# NOAA Considers FY27 Cloud Modernization

NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS) is considering a combined cloud migration and modernization effort for FY27, but says no cloud-migration procurement is active. The potential acquisition may follow the model of the National Centers for Environmental Information’s OneGov cloud procurement. Separately, NOAA has issued an RFI exploring commercial support for operational satellite management and mission operations, creating a distinct market signal for firms in satellite operations and related services.

- Contractors preparing for the potential NESDIS effort should be able to demonstrate cloud migration and modernization, FedRAMP Moderate environments, large-scale data transfer, and AI-enabled data services.
- The NCEI OneGov acquisition provides a relevant procurement precedent; AWS ProServe is identified as its awardee. The source does not identify a solicitation date or contract value for the potential FY27 effort.
- The satellite-management RFI is a separate avenue from the cloud effort. Organizations with relevant commercial mission-operations capabilities can evaluate whether their offerings fit the RFI’s stated scope.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Cloud Services, Artificial Intelligence
**Published:** October 26, 2026

### Government Entities
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS)
- National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)

### Vendors
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) ProServe (Awardee)
- Spire (Prospective observational data supplier)
- Tomorrow.io (Prospective observational data supplier)

### Key Quotes
> One of the responsibilities of NESDIS and NOAA is that authoritative stamp of approval on the quality of the data that’s being provided and the quality of what we do.
> — Rick Miner, Acting chief information officer for NESDIS

### Sources
- [NOAA Considering FY27 Cloud Migration/Modernization Effort](https://www.executivegov.com/articles/noaa-nesdis-cloud-migration-modernization-rick-miner-nwave-adam-nemethy) - ExecutiveGov