Purchase Order 1333ND21PNB640097

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $559,338 purchase order to Prometheus Computing, LLC, a women-owned small business, for content development and database maintenance services supporting Standard Reference Database 31, also known as the Phase Equilibria Diagrams database. This small business set-aside contract was awarded on February 25, 2021, following a solicitation posted on February 3, 2021. The contract employs labor-hour pricing and encompasses editorial and production work for the Phase Equilibria Diagrams database, a copyrighted resource jointly owned by NIST and the American Ceramic Society containing over 30,000 diagrams extracted from scientific literature. Work is performed at the contractor's facility in Palmyra, Pennsylvania, with an estimated total effort of 2,250 hours across five labor categories: literature editor, contributing editors, general editor, graphics editors, and managing production editor.

This no-cost modification extends the contract's period of performance through June 12, 2026, maintaining the original contract ceiling value. Prometheus Computing, a specialized federal contractor with expertise in database management and technical services for federal agencies since 2007, has established itself as a capable partner for NIST with a portfolio of approximately $3.2 million in federal contracts focused on database support and content development. The award supports NIST's mission to maintain and enhance critical scientific databases accessible to researchers and industry professionals, contributing to advancement in materials science and engineering disciplines.