The pulse platform integrates technology and methodology to enable rapid, dynamic, and mission-focused engagement with indigenous communities on the edge by combining content discovery and social…
Ended Indefinite Delivery Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- W911NF18D0007
- Awardee
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IST Research, LLC UEI L5SPUJ6EPWB6
- Awarding agency
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ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground
Army Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Task orders
- 13 $24,778,073 obligated
Award facts
- Combined order value
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- $36,209,757 Current, with exercised options
- $38,337,769 Potential, with all options
- Last date to order 100% complete
- IDV ceiling 51% used
- $48,382,715.56
- Award type
- Single award
- Who can order
- Only the awarding agency
- Funding agency
- Research Development and Engineering Command Army Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 1 offer Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Order Dependent (IDV only)
- Legislative mandates
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- Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act FAR subpart 22.6
- Service Contract Act FAR subpart 22.10
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
IST Research, LLC, doing business as Two Six Technologies, holds a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with the Department of Defense's Research Development and Engineering Command valued at $48.38 million, with an ultimate completion date of August 20, 2023, and an award date of August 21, 2018. The contract procures operational support and enhancement services for the PULSE Platform, a cloud-based software-as-a-service system designed for data collection, analysis, and intelligence capabilities. The PULSE Platform integrates content discovery and social listening capabilities with population engagement techniques, leveraging social media application program interfaces and web crawlers to obtain publicly available information across the open, deep, and dark web. The platform's population engagement capability enables systematic delivery of high-volume short message service messages to pre-loaded contacts or through opt-in methods using Android smartphones loaded with PULSE software components, with gateway devices capable of managing thousands of communication threads across cellular networks without continuous internet connectivity. This IDV supports Small Business Innovation Research Phase III actions, transitioning innovative technologies developed in earlier research phases into operational capability for defense and national security applications.
The contract has generated twelve delivery orders across multiple Department of Defense agencies, including the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command, Army Cyber Command, Naval Special Warfare Command, Army Special Operations Command, and the Office of Naval Research, with individual task order values ranging from $2,486 to $16.8 million. All work is performed on a firm fixed-price or cost-plus-fixed-fee basis with no set-aside designations, with the primary place of performance located in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Delivery orders commenced in September 2018 and extended through 2024, encompassing full-service operational support spanning twelve-month periods, platform security updates, and incremental funding allocations. Two Six Technologies leverages senior software engineers, systems engineers, senior data scientists, information operations subject matter experts, and senior program managers to deliver PULSE Platform operational support, and engages specialized subcontractors including HII Mission Technologies Corp, Smartronix LLC, General Dynamics Information Technology, and Peraton Inc. to supplement software development and technical support services.
Description
The pulse platform integrates technology and methodology to enable rapid, dynamic, and mission-focused engagement with indigenous communities on the edge by combining content discovery and social listening capabilities (cdsl) with population engagement (PE) techniques. Cdsl uses social media application program interfaces and web crawlers to obtain publicly available information that matches specific criteria across the open, deep, and dark web, whereas the PE capability of pulse allows for the systematic delivery of high-volume SMS messages to pre-loaded contacts or via OPT-in methods using android smartphones loaded with pulse software components. Phones programmed with the appropriate applications can operate as pulse gateway devices, and content can be delivered to these gateways through short connections to the internet. Once content has been received, the gateways can manage thousands of communication threads across the cellular network without further internet connection.
Task orders
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Transactions
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Quick answers
Who was awarded contract W911NF18D0007?
W911NF18D0007 was awarded to IST Research, LLC by ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground (Army Contracting Command) on August 21, 2018.
How much is contract W911NF18D0007 worth?
Orders under W911NF18D0007 have obligated $24,778,073. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $36,209,757. Their combined potential value, with all options, is $38,337,769. W911NF18D0007's own ceiling is $48,382,716.
How many orders have been placed under contract W911NF18D0007?
13 orders have been placed under W911NF18D0007, the latest on August 12, 2022.
Which agency awarded contract W911NF18D0007?
ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground (Army Contracting Command) awarded W911NF18D0007, with funding from Research Development and Engineering Command (Army Materiel Command).
Who can order from contract W911NF18D0007?
W911NF18D0007 is a single award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.
Was contract W911NF18D0007 competed?
The extent of competition for W911NF18D0007 was full and open competition. The government received 1 offer.
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