The Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration (EIA) awarded the EIA Omnibus Procurement IV (EOP IV) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to Z, Inc., a small business based in Greenbelt, MD. This multiple award IDIQ has a potential value of $253,401,517 and a period of performance through April 30, 2024. Under this contract vehicle, Z, Inc. has received numerous delivery orders to provide a range of technical, managerial, and project support services in support of EIA's data collection, analysis, and reporting on energy markets, technologies, and policies.
Specific task orders issued to Z, Inc. under the EOP IV IDIQ include: updating the National Energy Modeling System Transportation Module to incorporate fuel cell technology; analyzing and updating distributed generation, battery storage, and combined heat and power technology data for NEMS; providing electric generating unit technology cost and performance statistics; supporting EIA's data collection, analysis, and reporting activities; developing on-road vehicle battery cost and performance assumptions; and providing support services for EIA's base activities such as recurring publications and model/data system maintenance. These task orders range in value from approximately $200,000 to over $9 million and utilize various pricing arrangements including firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and time and materials.