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Vaisala Inc.
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Vaisala Inc., of Louisville, CO, was obligated $98M in federal awards across the 4 fiscal years in which it reached the $1.0M listing floor (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $17M, of which $17M (100%) came through contracts.
That is down 16% on FY2025 ($20M).
Vaisala Inc. ranks 142 of 637 listed organisations located in CO by five-year obligations, and 5,624 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Transportation, Department of Commerce and Department of Defense: 24 awards worth $62M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 334519 (Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing), where it ranks 7 of 81 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $30,494,051 | $30,494,051 | $0 | — |
| FY2024 | $31,466,533 | $31,466,533 | $0 | +3% |
| FY2025 | $19,713,777 | $19,713,777 | $0 | -37% |
| FY2026 | $16,509,920 | $16,509,920 | $0 | -16% |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in CO | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $98M | $39B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $17M | $12B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $98M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $0 | $39B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 5,624 of 30,000 | 1 of 637 in CO | 1 |
Largest in state: State of Colorado - DEPT of Health Care Policy & Financing. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Transportation | 7 | $27M | 44% |
| 2 | Department of Commerce | 9 | $22M | 35% |
| 3 | Department of Defense | 8 | $13M | 22% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 334519: 7 of 81 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing.
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Boulder County, CO $25M · District of Columbia, DC $21M · Jackson County, MO $10.0M · San Diego County, CA $1.3M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | ContractDelivery Order | 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing | $8.8M | 20 Jul 2023 | MO | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | ContractDelivery Order | 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing | $6.7M | 28 Jun 2023 | CO | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | ContractDelivery Order | 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing | $5.0M | 20 Mar 2023 | DC | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | ContractDelivery Order | 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing | $3.4M | 21 May 2025 | DC | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | ContractDelivery Order | 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing | $3.3M | 12 Dec 2023 | DC | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | ContractDelivery Order | 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing | $3.1M | 9 Aug 2024 | DC | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | ContractDelivery Order | 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing | $3.1M | 30 May 2024 | DC | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing | $3.0M | 27 Sep 2024 | CO | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | ContractDelivery Order | 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing | $2.9M | 3 Apr 2026 | CO | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | ContractDelivery Order | 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing | $2.6M | 22 Jan 2025 | DC | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing | $2.5M | 28 Jun 2024 | CO | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing | $2.5M | 6 Sep 2023 | CO | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $8.8M, Department of Commerce, 20 Jul 2023: MODEL RS41-SGP 403 MEGAHERTZ RADIOSONDES AND BALLOON NOZZLES
- $6.7M, Department of Transportation, 28 Jun 2023: DELIVERY ORDER 10
- $5.0M, Department of Transportation, 20 Mar 2023: THIS IS DELIVERY ORDER 9
- $3.4M, Department of Transportation, 21 May 2025: NEW DELIVERY ORDER
- $3.3M, Department of Transportation, 12 Dec 2023: DO 11
- $3.1M, Department of Transportation, 9 Aug 2024: DO 14
- $3.1M, Department of Transportation, 30 May 2024: DO 13
- $3.0M, Department of Defense, 27 Sep 2024: MINI-DROPWINDSONDES
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Vaisala Inc. receive?
$98M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $30M; FY2024: $31M; FY2025: $20M; FY2026: $17M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Vaisala Inc.?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Transportation ($27M), Department of Commerce ($22M) and Department of Defense ($13M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing and NAICS 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing.
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: CO ($25M), DC ($21M), MO ($10.0M) and CA ($1.3M).
Is Vaisala Inc. a large federal recipient?
It ranks 5,624 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 142 of 637 located in CO. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.