NSF convergence accelerator track i "pfacts: faster solutions for forever chemicals"
Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 49100424C0005
- Awardee
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International Business Machines Corporation UEI U5MRJDKCL1D7 Part of International Business Machines Corporation
- Awarding agency
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Division of Acquisition and Cooperative Support
National Science Foundation
- Obligated
- $4,956,499
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- NSF Convergence Accelerator 2022 Cohort Phases 1 and 2 for Tracks H, I, and J Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Solicitation · NSFBAACA2202 · Posted Apr 5, 2022
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $4,956,499.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 89% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- Funding agency
- Division of Grants and Agreements National Science Foundation
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- PSC
- AJ11 General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Basic Research
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 5 offers Basic Research
- Pricing
- Cost No Fee
- Place of performance
- San Jose, CA 95120, USA
- Legislative mandates
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- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exercise an Option | $0 | |
| Exercise an Option | $0 | |
| Exercise an Option | $1,985,500 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $1,985,500 |
About this award
The National Science Foundation awarded a definitive contract to International Business Machines Corporation, IBM Research division, for the NSF Convergence Accelerator Track I project "PFACTS: Faster Solutions for Forever Chemicals" on February 26, 2024, with a ceiling value of $4,956,499 and an ultimate completion date of February 20, 2027.
This is an option exercise under a cost-no-fee pricing structure with no set-aside designation. The originating solicitation sought convergence research proposals through a two-phase Broad Agency Announcement; Phase 1 awards funded planning and team formation for one year at up to $750,000, while Phase 2 awards funded prototype development over two years at up to $5 million. Proposals were evaluated on intellectual merit and broader impacts, with acceptable submissions from for-profit businesses, non-profits, and institutions of higher education based in the United States.
Place of performance is San Jose, California. In fiscal year 2024, IBM Research invoiced $242,000 under this contract and self-performed all reported hours with no subcontractors.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 49100424C0005?
49100424C0005 was awarded to International Business Machines Corporation by Division of Acquisition and Cooperative Support (National Science Foundation) on February 26, 2024.
How much is contract 49100424C0005 worth?
The government has obligated $4,956,499 on 49100424C0005.
Which agency awarded contract 49100424C0005?
Division of Acquisition and Cooperative Support (National Science Foundation) awarded 49100424C0005, with funding from Division of Grants and Agreements (National Science Foundation).
Was contract 49100424C0005 competed?
The extent of competition for 49100424C0005 was full and open competition. The government received 5 offers.
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