This is a firm-fixed-price definitive contract awarded by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to Duke University, a private university, on August 1, 2016. The contract, titled "METREE ACCESS," has a ceiling value of $178,875.00 and an ultimate completion date of August 14, 2019. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Duke University's Office of Research Administration Division is the prime contractor, and the contract work is to be performed in Durham, North Carolina. The contract award demonstrates Duke University's capability to engage in cutting-edge research and development projects with potential applications in advanced technologies for defense and national security purposes, as evidenced by the university's previous work with agencies like the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).