$53,246,426

Department of Commerce·National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

ACTION DATE—·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_1332KP21CNEEO0002_1330_-NONE-_-NONE-

Award description

THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT AWARD IS TO PROVIDE DEVELOPMENT, DEPLOYMENT, AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT FOR NOAA'S SPACE WEATHER FOLLOW ON GROUND SEGMENT COMMAND AND CONTROL (SWFO GS C2) ELEMENT.

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In plain English

Develop and operate ground control systems for NOAA's Space Weather Follow-On satellite mission.

Sub-sectors

space-weathersatellite-operationscommand-control

Why this matters

Space weather monitoring is critical infrastructure for protecting U.S. power grids, communications, and GPS systems from solar events.

Supply-chain signal

Signals sustained demand for specialized satellite ground station hardware and software from defense contractors like L3Harris.

U.S.–China competition angle

Space weather forecasting capability is strategically important as both nations compete for space domain awareness and resilience against solar disruptions.

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Period of performance

Start

2021-02-04

End

2026-04-29

Status

expired15 days ago

Recipient

L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

UEI QM4EZDV15JL8

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