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$40,201,136

Department of Commerce·National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

to RAYTHEON COMPANY

ACTION DATE2026-03-20·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_1305M224F0065_1330_DOCEA133W17CQ0082_1330
Award description

IGF CT IGF OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE (O&M) O&M IT SECURITY SUPPORT PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES FOR THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATIONS (NOAAS) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) ADVANCED WEATHER INTERACTIVE

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Operations, maintenance, and IT security support for NOAA's National Weather Service advanced weather systems.

Sub-sectors
noaa-weather-servicesnws-operationsit-infrastructure
Why this matters

Critical infrastructure for U.S. weather forecasting, severe storm warnings, and public safety—essential for emergency preparedness and economic protection.

Supply-chain signal

Raytheon provides systems integration and IT security services for NOAA's weather infrastructure; signals continued reliance on defense contractors for civilian weather operations.

U.S.–China competition angle

Weather forecasting and climate modeling are strategic capabilities; U.S. investment in advanced systems maintains competitive advantage in meteorological science and disaster response.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002281.

Period of performance
Start
2024-02-01
End
2026-08-31
Status
activein 106 days
Sources

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