The nextor III program, is interested in acquiring services focusing on improving the aviation transportation community by: advancing new ideas and paradigms for aviation operations educating and…

Active Indefinite Delivery Contract Awarded Last action

Contract number
693KA920D00004
Awardee
Awarding agency
Task orders
38 $8,424,141 obligated

Award facts

Combined order value
  • $8,424,141 Current, with exercised options
  • $8,863,737 Potential, with all options
Last date to order 91% complete
IDV ceiling 35% used
$24,002,095.59
Award type
Single award
Who can order
Only the awarding agency
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Full and Open Competition · 1 offer Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Pricing
Cost No Fee

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

About this IDV

The Federal Aviation Administration awarded a single-award indefinite-delivery contract to University of Maryland, College Park, with a ceiling of $24,002,095.59, on May 27, 2020. The contract supports the NEXTOR III program, which focuses on advancing new ideas and paradigms for aviation operations and educating and training aviation professionals. Place of performance is College Park, Maryland, with subordinate performance locations in Washington, D.C.

The originating solicitation, posted September 26, 2019, sought research, analysis, and tool development services to improve the aviation transportation community through operational innovation and professional development. Period of performance runs through May 26, 2027. No set-aside was applied.

Delivery orders issued under this IDIQ span aviation operations research across multiple federal customers. Recent task orders include $145,000 (NASA, July 2026) for artificial intelligence and advanced analytics to estimate collision risk during departure and arrival operations; $100,000 (Federal Aviation Administration, May 2026) for FAA maintenance schedule optimization; $214,000 (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, February 2026) for the Drone Incursion Forecasting System Safety Management Transformation initiative, with University of California, Berkeley as subcontractor; $539,000 (September 2025) for National Airspace System equipment and system outages analysis (Phase IV); $248,987 (September 2025) for Section 765 regional airport capacity study; $59,999 (September 2025) for small aircraft runway length analysis tool (SARLAT); and $69,900 (December 2024) for Advanced Air Mobility 2025 research, with University of South Florida performing work on electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft operational impacts at Tampa International Airport. Orders carry cost-no-fee pricing and range from equipment outage analysis to weather modeling and aircraft safety decision-support tools, reflecting broad demand across transportation and defense agencies.

Description

The nextor III program, is interested in acquiring services focusing on improving the aviation transportation community by: advancing new ideas and paradigms for aviation operations educating and training aviation professional.

