Office of Information Resource Management

The National Science Foundation Office of Information Resource Management is a civilian sub-agency that procures information technology, infrastructure, and related services to support NSF's internal operations and grant administration. The Office operates within NSF's administrative structure and executes contracts on behalf of the agency.

The Office has awarded 118 federal contracts cumulatively since 2009, with $417.5 million in combined potential value and $402.4 million obligated (96% of potential). Recent activity has accelerated: the Office closed 1 award in 2020, 1 in 2021, 13 in 2022, 18 in 2023, and 7 through September 2024. Among 65 distinct prime contractors in the portfolio, competitive concentration by award count is fragmented—the top five capture 45 percent of recent awards—but concentration by value is highly fragmented, with the top five accounting for only 1 percent of combined potential value. This divergence reflects a portfolio dominated by smaller IT service and support contracts. Thundercat Technology, LLC leads by award count with 5 recent awards totaling $526 thousand in potential value, followed by Sterling Computers Corporation (5 awards, $183 thousand). CMA Technology Inc. holds the largest single contract at $4 million potential value, awarded in the last five years.

The set-aside mix shows 58 percent of awards with no set-aside designation. Small business set-asides account for 19 percent of awards (predominantly unspecified small business), 8(a) sole-source awards 14 percent, and HUBZone, woman-owned small business, and Indian small business set-asides each 2 to 3 percent. No recent contract opportunities are recorded in the source data for the Office, and no upcoming solicitations are listed against this sub-agency.