Purchase Order 1333ND24PNB180427
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- This is a $2,099,957.61 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to the University of Texas at Austin Applied Research Laboratories (UT Austin ARL) for high-performance computing (HPC) service support. The award has an ultimate completion date of September 2, 2029. UT Austin ARL is a sophisticated research division within the University of Texas System that specializes in advanced technological research and development services for...
- This is a firm-fixed price purchase order awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian government agency, to the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) for an annual membership in the Construction Innovation Institute (CII). The contract has a ceiling value of $205,500.00 and a period of performance through June 30, 2028. The award does not utilize any set-aside designations. UT Austin is a prominent public research university that frequently competes for...
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a $249,999.90 firm fixed-price purchase order to the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) to provide digital storage devices. The award supports NIH's intramural research program by providing UT Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) computing and storage resources, specifically access to the Lonestar6 high performance computing system and Corral storage system. This procurement is not a...
- This federal contract award, issued by the Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is for the procurement of a high-performance computer (HPC) cluster with separately priced options for up to 12 additional compute nodes. The total potential value of the contract is $238,796.09. The contract was awarded to Id Technologies, LLC, a For Profit Limited Liability Company, as a Total Small Business Set Aside. The HPC cluster will provide computational resources...
- The University of Texas at Austin received a research grant valued at $207,084 from a civilian Shared Services Center with an award date of September 1, 2025, and an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2028. This grant supports the execution of a balanced science program developed in accordance with discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, administration priorities, and Congressional direction. The contract carries no set-aside...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a purchase order to Scienomics (UEI: PLQ3PLC2FD19) on July 1, 2026, for maintenance services related to the Scienomics MAPS system. This firm fixed-price contract, valued at $16,475, carries an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2027, and will be performed in Gaithersburg, Maryland, where NIST maintains its primary campus. No set-aside designation was used in this competitive procurement. The contract represents routine...
- Applied Research Associates, Inc., doing business as ARA Southwest Division, has been awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at two hundred five thousand one hundred one dollars and fifty-six cents ($205,101.56) by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency of the United States Department of Commerce. Under the terms of the award, ARA will provide hurricane wind speed modeling, mapping, and wind load analysis services to NIST. Performance will take place in...
- The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) awarded a delivery order contract to the University of Texas at Austin Applied Research Laboratories (UT Austin ARL) on September 13, 2021, with a ceiling value of $200,000 and an ultimate completion date of September 12, 2022. This cost-plus-fixed-fee contract was awarded without set-aside designations to support requirements through fiscal years 2017-2022, with performance taking place in Austin, Texas. UT Austin ARL, a division within the...
- This federal contract award, identified as 80NSSC20K1732, was made by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Texas at Austin Applied Research Laboratories (UT Austin ARL), a division of the University of Texas System. The $448,195.52 grant is for research related to multiple measurement techniques to recover a baseline, utilizing a low-gain receive system located near a permanent GNSS antenna and applying differential GNSS to...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $30,150 firm fixed-price purchase order to AFP Technology, Inc., a woman-owned small business based in Lakeway, Texas, for the upgrade and installation of a KLA G200 Nano-Indenter PC system with software. The contract, issued as OU73-25-NEW-142 on September 25, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of October 25, 2025, was awarded without a set-aside designation. The procurement was conducted as a sole-source acquisition...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian agency within the Department of Commerce, awarded a $250K time and materials purchase order to the University of Texas at Austin Applied Research Laboratories (UT Austin ARL) on September 3, 2024, for High Performance Computing (HPC) services. The contract, which runs through September 2, 2025, will provide external HPC capabilities including compute resources, data storage, and research software engineering support to augment NIST's on-premise HPC environment. The solicitation emphasized technical requirements for compatibility with NIST's software build environment, high-performance data storage systems, and support for the SLURM job scheduler, with evaluation criteria focused on computational capabilities, timeliness, pricing, user services, and IT security compliance. UT Austin ARL, a division of the University of Texas at Austin and a major research organization specializing in advanced technological development for federal agencies, was selected through open competition under NAICS code 541519 (Other Computer Related Services). No set-aside designation was used for this award. UT Austin ARL's selection reflects its established capabilities in providing sophisticated research and development services to federal agencies, building on its extensive experience supporting defense and civilian research initiatives. The contract supports NIST's mission to advance measurement science and standards while enabling continuation of critical research activities through augmented external computing infrastructure.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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High Performance Computing (HPC) Services | 1333ND24QNB180468 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Award Notice 2/2 | 9/3/24, 9:25 AM | |
High Performance Computing (HPC) Services | 1333ND24QNB180468 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Solicitation 1/2 | 7/22/24, 2:45 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P25001 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 4/8/25 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $250.0k | 8/28/24 |