Task orders

Task order Ordering agency Obligated Awarded
Nextor III - AI & advances analytics to estimate collision risk during departure & arrival task order award 693KA926F00083 Headquarters (FAA) $145,000
Nextor III - FAA maintenance schedule optimization 693KA926F00045 Headquarters (FAA) $100,000
Nextor III - drone incursion forecasting system safety management transformation (ssmt) 693KA926F00015 Headquarters (FAA) $122,391
Nextor III - scheduling decision support tool for unmanned infrastructure tower site inspections 693KA926F00003 Headquarters (FAA) $110,000
Nextor III - small aircraft runway length analysis tool (sarlat) 693KA925F00118 Headquarters (FAA) $119,947
Nextor III - section 765 regional airport capacity study 693KA925F00129 Headquarters (FAA) $248,987
Nextor III - NAS equipment & system outages analysis - phase IV 693KA925F00133 Headquarters (FAA) $510,000
Advanced air mobility (AAM) 2025 693KA925F00038 Headquarters (FAA) $60,151
Ntap scheduling decision support tool for unmanned infrastructure tower site inspections 693KA925F00039 Headquarters (FAA) $188,775
Nextor system safety management transformation (ssmt) 693KA925F00023 Headquarters (FAA) $128,000
Issue task order for runway exit design model enhancements 693KA924F00182 Headquarters (FAA) $639,918
693KA924F00185 - wind coverage tool Headquarters (FAA) $99,999
693KA924F00168 - resilience, CDM, and air traffic flow management Headquarters (FAA) $78,748
Analysis of NAS phase III 693KA924F00003 Headquarters (FAA) $495,000
Nextor sarlat - small aircraft runway length analysis tool 693KA923F00125 Headquarters (FAA) $278,785
Nextor ATM air traffic flow management 693KA923F00132 Headquarters (FAA) $54,556
Nextor advanced air mobility (AAM) 693KA923F00149 Headquarters (FAA) $54,800
Nextor small aircraft PH3 693KA923F00097 Headquarters (FAA) $281,664
Nextor system safety management transformation (ssmt) 693KA923F00084 Headquarters (FAA) $145,000
Nextor local land use research 693KA923F00048 Headquarters (FAA) $151,933
Nextor impact of convective weather 693KA923F00028 Headquarters (FAA) $74,000
Air traffic 693KA922F00187 Headquarters (FAA) $98,994
Artificial intelligence and advanced analytics to estimate collision risk during departure and arrival 693KA922F00004 Headquarters (FAA) $1,313,780
Air traffic flow management: opportunities to improve system performance and adaptation to traffic flow management 693KA922F00050 Headquarters (FAA) $48,589
Analysis of NAS infrastructure phase II 693KA922F00021 Headquarters (FAA) $405,856
Air traffic flow management: opportunities to improve system performance and adaptation to a time based flow management… 693KA921F00203 Headquarters (FAA) $109,987
Ssmt (f & e) dashboard and common cause failures 693KA921F00164 Headquarters (FAA) $197,000
Ssmt OPS - operational support for isam 693KA921F00163 Headquarters (FAA) $94,273
Nextor III leveraging deep learning in understanding the impact of convective weather to airfield efficiency. 693KA921F00102 Headquarters (FAA) $132,064
Nrctor III improvement opportunities from miles-in-trail restrictions 693KA921F00048 Headquarters (FAA) $123,602
Nextor III analysis of NAS infrastructure sustainment as instructed by frequency of system and equipment outages. 693KA921F00028 Headquarters (FAA) $274,000
The purpose of this research is to develop capacity modeling factors for small aircraft operations at busy general… 693KA920F00175 Headquarters (FAA) $363,361
Nextor III runway exit probability tool. 693KA920F00187 Headquarters (FAA) $316,744
Research into aviation performance trends within the domestic united states, and regions/nations such as europe… 693KA920F00131 Headquarters (FAA) $348,390
The contractor must support the FAA with further improve air traffic management strategic planning initiatives along… 693KA920F00162 Headquarters (FAA) $120,000
The purpose of this research is to conduct a broad assessment of aircraft operational use and requirements as related… 693KA920F00161 Headquarters (FAA) $223,854
The purpose of this delivery/ task order 693KA9-20-f-00153 is to procure technical support services in support of… 693KA920F00153 Headquarters (FAA) $24,000
The contractor must support the FAA with further improvement to the global oceanic model to continue to support the… 693KA920F00134 Headquarters (FAA) $141,992
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Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Other Administrative Action P00017 · Nextor III - update the contracting officer of record in contract subsection g.1 from wanda mundy to jose a. Duran & establish contract subsection h.21 to… $0
Exercise an Option P00016 · Nextor III - option period 2 exercised $0
Other Administrative Action P00015 · Nextor III - AMS clause updates $0
Exercise an Option P00014 · Nextor III - exercise option period one $0
Other Administrative Action P00013 · Nextor 3 admin MOD - product service code change $0
Other Administrative Action P00012 · Nextor 3 admin MOD - COR change $0
Other Administrative Action P00011 · Nextor 3 admin MOD - CO change $0
Other Administrative Action P00010 · New COR $0
Other Administrative Action P00009 $0
Other Administrative Action P00008 $0
Other Administrative Action P00007 · Add COR $0
Other Administrative Action P00006 · Update contract clauses $0
Other Administrative Action P00005 · Add an authorized subcontractor, university of minnesota $0
Other Administrative Action P00004 · Add an authorized subcontractor, stony brook university $0
Other Administrative Action P00003 $0
Other Administrative Action P00002 · Change the contracting officer responsibility for nextor III. $0
Other Administrative Action P00001 $0
Original award $0
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Subawards

