This is a $8,772,745.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract awarded by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to the National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI), a non-profit organization affiliated with the University of Nebraska System. The contract is for research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) services and does not have a set-aside designation.
NSRI is an organization focused on education, research, and supporting national defense priorities. It has been awarded over $100 million in prime federal contracts and task orders from agencies such as the Department of Defense, DTRA, and Department of Energy. The institute provides a wide range of services to federal agencies, including strategic deterrence analysis, chemical and biological defense research, medical countermeasure development, installation security studies, and technical assessments of emerging threats.
This contract award is part of NSRI's work under two significant indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicles - a $25 million IDIQ from the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration and a potential $92 million IDIQ from the Air Force Air Combat Command. These IDIQs cover a variety of research, analysis, and advisory services related to nuclear deterrence, chemical/biological defense, medical countermeasures, installation security, and emerging threat assessments.