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$85,352,217

Department of Commerce·National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

to GUIDEHOUSE DIGITAL LLC

ACTION DATE·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_1305L219FNWWX0002_1330_HHSN316201200073W_7529
Award description

WEATHER CLIMATE AND COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES (WCCIS)

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Funds computing infrastructure and services for NOAA's weather and climate prediction systems.

Sub-sectors
data-centerweather-modelingclimate-computing
Why this matters

Critical infrastructure for national weather forecasting, climate research, and disaster preparedness capabilities.

Supply-chain signal

Signals demand for high-performance computing systems, data storage, and specialized software services supporting government meteorological operations.

U.S.–China competition angle

U.S. investment in domestic weather/climate computing infrastructure reduces reliance on foreign technology for critical national forecasting systems.

Generated by award_classification v1.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-14. Cost: $0.001269.

Period of performance
Start
2019-06-12
End
2024-06-11
Status
expired702 days ago
Sources

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