Purchase Order 1333ND23PNB730576
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- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to provide geotechnical support services for the National Construction Safety Team (NCST) investigation of the 2021 Champlain Towers building collapse in Surfside, Florida. The award, valued at $991,289.50, has a base period through September 2023 with six subsequent six-month option periods. The sole-source award is based on the NIST Director's...
- This $44,381 firm-fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to the University of Florida (UF) Division of Sponsored Research for engineering services to support NIST's investigation into the Champlain Towers South collapse. The contract requires UF to conduct mechanical property tests on concrete cylinders provided by NIST, create new concrete cylinders from two mixtures, and perform additional tests to assess the strength of the material...
- 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...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), operating under the Department of Commerce, awarded a $322,000 firm-fixed-price purchase order to J.R. Harris and Company on February 26, 2026, for support services related to the National Construction Safety Team (NCST) investigation of the Champlain Towers South partial collapse in Surfside, Florida. This sole-source award was conducted under FAR Part 12 procedures without competitive bidding, with performance to be delivered in...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $237,810 firm fixed-price purchase order to Fluency Architecture & Design, PLLC, a small business contractor, on September 9, 2024. The contract involves developing a three-dimensional Building Information Model (BIM) of the pre-collapse Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida to support NIST's technical investigation into the building's partial collapse. The BIM must meet minimum Level of Detail 200...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $4.69 million firm fixed-price purchase order to Miami-Dade County Police Department-Station 3 on January 28, 2022, for evidence preservation services supporting the National Construction Safety Team's (NCST) investigation into the Surfside condominium collapse in Miami, Florida. This non-set-aside contract, with an ultimate completion date of April 27, 2025, leverages the county's established forensic and evidence management...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $198,717.50 firm fixed-price purchase order to Ya Engineering Services, LLC for invasive testing and evaluation of concrete quality via petrographic analysis related to the Champlain Tower South investigation. The contract, awarded on October 1, 2023, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2026, will be performed in St. Louis, Missouri. This procurement supports NIST's materials science and structural integrity...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to Geocomp, Inc., a foreign-owned for-profit organization, to provide geotechnical investigation support services for the Champlain Towers South National Construction Safety Team (NCST). The objective is to assess technical contributors to the site characterization, foundation design, construction, and condition at the time of the building's partial collapse in 2021. The contract has...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order worth $428,744.00 to Tourney Consulting Group LLC, a small business, to provide corrosion and concrete durability testing services in support of the investigation into the 2021 collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida. The contract scope includes conducting corrosion potential and rate measurements, concrete transport property testing, accelerated corrosion...
- This is a $92,105.41 firm fixed price delivery order contract awarded by the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA). The contract is for the collection of invasive testing data to support NIST's Champlain Towers South National Construction Safety Team (NCST) investigation. No set-aside designation was specified. ARA is the prime contractor and has subcontracted a portion of the work to Wiss, Janney, Elstner...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded Florida International University a $1.54 million firm fixed-price purchase order on September 29, 2023, to provide technical support services for the National Construction Safety Team's (NCST) evidence preservation project investigating the Champlain Towers South collapse in Florida. The contract, executed without set-aside designation, is scheduled for completion by October 28, 2026, and supports the NCST's multi-disciplinary investigation through subject matter expertise in social science research methodologies and emergency management. The award was issued as a sole source contract based on the specialized expertise of Dr. Nazife Emel Ganapati, who leads the social science evidence collection and analysis efforts. Under this contract, Florida International University engages Florida Atlantic University as a subcontractor, with Dr. Witkowski providing critical social science research support. Dr. Witkowski's responsibilities include attending investigative and evidence collection meetings, preparing and conducting stakeholder interviews (1.5 to 2.5 hours each) and focus groups (approximately 2.5 hours each), developing interview and focus group instruments with associated compliance documentation for Institutional Review Board and Office of Management and Budget approval, and assisting in the preparation of a codebook for social science evidence analysis. These activities support the NCST's comprehensive investigation of structural failures and related factors contributing to the building collapse.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Procurement of Technical Support for the National Construction Safety Team (NCST) Champlain Towers South (CTS) Investigation’s Evidence Preservation Project | 1333ND23QNB730412 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Special Notice 1/1 | 7/31/23, 5:16 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P26004 | Exercise an Option | $20.5k | 12/22/25 | |
| P24003 | Exercise an Option | $312.7k | 9/16/24 | |
| P24002 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 3/7/24 | |
| P24001 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 12/14/23 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $898.0k | 9/21/23 |