Single Source Determination - NWS Climatological Weather Observations
NOAA · DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 1305M325P0246 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 31, 2025Award NoticeBlue Hill Observatory & Science Center Inc. · $73KOpen
- Aug 31, 2025 · this noticeJustification (Sole Source)
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- The agency intends to buy without full competition. Read the justification for the reason and the named source.
What the notice says
See attached redacted single source determination for additonal information.
Who won similar work
9 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA), same product/service code (PSC) R427.
Single-winner award sizes (9): middle half $285K to $1.6M, median $1.2M; range $216K to $2.6M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| APEX COMMUNICATIONS, LLC | 2 | $1.4M | Sep 11, 2025 |
| SPIRE GLOBAL SUBSIDIARY, INC. | 1 | $2.6M | Sep 3, 2025 |
| FISHING VESSEL NORTH WIND, INC. | 1 | $2.3M | Jul 24, 2025 |
| PUBLIC SAFETY, COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF Lakewood CO 80215 USA | 1 | $1.6M | Aug 11, 2025 |
| WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD Madison WI 53713 USA | 1 | $1.5M | Sep 11, 2025 |
| PUBLIC SAFETY, COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF 9195 E. Mineral Avenue Centennial CO 80112 USA | 1 | $299K | Aug 7, 2025 |
| Kentucky Authority for Educational Television Lexington KY 40502 USA | 1 | $285K | Sep 24, 2025 |
| ACG SYSTEMS, INC. | 1 | $216K | Sep 12, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Sep 24, 2025Kentucky Authority for Educational Television Lexington KY 40502 USA$285KSynopsis of Contract Award_NOAA National Weather Transmitter Maintenance- Kentucky SitesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 12, 2025ACG SYSTEMS, INC.$216KR--Provide preventative & unscheduled transmitter maiNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 11, 2025APEX COMMUNICATIONS, LLC$1.2MSynopsis of Contract Award- NOAA National Weather Transmitter Maintenance- WyomingNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 11, 2025WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD Madison WI 53713 USA$1.5MSynopsis of Contract Award- NOAA National Weather Radio Transmitter Maintenance- WisconsinNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 5, 2025APEX COMMUNICATIONS, LLC$229KR--Award- Contract 1305M325C0038No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 3, 2025SPIRE GLOBAL SUBSIDIARY, INC.$2.6MR--SPIRE GLOBAL SUBSIDIARY INC.�GNSS-R Ocean SurfaceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 11, 2025PUBLIC SAFETY, COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF Lakewood CO 80215 USA$1.6MSynopsis of Contract Award- NWR Transmitter Maintenance Services in the State of ColoradoNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 7, 2025PUBLIC SAFETY, COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF 9195 E. Mineral Avenue Centennial CO 80112 USA$299KR--Contract 1305M325C0024- NWR WisconsinNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 24, 2025FISHING VESSEL NORTH WIND, INC.$2.3MR--FY 2026 PACIFIC VESSEL SERVICESNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 305 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.