Division of Information Systems

The National Science Foundation Division of Information Systems, a sub-agency of the civilian National Science Foundation, procures information technology services, infrastructure support, and systems solutions to sustain NSF's research funding operations and digital capabilities. The Division manages IT contracting across NSF's portfolio of research grants and administrative systems.

Since 2000, the Division has awarded 1,383 federal contracts totaling $1.15 billion in combined potential value, with $1.03 billion obligated to date. Award volume has declined significantly in recent years: 35 awards in 2021, 44 in 2022, 47 in 2023, 29 in 2024, and only 1 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent award closed on April 1, 2026.

Contract competition is highly fragmented by both award count and potential value among the top five primes over the last five years. Thundercat Technology, LLC leads by award count with 10 awards ($1.8 million potential value), followed by Software Information Resource Corp. with 9 awards ($1.5 million potential value) and Agility Technologies Inc. with 7 awards ($3 million potential value). By potential value, Directviz Solutions, LLC dominates with 7 awards worth $77.6 million combined, well ahead of NTT Data Services Federal Government, LLC at 3 awards ($16.4 million potential value). The top five primes by award count hold 31 percent of recent awards; the top five by potential value hold only 9 percent of combined potential value, indicating that most contract spending is distributed across the 296 distinct prime contractors in the portfolio. The disparity reflects heavy reliance on smaller transactional awards rather than large integration contracts.

The set-aside mix skews heavily toward unrestricted competition: 846 awards (61 percent) carry no set-aside designation. Small-business set-asides account for 227 awards (16 percent), while 8(a) sole-source awards comprise 196 awards (14 percent). Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, HUBZone, Competitive 8(a), and Woman-Owned Small Business collectively account for less than 9 percent of awards.

No recent contract opportunities are recorded in the digest. The sharp drop in award volume year-to-date and the absence of open solicitations suggest the Division's contracting pipeline may be inactive or paused at present.