February 29, 2024 — NOAA has selected 21 companies eligible for fisheries-related funding under a massive USD 8 billion (EUR 7.4 billion) program that will provide the agency a variety of professional, scientific, and technical support services.
The Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Program (ProTech) is the primary way NOAA contracts logistical support services. With the current set of ProTech contracts set to expire, NOAA has been working to replace them with ProTech 2.0 contracts across four domains: fisheries, satellite, weather, and oceans. Companies awarded ProTech 2.0 contracts will be eligible to receive orders from NOAA over the next five years, although the government has the option to extend those contracts another five years.