This is a firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to the University of Washington to conduct structural testing of slab-column and slab-beam-column connections for NIST's investigation into the 2021 collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida. The $1,271,803 contract requires the University of Washington to design, construct, instrument, load, and report on nine full-scale reinforced concrete slab-column specimens and two slab-beam-column specimens to determine strength, deformability, and failure modes. This work supports NIST's investigation to establish the likely technical cause of the building failure and recommend improvements to building standards, codes, and practices. The contract has a 12-month period of performance and does not have a set-aside designation.
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