Systems engineering research center university affiliated research center - base contract for issuance of task orders

Active Indefinite Delivery Contract Awarded Last action

Contract number
HQ003424D0023
Awardee
Awarding agency
Task orders
20 $75,234,883 obligated

Award facts

Opportunity
  • HQ003424R0003 Solicitation number
Combined order value
  • $86,888,483 Current, with exercised options
  • $127,235,003 Potential, with all options
Last date to order 45% complete
IDV ceiling 14% used
$520,000,000.00
Maximum order
$520,000,000.00
Award type
Single award
Who can order
Only the awarding agency
Contracting staff
Funding agency
Office of the Secretary of Defense Department of Defense
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Not Competed · 1 offer Only One Source
Pricing
Cost Plus Fixed Fee

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

About this IDV

Written by GovTribe AI ·

The Office of the Secretary of Defense awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract to The Trustees of The Stevens Institute of Technology on August 14, 2024, with a ceiling value of $520 million for the Systems Engineering Research Center University Affiliated Research Center base contract through June 20, 2029. Stevens operates this vehicle as the prime University Affiliated Research Center for a network of 20+ universities conducting over $50 million in annual research expenditures across systems engineering, digital engineering, artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, and related national security technical domains.

All work is performed at Stevens' primary campus in Hoboken, New Jersey. The contract carries no set-aside designation and is structured for issuance of cost-plus-fixed-fee task orders to support the Office of the Secretary of Defense and subordinate commands including the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Office of the Secretary of War.

Since award, Stevens has issued or received 112 task orders valued at $41.7 million in combined contract value. Recent significant orders include a $41.9 million delivery order for traditional test and evaluation and accelerator research (May 2026), a $24.5 million award for Defense Civilian Training Corps Systems Engineering Research Center tasks (August 2025), a $18.6 million effort supporting the Americas Midband Initiative Team spectrum and advanced training technology laboratory (September 2024), and a $9.68 million program management award for SERC operations through August 2029 (September 2024). Subcontractors engaged across task orders include the University of Arizona, Virginia Tech, George Washington University, Michigan Technological University, and Old Dominion University Research Foundation.

Task orders

Task order Ordering agency Obligated Awarded
Support the undersecretary of war (research and engineering) in transitioning to a commercially inspired acquisition… HQ003426FE231 Washington Headquarters Service $1,499,381
Ousw research and engineering requirement for traditional test and evaluation and accelerator research. HQ003426FE279 Washington Headquarters Service $2,500,000
Core research at the acquisition innovation research center HQ003426FE116 Washington Headquarters Service $6,109,925
Systems engineering beyond the horizon HQ003425FE477 Washington Headquarters Service $998,527
WRT 2512: enhancing joint live, virtual, and constructive (jlvc) training environments for electromagnetic spectrum… HQ003425FE449 Washington Headquarters Service $2,550,334
Development of tools and methods for secure cyber resilient engineering (scre) HQ003425FE389 Washington Headquarters Service $499,823
DOD enterprise architecture guide development support HQ003425FE312 Washington Headquarters Service $148,996
WRT 2510 - department of the air force (DAF) digital materiel management (DMM) data-driven methods, policies and… HQ003425FE285 Washington Headquarters Service $788,401
Research in support of the defense civilian training corps systems engineering research center tasks. HQ003425FE252 Washington Headquarters Service $24,500,000
Provide outcomes and findings that inform the department about the feasibility, performance, risks, and attendant… HQ003425FE152 Washington Headquarters Service $1,859,787
Systems engineering research center WRT 2506 - americas midband initiative team, which provides military training in… HQ003425FE082 Washington Headquarters Service $249,999
Development of system of systems engineering guidebook in support of the undersecretary of defense for research and… HQ003425FE077 Washington Headquarters Service $110,511
Management support to the congressionally mandated acquisition innovation research center HQ003425FE048 Washington Headquarters Service $3,396,613
Systems engineering transformation through digital engineering task 2502 HQ003425F0043 Washington Headquarters Service $2,100,000
Systems engineering research center (serc) task 2403, america's midband initiative team (ambit) spectrum and advanced… HQ003424F0570 Washington Headquarters Service $18,589,885
Systems engineering research center task 2404 HQ003424F0567 Washington Headquarters Service $5,100,000
Systems engineering research HQ003424F0571 Washington Headquarters Service $400,000
Systems engineering research HQ003424F0697 Washington Headquarters Service $598,054
Systems engineering research center - systems engineering-related research for the undersecretary of defense for… HQ003424F0566 Washington Headquarters Service $776,779
Program management support for the systems engineering research center, a university-affiliated research center HQ003424F0538 Washington Headquarters Service $2,457,867
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Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Other Administrative Action P00004 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00003 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00002 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00001 $0
Original award Basic contract for issuance of research task orders. $0

