BPA Call 1333ND20ANB770016-1333ND22FNB770261

Media Barn, Inc. received a firm fixed price call order valued at $63,554.36 under its $6 million blanket purchase agreement (BPA) with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to provide Security and Privacy User Definitions Support. The contract, awarded on October 1, 2022, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2025, is issued against Media Barn's General Services Administration Multiple Award Schedule contract. This call order represents one of numerous task orders NIST has issued to Media Barn under the BPA for human factors and usability research services, which has generated over $700,000 in cumulative awards. The work will be performed in Arlington, Virginia, and no set-aside designation applies to this award.

Media Barn, Inc., a strategic digital agency specializing in human-centered design and user experience services, leverages its expertise in surveys and user research to support NIST's mission. The company's prior call orders under this BPA have focused on defining security and privacy concepts for end users, exploring cybersecurity terminology for non-experts, validating measurement scales related to trust in artificial intelligence, and researching public perceptions of AI privacy and security implications. This work directly supports NIST's efforts to advance cybersecurity standards and public understanding of emerging technology risks through evidence-based user research and human factors analysis.