This is a $174,948.18 firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, to The Catholic University of America (CUA) for computer programming support services. The contract has a period of performance from June 9, 2015 to June 9, 2018, and does not have a set-aside designation.
CUA has been awarded multiple prime federal contracts and grants across a variety of scientific and research disciplines, including space science, atmospheric research, physics, engineering, and medical applications. The university leverages its academic and research capabilities to support initiatives at agencies such as NASA, the Department of Defense, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Energy. Specifically, CUA has developed AI algorithms and software for NASA, conducted ocean acoustics research for the Navy, and received grants from the Department of Energy to study nuclear physics.
In addition to this purchase order, CUA holds two significant federal contract vehicles - a $968,000 blanket purchase agreement with the Navy for ocean acoustics services, and a $147 million multiple-award IDIQ contract to provide educational services for the United States Naval Community College program.