This is a firm-fixed price delivery order awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a civilian federal agency, to the Desert Research Institute (DRI), a division of the Nevada System of Higher Education. The contract has a ceiling value of $14,486.39 and a period of performance ending on August 31, 2018.
DRI, a non-profit research organization, provides specialized scientific and technical services to federal agencies through contracts and grants. This award likely involves DRI delivering environmental research, monitoring, and analysis services to support NOAA's mission. DRI has secured numerous prime federal contracts, including a $17.9 million IDIQ with NOAA for regional climate center services and a $7.4 million IDIQ with the National Park Service for carbon analysis. The contract does not utilize a set-aside. As the parent organization, the State of Nevada's Office of the Governor oversees the implementation of DRI's federal contracts and grants.