Subawards

Subcontractor Amount Awarded
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University CORE RESEARCH AT THE ACQUISITION INNOVATION RESEARCH CENTER Acquisition Innovation Research Center (AIRC) Core Research Subtask 2604.03, AI Workforce Support… $120,000
Rector & Visitors Of The University Of Virginia RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF THE DEFENSE CIVILIAN TRAINING CORPS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER TASKS. Contract no: HQ003424D0023 DO no. HQ003425FE152 SERC $172,746
University Of Maryland, College Park RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF THE DEFENSE CIVILIAN TRAINING CORPS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER TASKS. Contract no: HQ003424D0023 DO no. HQ003425FE252 SERC $714,898
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University CORE RESEARCH AT THE ACQUISITION INNOVATION RESEARCH CENTER Contract no: HQ003424D0023 DO no. HQ003426FE116 SERC $400,000
Michigan Technological University MANAGEMENT SUPPORT TO THE CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED ACQUISITION INNOVATION RESEARCH CENTER This proposal will support two coordinated student project teams… $100,000
University Of Arizona SYSTEMS ENGINEERING BEYOND THE HORIZON 1. Lead the overall development of capabilities 2. Lead development of the Digital Engineering (DE) Sandbox. 3. Lead… $585,437
Old Dominion University Research Foundation WRT 2512: ENHANCING JOINT LIVE, VIRTUAL, AND CONSTRUCTIVE (JLVC) TRAINING ENVIRONMENTS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM (EMS) OPERATIONS AND INTEGRATED MULTI-DOMAIN… $2,319,948
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University SYSTEMS ENGINEERING BEYOND THE HORIZON Virginia Tech (VT) shall execute the following tasks: 1. Lead research validation, data analysis, and data generation. 2.… $299,766
University Of Arizona MANAGEMENT SUPPORT TO THE CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED ACQUISITION INNOVATION RESEARCH CENTER AIRC will conduct a study of DAU engagements (interaction with… $242,661
Old Dominion University Research Foundation SYSTEMS ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER (SERC) TASK 2403, AMERICA'S MIDBAND INITIATIVE TEAM (AMBIT) SPECTRUM AND ADVANCED TRAINING TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY (ATTL)… $8,112,236
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University PROVIDE OUTCOMES AND FINDINGS THAT INFORM THE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THE FEASIBILITY, PERFORMANCE, RISKS, AND ATTENDANT INVESTMENT STRATEGIES ASSOCIATED WITH FRONTIER… $844,336
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS AND METHODS FOR SECURE CYBER RESILIENT ENGINEERING (SCRE) This research effort focuses on enabling broader and more practical… $230,000
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University MANAGEMENT SUPPORT TO THE CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED ACQUISITION INNOVATION RESEARCH CENTER Investigate commercialization of a mobile distributed Multi-In… $30,000
University Of Arizona RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF THE DEFENSE CIVILIAN TRAINING CORPS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER TASKS. The University of Arizona (UofA) will continue the DCTC… $2,321,025
Purdue University RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF THE DEFENSE CIVILIAN TRAINING CORPS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER TASKS. As established in the FY23 NDAA and subsequently funded,… $3,482,674
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF THE DEFENSE CIVILIAN TRAINING CORPS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER TASKS. Virginia Tech will utilize its fully established DCTC… $3,739,601
North Carolina Agricultural And Technical State University RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF THE DEFENSE CIVILIAN TRAINING CORPS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER TASKS. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University… $1,225,531
George Washington University (The) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SUPPORT FOR THE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER, A UNIVERSITY-AFFILIATED RESEARCH CENTER Prof Zoe Szajnfarber will serve at the Systems… $55,388
