Research and development services in human, culture, and social systems, data, and emerging technology for intelligence and security
Active Indefinite Delivery Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- HQ003424D0003
- Awardee
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University Of Maryland, College Park UEI NPU8ULVAAS23 Part of University System Of Maryland
- Awarding agency
-
Washington Headquarters Service
Department of Defense
- Task orders
- 21 $90,593,197 obligated
Award facts
- Opportunity
-
- HQ003423R0098 Solicitation number
- Combined order value
-
- $100,165,858 Current, with exercised options
- $162,014,525 Potential, with all options
- Last date to order 48% complete
- IDV ceiling 18% used
- $500,000,000.00
- Maximum order
- $100,000,000.00
- Award type
- Single award
- Who can order
- Defense agencies
- Contracting staff
- Funding agency
- Office of the Secretary of Defense Department of Defense
- NAICS code
- 541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
- PSC
- AJ11 General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Basic Research
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Competed · 1 offer Only One Source
- Pricing
- Order Dependent (IDV only)
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
The Office of the Secretary of Defense awarded an IDIQ to University Of Maryland, College Park with a $500 million ceiling on May 24, 2024, for research and development services in human, culture, and social systems, data, and emerging technology for intelligence and security, with ultimate completion on May 14, 2029. This is a single-award contract carrying no set-aside designation.
Place of performance is College Park, Maryland. The IDIQ supports applied research for intelligence and security across multiple federal customers, including the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Air Mobility Command, Naval Sea Systems Command, and the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency.
The University of Maryland, College Park, operating through its Office of Research Administration & Advancement, is a public research university and 1862 land-grant institution that competes in full-and-open federal research procurement and does not hold SBA set-aside designations. The institution executes federal research contracts across scientific and engineering domains with demonstrated expertise in quantum computing, materials science, artificial intelligence, and defense-related research.
Recent task order activity under this IDIQ includes a $28.5 million delivery order from the Office of the Secretary of Defense for research supporting intelligence and security challenges internship programs through May 2029; a $15.8 million order from Naval Sea Systems Command for sustainment ecosystem optimization research through August 2029; a $27.1 million Air Force delivery order for Phase 2 of the Securing Experimental Quantum Computing Usage in Research Environments program through March 2027; a $34.8 million DARPA order for the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative under the Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security through April 2030; a $7.4 million Office of the Secretary of Defense order for research, development, and engineering services supporting intelligence and security through September 2029; and a $5.4 million Office of the Secretary of Defense order for comprehensive assessments of force protection threats from emerging electromagnetic technologies through May 2029. All task orders are priced on a cost-plus-fixed-fee basis and performed at College Park, Maryland.
Task orders
Show all 21
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Exercise an Option | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Exercise an Option | $0 | |
| Original award | $0 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract HQ003424D0003?
HQ003424D0003 was awarded to University Of Maryland, College Park by Washington Headquarters Service (Department of Defense) on May 24, 2024.
How much is contract HQ003424D0003 worth?
Orders under HQ003424D0003 have obligated $90,593,197. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $100,165,858. Their combined potential value, with all options, is $162,014,525. HQ003424D0003's own ceiling is $500,000,000. A single order can be worth up to $100,000,000.
How many orders have been placed under contract HQ003424D0003?
21 orders have been placed under HQ003424D0003, the latest on May 20, 2026.
Which agency awarded contract HQ003424D0003?
Washington Headquarters Service (Department of Defense) awarded HQ003424D0003, with funding from Office of the Secretary of Defense (Department of Defense).
Who can order from contract HQ003424D0003?
HQ003424D0003 is a single award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Was contract HQ003424D0003 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ003424D0003 was not competed. The government received 1 offer.
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