Spectrum forward other transaction agreement with the national spectrum consortium
Other Transaction IDV Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- W15QKN2195599
- Awardee
-
National Spectrum Consortium Inc. UEI MQ8FSD6RXSA7 Part of Analytic Services Inc.
- Awarding agency
-
ACC Picatinny
Army Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Task orders
- 19 $46,397,426 obligated
Award facts
- Opportunity
-
- Spectrum Forward Consortium Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) Solicitation · Posted Mar 10, 2020
- Combined order value
- $255,900,441 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
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded an Other Transaction IDV to National Spectrum Consortium Inc. with a ceiling of $2,004,091,289.53 on December 15, 2020. This vehicle operates outside the FAR and structures prototype development through milestone-based incremental funding.
National Spectrum Consortium Inc., a non-profit subsidiary of Analytic Services Inc., specializes in rapid prototyping and advanced development of spectrum-dependent military communications technologies, secure 5G mobile ad hoc networks, phased-array telemetry receiver systems, digital fire command and control systems, and spectrum sensing solutions. The consortium model enables coordinated research and development across multiple defense innovation priorities including ubiquitous connectivity, cognitive spectrum access and sharing, and autonomous systems.
The originating solicitation, posted March 10, 2020 with proposals due May 4, 2020, solicited a single consortium agreement to enhance operational capability for spectrum-dependent systems, with evaluation based on membership expertise, structure and management, and cost factors. The agreement term is 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: NSC-26-Z621 for spacetime orchestration for enhanced NC3 network of networks command and control and resiliency ($4.203 million, Livermore, California, completion July 31, 2028); NSC-26-Z622 for AT&T Video Intelligence Solution ($557,457, Columbia, Maryland, completion July 31, 2027); NSC-26-Z623 for Fractured Orthogonal Radio Communication Elements (FORCE) Waveform Family ($2.002 million, Colorado Springs, Colorado, completion July 31, 2028); NSC-26-Z624 for VLF mesh network ($1.955 million, Merrimack, New Hampshire, completion July 31, 2027); NSC-26-Z625 for modular global command, control, and communications edge node ($2.895 million, Littleton, Colorado, completion May 31, 2027); NSC-26-Z626 for very low frequency voice demonstration ($1.248 million, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, completion July 31, 2028); NSC-26-Z627 "IRON BULWARK" ($5.999 million, Cambridge, Massachusetts, completion July 31, 2028); and NSC-26-Z628 tactical adaptive resilient datalink for integrated ground-to-space RF-based autonomy in denied electromagnetic scenarios (TRDIGRADES) ($6.999 million, Lexington Park, Maryland, completion July 31, 2028). Additional orders include a $29.9 million incremental funding order (September 30, 2025, Arlington, Virginia, completion September 30, 2028), a $17.5 million Office of Naval Research within-scope change (September 15, 2025, Salem, New Hampshire, completion September 10, 2027), and a $16.2 million PEO Simulation, Training and Instrumentation order (September 24, 2024, California, Maryland, completion September 1, 2027). Performance locations span multiple domestic sites including Arlington, Reston, and Herndon, Virginia; Basking Ridge, New Jersey; Frisco, Texas; Plano, Texas; Summerville, South Carolina; and Beavercreek, Ohio.
Task orders
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Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $5,494,922 | |
| Funding Only Action | $48,301 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $1,500,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $881,684 | |
| Funding Only Action | $190,842 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $127,228 | |
| Funding Only Action | $254,456 | |
| Novation Agreement | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $63,614 | |
| Funding Only Action | -$4,859 | |
| Funding Only Action | $390,834 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $130,278 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $22,398 | |
| Funding Only Action | $651,390 | |
| Funding Only Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $260,556 | |
| Funding Only Action | $130,278 | |
| Funding Only Action | $130,278 | |
| Funding Only Action | $260,556 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $130,278 | |
| Funding Only Action | $130,278 | |
| Funding Only Action | $165,858 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $390,834 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $2,309 | |
| Funding Only Action | $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 $46,397,426. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $255,900,441. Their combined potential value, with all options, is $255,900,441. W15QKN2195599's own ceiling is $2,004,091,290.
How many orders have been placed under contract W15QKN2195599?
19 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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