Subcontractor Amount Awarded
George Mason University NEXTOR III - AI & ADVANCES ANALYTICS TO ESTIMATE COLLISION RISK DURING DEPARTURE & ARRIVAL TASK ORDER AWARD FFATA: NEXTOR III: DO39: AI & Advanced Analytics $131,000
George Mason University NEXTOR III - FAA MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE OPTIMIZATION FFATA: NEXTOR III: DO 38: FAA Maintenance Scheduling Optimization $86,000
The Regents Of The University Of California NEXTOR III - DRONE INCURSION FORECASTING SYSTEM SAFETY MANAGEMENT TRANSFORMATION (SSMT) FFATA: NEXTOR III: DO37: Drone Incursion Forecasting System Safety… $108,391
The Regents Of The University Of California NEXTOR III - SCHEDULING DECISION SUPPORT TOOL FOR UNMANNED INFRASTRUCTURE TOWER SITE INSPECTIONS FFATA: NEXTOR III: DO 36: Scheduling Decision Support Tool… $110,000
The Regents Of The University Of California NEXTOR III - NAS EQUIPMENT & SYSTEM OUTAGES ANALYSIS - PHASE IV FFATA: NEXTOR III: DO34: Analysis of NAS Infrastructure Sustainment as Instructed by Frequency… $496,000
George Mason University NEXTOR III - SECTION 765 REGIONAL AIRPORT CAPACITY STUDY FFATA: NEXTOR III: DO35: Section 765 Regional Airport Capacity Study $234,987
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University NEXTOR III - SMALL AIRCRAFT RUNWAY LENGTH ANALYSIS TOOL (SARLAT) FFATA: NEXTOR III: DO 33: Small Aircraft Runway Length Analysis Tool (SARLAT) - Phase 3 $45,999
University Of South Florida ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY (AAM) 2025 FFATA: NEXTOR III: DO 32: Evaluating the Impact of eVTOL Operations on Airfield Capacity and Delay at Tampa International… $55,900
The Regents Of The University Of California NTAP SCHEDULING DECISION SUPPORT TOOL FOR UNMANNED INFRASTRUCTURE TOWER SITE INSPECTIONS FFATA: NEXTOR III: DO30: Scheduling Decision Support Tool for… $174,775
George Mason University NEXTOR SYSTEM SAFETY MANAGEMENT TRANSFORMATION (SSMT) FFATA: NEXTOR III: DO 31: System Safety Management Transformation (SSMT), Uncertainty Quantification for… $114,000
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University ISSUE TASK ORDER FOR RUNWAY EXIT DESIGN MODEL ENHANCEMENTS NEXTOR III: DO 29: Runway Exit Design Model (REDIM) Enhancements $625,918
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University 693KA924F00185 - WIND COVERAGE TOOL NEXTOR III: DO 28: Wind Coverage Tool Upgrade $85,999
George Mason University ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ADVANCED ANALYTICS TO ESTIMATE COLLISION RISK DURING DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL FFATA - NEXTOR lll: DO 16: Artificial Intelligence and… $1,300,155
George Mason University SSMT (F&E) DASHBOARD AND COMMON CAUSE FAILURES NEXTOR III: DO 12: Uncertainty Analysis and Common Cause Failures for the Integrated Safety Assessment Model $183,375
George Mason University SSMT OPS - OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR ISAM NEXTOR III: DO 11: Simulation-based Extensions and Operational Support for the Integrated Safety Assessment Model $84,375
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Quick answers

Who was awarded contract 693KA920D00004?

693KA920D00004 was awarded to University Of Maryland, College Park by Headquarters (Federal Aviation Administration) on May 27, 2020.

How much is contract 693KA920D00004 worth?

Orders under 693KA920D00004 have obligated $8,424,141. Their combined potential value, with all options, is $8,863,737. 693KA920D00004's own ceiling is $24,002,096.

How many orders have been placed under contract 693KA920D00004?

38 orders have been placed under 693KA920D00004, the latest on July 8, 2026.

Who can order from contract 693KA920D00004?

693KA920D00004 is a single award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.

Was contract 693KA920D00004 competed?

The extent of competition for 693KA920D00004 was full and open competition. The government received 1 offer.

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