The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) a $1.2 million firm fixed price delivery order contract for talent acquisition services. Under the terms of the order, IBM will provide staffing support to NIST through July 2022 in Washington, D.C. No major subcontractors or set aside designations were identified. NIST is the measurement standards laboratory of the U.S. government, with the mission of promoting U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness. This contract will likely support NIST's efforts to hire technical experts across its programs in areas such as cybersecurity, advanced manufacturing, and health IT standards development.