Regional innovation clusters rics 2026
Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 47QACA26C0072
- Awardee
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University City Science Center UEI YSPFZM3BMUK4
- Awarding agency
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Federal Acquisition Service
General Services Administration
- Obligated
- $991,136
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Regional Innovation Clusters Solicitation · 47QACA26R0295 · Posted Aug 3, 2026
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $991,136.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 4% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Funding agency
- Office of Performance Management and the Chief Financial Officer Small Business Administration
- NAICS code
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- PSC
- R499 Support- Professional: Other
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 38 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Washington, DC 20416, USA
- Legislative mandates
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- Other statutory authority
- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The General Services Administration, procuring on behalf of the Small Business Administration's Office of Investment and Innovation, awarded a $991,136 definitive contract to University City Science Center on September 30, 2026, to establish a Regional Innovation Cluster involving public-private partnerships aligned with regional economic strengths and technology innovation.
The contract runs from September 30, 2026 through September 29, 2028. University City Science Center proposed a cluster focused on a priority industry from the solicitation list—Advanced Manufacturing, Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Supply Chains, Defense Industrial Base Technologies and Components, Energy and Critical Materials, Food Supply and Agricultural Systems, or Transportation and Logistics—at a designated geographic service area at the county level. The originating solicitation, posted August 3, 2026 with proposals due August 24, 2026, sought contractors to establish clusters involving federal, state, and local resources. Core performance components include cluster network maintenance in the target industry, small business support service delivery with focus on technology commercialization and business growth, cluster management and oversight, and quarterly and annual reporting on membership, capital obtained, innovation metrics, and regional economic impact. Pricing is firm fixed price. Place of performance is Washington, DC. NAICS code 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services); PSC code R499. The SBA anticipated awarding up to 10 single-award contracts with estimated values of $600,000 to $1 million over two years; this award falls within that range.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 47QACA26C0072?
47QACA26C0072 was awarded to University City Science Center by Federal Acquisition Service (General Services Administration) on September 30, 2026.
How much is contract 47QACA26C0072 worth?
The government has obligated $991,136 on 47QACA26C0072.
Which agency awarded contract 47QACA26C0072?
Federal Acquisition Service (General Services Administration) awarded 47QACA26C0072, with funding from Office of Performance Management and the Chief Financial Officer (Small Business Administration).
Was contract 47QACA26C0072 competed?
The extent of competition for 47QACA26C0072 was full and open competition. The government received 38 offers.
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