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University PROVIDE OUTCOMES AND FINDINGS THAT INFORM THE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THE FEASIBILITY, PERFORMANCE, RISKS, AND ATTENDANT INVESTMENT STRATEGIES ASSOCIATED WITH FRONTIER… $182,311
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University MANAGEMENT SUPPORT TO THE CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED ACQUISITION INNOVATION RESEARCH CENTER The goal of this work will be to use AI and ML techniques (including… $104,250
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University SYSTEMS ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER TASK 2404 In support of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) and their associated Strategy and… $3,514,903
Old Dominion University Research Foundation SYSTEMS ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER WRT 2506 - AMERICAS MIDBAND INITIATIVE TEAM, WHICH PROVIDES MILITARY TRAINING IN A SPECTRUM CONSTRAINED ENVIRONMENT Old… $212,452
University Of Arizona SYSTEMS ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER TASK 2404 In support of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) and their associated Strategy and… $225,000
George Washington University (The) SYSTEMS ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER TASK 2404 In support of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) and their associated Strategy and… $125,000
Purdue University SYSTEMS ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER TASK 2404 In support of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) and their associated Strategy and… $125,000
George Mason University DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING GUIDEBOOK IN SUPPORT OF THE UNDERSECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING The System of Systems (SoS)… $81,097
Virginia TECH Applied Research Corporation SYSTEMS ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER TASK 2404 In support of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) and their associated Strategy and… $399,970
University Of Arizona SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TRANSFORMATION THROUGH DIGITAL ENGINEERING TASK 2502 The research tasks will be flexibly adjusted as the work progresses. The team has… $399,700
The University Of Alabama In Huntsville SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TRANSFORMATION THROUGH DIGITAL ENGINEERING TASK 2502 The proposed research to be performed under this SERC Research Task (WRT-2502) will… $128,826
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University SYSTEMS ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER - SYSTEMS ENGINEERING-RELATED RESEARCH FOR THE UNDERSECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING Artificial… $685,616
Old Dominion University Research Foundation SYSTEMS ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER (SERC) TASK 2403, AMERICA'S MIDBAND INITIATIVE TEAM (AMBIT) SPECTRUM AND ADVANCED TRAINING TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY (ATTL)… $8,208,976
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University SYSTEMS ENGINEERING RESEARCH Project proposal overview: SERC proposes to identify, investigate, analyze, and optimize social and technical factors that act as… $529,131
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Quick answers

Who was awarded contract HQ003424D0023?

HQ003424D0023 was awarded to The Trustees Of The Stevens Institute Of Technology by Washington Headquarters Service (Department of Defense) on August 14, 2024.

How much is contract HQ003424D0023 worth?

Orders under HQ003424D0023 have obligated $75,234,883. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $86,888,483. Their combined potential value, with all options, is $127,235,003. HQ003424D0023's own ceiling is $520,000,000. A single order can be worth up to $520,000,000.

How many orders have been placed under contract HQ003424D0023?

20 orders have been placed under HQ003424D0023, the latest on June 1, 2026.

Which agency awarded contract HQ003424D0023?

Washington Headquarters Service (Department of Defense) awarded HQ003424D0023, with funding from Office of the Secretary of Defense (Department of Defense).

Who can order from contract HQ003424D0023?

HQ003424D0023 is a single award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.

Was contract HQ003424D0023 competed?

The extent of competition for HQ003424D0023 was not competed. The government received 1 offer.

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