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Contract number
DOCSB134114CQ0052
Awardee
Awarding agency
Task orders
14 $2,200,856 obligated

Award facts

Opportunity
Combined order value
  • $2,200,856 Current, with exercised options
  • $2,218,377 Potential, with all options
Last date to order 100% complete
IDV ceiling 40% used
$5,500,000.00
Award type
Single award
Who can order
Only the awarding agency
Set-aside
Total Small Business
Competition
Competed under SAP · 3 offers Simplified Acquisition
Pricing
Firm Fixed Price

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

About this IDV

Written by GovTribe AI ·

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a Total Small Business set-aside Indefinite Delivery Contract to Fors Marsh Group LLC, a certified B Corporation headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, with a contract ceiling of $5.5 million and a period of performance from September 24, 2014 through March 23, 2020. The IDV encompasses usability and security support services for functions supporting NIST's research and development initiatives. Fors Marsh Group, which specializes in research, market research, strategic communications, program evaluation, and customer experience solutions, was positioned to provide comprehensive analytical and technical support across multiple task orders under this vehicle.

The contract generated thirteen delivery orders totaling approximately $1.9 million in actual task order awards, reflecting diverse research and support requirements across NIST's operations. Task orders focused primarily on usability testing and evaluation services, password security research initiatives, survey data collection and analysis, and support for public safety communications research. Specific delivery orders included support services for NIST's Information Technology Laboratory Youth Password Project ($208,071.85), a quantitative survey study ($263,986.80), a first responders study ($319,982.90), and various usability testing efforts ranging from $29,928 to $467,012. Work was performed primarily in Arlington, Virginia and Gaithersburg, Maryland, with most orders utilizing firm fixed-price pricing structures. The task orders executed between August 2014 and October 2019 demonstrate NIST's reliance on Fors Marsh Group's research and evaluation capabilities to support its cybersecurity, usability, and public safety communications initiatives during this contract period.

Task orders

Task order Ordering agency Obligated Awarded
Analysis of public safety communications research survey data 1333ND19FNB775365 National Institute of Standards and Technology $114,909
Youth password in-depth interview support services 1333ND18FNB770262 National Institute of Standards and Technology $162,893
Study of first responders 1333ND18FNB770166 National Institute of Standards and Technology $319,983
Video description assessment task. 1333ND18FNB770237 National Institute of Standards and Technology $29,928
Analysis of first responder quotes task order for the NIST usability group in the information access… 1333ND18FNB770173 National Institute of Standards and Technology $123,641
2016 chimney tops 2 fire public survey 1333ND18FNB730141 National Institute of Standards and Technology $125,161
Study using data collections for quantitative survey 1333ND18FNB770044 National Institute of Standards and Technology $263,987
Support services for NIST ITL youth password project DOC17452 National Institute of Standards and Technology $208,072
Human generated password research support services DOC16377 National Institute of Standards and Technology $99,876
Usability testing & evaluation services DOC16089 National Institute of Standards and Technology $99,869
Usability testing of password taxonomy tool task order DOC15344 National Institute of Standards and Technology $41,015
Survey data collection service DOC15269 National Institute of Standards and Technology $36,553
Services for broad language operational translation DOC14501 National Institute of Standards and Technology $467,013
Services for usability testing and password studies DOC14502 National Institute of Standards and Technology $107,958
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Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Exercise an Option P19002 · Usability and security support services IDIQ $0
Exercise an Option P18001 · Usability & security services $0
Exercise an Option 3 $0
Exercise an Option 2 $0
Exercise an Option 1 $0
Original award $0

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract DOCSB134114CQ0052?

DOCSB134114CQ0052 was awarded to Fors Marsh Group LLC by National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) on September 24, 2014.

How much is contract DOCSB134114CQ0052 worth?

Orders under DOCSB134114CQ0052 have obligated $2,200,856. Their combined potential value, with all options, is $2,218,377. DOCSB134114CQ0052's own ceiling is $5,500,000.

How many orders have been placed under contract DOCSB134114CQ0052?

14 orders have been placed under DOCSB134114CQ0052, the latest on October 1, 2019.

Who can order from contract DOCSB134114CQ0052?

DOCSB134114CQ0052 is a single award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.

Was contract DOCSB134114CQ0052 competed?

The extent of competition for DOCSB134114CQ0052 was competed under sap. The government received 3 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.

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