to $9.85 million through September 2028, enables NOAA to issue delivery orders for Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) barometers and related meteorological instrumentation....
- Graw Radiosondes GMBH & CO. KG, a German-based manufacturer of meteorological instrumentation, holds a Single Award Indefinite Delivery Contract with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a civilian federal agency, valued at $7.16 million with an ultimate completion date of November 30, 2027. The contract was awarded on August 2, 2018, with no set-aside designation. The primary deliverable under this indefinite delivery vehicle is radiosondes—specifically DFM-17 (403...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a civilian federal agency, has awarded a single-award indefinite delivery contract to Vaisala Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer of weather and environmental monitoring equipment, valued up to $1,637,790 over a five-year period. This contract, awarded in September 2022, enables NOAA to efficiently procure repair and maintenance services for its extensive network of weather monitoring instrumentation, including assets such as...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded Vaisala Inc. a single award indefinite delivery contract with a potential value of $48,792,583.24 to provide Meteorological Mini-Dropwindsonde instruments. Under the contract, Vaisala has received five firm fixed price delivery orders totaling $4,107,574.24 to supply Mini-Dropwindsondes to NOAA and the Department of Defense Air Force from various locations in Colorado between October 2022 and October 2032. The Mini-Dropwindsondes are...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a civilian federal agency, awarded Vaisala Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer of specialized weather and environmental monitoring equipment, a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) valued at up to $1,218,723.20. This IDC, which does not have a set-aside designation, is for the delivery of temperature and relative humidity (TRH) sensors to support NOAA's meteorological data collection and climate monitoring...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to Graw Radiosondes GMBH & CO. KG on October 15, 2021, with a ceiling value of $29.5 million and an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2031. The IDC procures DFM-17 403 megahertz radiosondes and related meteorological instruments to support NOAA's National Weather Service operations and Radio Frequency Migration Project. Graw Radiosondes, a foreign-owned manufacturer of...
- This Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) was awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a civilian federal agency, to Vaisala Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer of specialized weather and environmental monitoring equipment. The $38.6 million BPA has an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2026 and was issued under NOAA's Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract vehicle. The first task order under this BPA, valued at $2,085,616, is for the delivery of 104...
- The indefinite delivery contract (IDC) DOCDG133W03CN0062 was awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to Vaisala Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer of specialized weather and environmental monitoring equipment. The $0 ceiling value contract, awarded on February 10, 2005, is for the delivery of new 1680 MHz (ART) Type IIA radiosondes and reconditioned radiosondes to support NOAA's weather observation and forecasting activities. Vaisala, which has a...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a civilian federal agency, awarded a $2,807,250 single-award indefinite delivery contract to R.M. Young Company LLC, a small business manufacturer of professional meteorological instruments. The contract, which runs through June 2028, is for the provision of commercial off-the-shelf radiation shields compatible with sensors used in NOAA's Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) network of 960 global weather stations. This contract...
- This Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a civilian agency, to Vaisala Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer, procures approximately 187 ice-free wind sensors to support the Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) program. The single-award BPA has a ceiling value of $748,000.00 and a period of performance from September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2026. Two task orders have been issued under this BPA to date. The...
- 1305M222DNWWG0002Indefinite Delivery Contract
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract to Vaisala Inc. with a ceiling value of $24.26 million and a performance period extending through September 30, 2031. The contract, awarded on October 19, 2021, procures RS41-NG radiosondes for the National Weather Service's weather observation programs. Radiosondes are balloon-borne meteorological instruments that measure atmospheric temperature, pressure, humidity, and wind data, transmitting collected information via radio to ground receivers for integration into weather forecasting models. The contract incorporates a non-availability waiver for the Vaisala RS41-NG model, which was reviewed and determined consistent with policy by the Office of Management and Budget. No socioeconomic set-aside was utilized for this procurement. The contract vehicle updates unit pricing to account for duty-related costs and incorporates Federal Acquisition Regulation Clause 52.229-3 regarding foreign trade restrictions. As of the available task order data, NOAA has issued thirteen delivery orders under this Indefinite Delivery Contract, collectively valued at approximately $7.4 million, procuring over 47,000 RS41-NG radiosondes across multiple delivery orders. These task orders were awarded between November 2021 and July 2025, with performance locations split between Finland (manufacturing) and Grandview, Missouri (distribution/assembly), and ultimate completion dates ranging from May 2022 through October 2025. All delivery orders were issued on a firm fixed-price basis without set-asides. Vaisala Inc., a foreign-owned manufacturer of specialized meteorological instrumentation based in Louisville, Colorado, serves as the prime contractor and has established itself as a key supplier to NOAA, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Department of Defense for weather observation and atmospheric monitoring equipment through multiple indefinite delivery contracts and blanket purchase agreements.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P26006 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 11/19/25 | |
| P25005 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 4/28/25 | |
| P23004 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 7/26/23 | |
| P23003 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 5/1/23 | |
| P23002 | Funding Only Action | $0 | 2/8/23 |
Name | Description | Awardee | Potential Value | AwardDate | CompletionDate | Updated At |
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Delivery Order 1305M222DNWWG0002-1305M225F0134 | Vaisala Inc. | $561.2k | 4/22/25 | 7/22/25 | 4/22/25 | |
Delivery Order 1305M222DNWWG0002-1305M224F0030 | Vaisala Inc. | $1.1m | 1/9/24 | 7/6/24 | 1/9/24 | |
Delivery Order 1305M222DNWWG0002-1305M224F0228 | Vaisala Inc. | $576.0k | 6/3/24 | 9/30/24 | 5/30/24 | |
Delivery Order 1305M222DNWWG0002-1305M224F0427 | Vaisala Inc. | $133.3k | 8/29/24 | 11/29/24 | 8/29/24 | |
Delivery Order 1305M222DNWWG0002-1305M225F0047 | Vaisala Inc. | $541.7k | 1/1/25 | 5/1/25 | 12/18/24 |