Spectrum forward other transaction agreement with the national spectrum consortium

Other Transaction IDV Awarded Last action

Contract number
W15QKN2195599
Awardee
Awarding agency
Task orders
16 $42,197,436 obligated

Award facts

Opportunity
Combined order value
$188,614,144 Current and potential, with all options
Last date to order
Not on record
IDV ceiling 2% used
$2,004,091,289.53
Contracting staff
Funding agency
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Department of Defense
NAICS code
Not on record
Competition
Competed Program Solicitation
Pricing
Other

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

About this IDV

Written by GovTribe AI ·

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded an Other Transaction IDV to National Spectrum Consortium Inc. with a ceiling of $2.004 billion on December 15, 2020. This vehicle sits outside the FAR and structures milestone-based prototype development with incremental funding mechanisms across National Spectrum Consortium's spectrum-dependent military communications and 5G resilient systems portfolio.

National Spectrum Consortium Inc. is a non-profit subsidiary of Analytic Services Inc. (Anser) headquartered in Washington, D.C., and serves as the prime technical performer. The consortium delivers rapid prototyping and advanced development of secure 5G mobile ad hoc networks, phased-array telemetry receiver systems, containerized and airborne antenna platforms, digital fire command and control systems, spectrum management and risk-informed spectrum access technologies, and millisecond-level RAN-as-a-sensor spectrum sensing capabilities.

The originating solicitation, posted March 10, 2020, sought proposals for a Spectrum Forward Consortium Other Transaction Agreement to coordinate research and development projects in ubiquitous connectivity, cognitive spectrum access and sharing, and autonomous systems across NAICS 541715 and PSC R425, with evaluation based on consortium membership, structure, and cost. The agreement term was five years or $2.5 billion ceiling, whichever occurs first.

Recent ordering activity under this OT IDV includes nine task orders issued July 31, 2026, for tactical adaptive resilient datalink development in denied electromagnetic scenarios (TRDIGRADES) at $7 million; Iron Bulwark at $5.999 million; spacetime orchestration for enhanced NC3 network of networks command and control and resiliency at $4.203 million; modular global command, control, and communications edge node development at $2.895 million; Fractured Orthogonal Radio Communication Elements waveform family at $2.002 million; VLF mesh network rapid prototyping at $1.955 million; very low frequency voice demonstration at $1.248 million; and AT&T Video Intelligence Solution at $557,457. Place of performance spans Cambridge, Massachusetts; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Lexington Park, Maryland; Columbia, Maryland; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Merrimack, New Hampshire; Livermore, California; and Littleton, Colorado. Additional orders from September 2025, September 2024, and earlier dates funded incremental development across Arlington, Virginia; Basking Ridge and Bernards, New Jersey; Reston, Virginia; Salem, New Hampshire; and California, Maryland.

Task orders

Task order Ordering agency Obligated Awarded
NSC-26-Z626 very low frequency (VLF) voice demonstration" W15QKN269A084 ACC Picatinny $1,247,757
NSC-26-Z628 tactical adaptive resilient datalink for integrated ground-to-space rfbased autonomy in denied… W15QKN269A086 ACC Picatinny $7,000,000
NSC-26-Z624 "VLF mesh network W15QKN269A082 ACC Picatinny $1,955,400
NSC-26-Z622 at & t video intelligence solution W15QKN269A080 ACC Picatinny $557,457
NSC-26-Z627 "iron bulwark" W15QKN269A085 ACC Picatinny $5,999,525
NSC-26-Z623 "fractured orthogonal radio communication elements (force) W15QKN269A081 ACC Picatinny $2,027,023
NSC-26-Z625 modular global command, control, and communications (GC3) edge node W15QKN269A083 ACC Picatinny $2,915,642
NSC-26-Z621 spacetime orchestration for enhanced NC3 network of networks C2 & resiliency W15QKN269A079 ACC Picatinny $4,203,565
SOW revision W15QKN259Z514 ACC Picatinny $0
Incremental funding W15QKN259Z551 ACC Picatinny $4,142,694
Within scope change W15QKN259Z541 ACC Picatinny $2,576,444
Within scope change W15QKN259Z521 ACC Picatinny $3,092,579
Incorporate SOW, increase ceiling, incremetnal funding W15QKN249Z420 ACC Picatinny $5,997,777
NCE W15QKN239Z114 ACC Picatinny $0
Phase 1 down select W15QKN239Z030 Defense Contract Management Agency -$0
Incremental funding W15QKN239Z080 ACC Picatinny $481,573
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Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Other Administrative Action P00040 · Finalize clin 7 $0
Funding Only Action P00039 · Collaboration forum and clin 5 funding $5,494,922
Funding Only Action P00038 · Incremental funding CIN 0007 $48,301
Other Administrative Action P00037 · SOW REV clin 07 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00036 · Incorporation of collaboration forums SOW and incremental funding $1,500,000
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00035 · T & CS revision - clin 0007 collaboration forums $0
Funding Only Action P00034 $881,684
Funding Only Action P00033 $190,842
Other Administrative Action P00031 $0
Other Administrative Action P00030 $0
Other Administrative Action P00029 · Prototype project orders $0
Funding Only Action P00028 · Administrative funding for NSC-24-Z410 and NSC-24-Z420 $127,228
Funding Only Action P00027 · Administrative funding for NSC-24-Z110, NSC-24-Z111, NSC-24-Z112, NSC-24-Z115 $254,456
Novation Agreement P00026 · Assignment of OTA to NSC, INC. $0
Funding Only Action P00025 · Reflect funding under contract line item number (clin) 0005 for project NSC-24-Z113. $63,614
Funding Only Action P00024 · Industry day DE-obligation of funds -$4,859
Funding Only Action P00023 · Reflect funding under contract line item number (clin) 0005 for projects NSC-23-Z101, NSC-23-Z102, and NSC-23-Z114. $390,834
Other Administrative Action P00022 · To revise the contract administration office from dcma atlanta to dcma southeast $0
Other Administrative Action ARZ999 · Address change $0
Funding Only Action P00021 · Funding for W15QKN-23-9-Z010 admin $130,278
Other Administrative Action P00020 · To revise the terms and conditions of the OTA. $0
Funding Only Action P00019 · The purpose of this modification is to add funding for FY23 annual report and FY23 Q1 quarterly report. $22,398
Funding Only Action P00018 · Project life cycle admin costs for prototype projects Z030, Z031, Z032, Z040, and Z041. $651,390
Funding Only Action P00017 · Prototype project order funding replacement for W15QKN-23-9-Z082 $0
Funding Only Action P00016 · Prototype project orders for W15QKN-23-9-Z080 and W15QKN-23-9-Z082 $260,556
Funding Only Action P00015 · Prototype project order incremental funding for W15QKN-23-9-Z083 $130,278
Funding Only Action P00014 · Prototype project order funding for W15QKN-22-9-Z081 $130,278
Funding Only Action P00013 · Prototype project orders $260,556
Other Administrative Action P00012 · Admin MOD to update vendor info. $0
Other Administrative Action P00011 · Unilateral admin MOD $0
Funding Only Action P00010 $130,278
Funding Only Action P00009 $130,278
Funding Only Action P00008 · Prototype project orders $165,858
Other Administrative Action P00007 · Adding DD254 and changing AOR $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00006 · Covid executive order t & c MOD $0
Funding Only Action P00005 · Adding funding for admin costs for prototype project orders $390,834
Other Administrative Action P00004 · Add dfars 252.204-7012 $0
Other Administrative Action P00003 · The purpose of this clin is to establish a link between the base OTA and the prototype project orders in order to execute and award prototype project orders… $0
Funding Only Action P00002 $2,309
Funding Only Action P00001 · FY'21 project life cycle admin cost $4,618
Original award $0
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Quick answers

Who was awarded contract W15QKN2195599?

W15QKN2195599 was awarded to National Spectrum Consortium Inc. by ACC Picatinny (Army Contracting Command) on December 15, 2020.

How much is contract W15QKN2195599 worth?

Orders under W15QKN2195599 have obligated $42,197,436. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $188,614,144. Their combined potential value, with all options, is $188,614,144. W15QKN2195599's own ceiling is $2,004,091,290.

How many orders have been placed under contract W15QKN2195599?

16 orders have been placed under W15QKN2195599, the latest on July 31, 2026.

Which agency awarded contract W15QKN2195599?

ACC Picatinny (Army Contracting Command) awarded W15QKN2195599, with funding from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Department of Defense).

Was contract W15QKN2195599 competed?

The extent of competition for W15QKN2195599 was competed.

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