Navy Decision Support Tools 2010-2013

Award Date 3/11/2010
Last Date To Order 8/10/2014
Shared Ceiling Not listed
Contract Type
Master IDIQ
Predecessor
Not listed
Successors

The Navy Decision Support Tools 2010-2013 Master Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract supports advanced research and analytical services for the United States Navy, specifically focusing on manpower, personnel, training, and education research. The contract vehicle enables sophisticated decision support tool development using capabilities generation, optimization, experimental economics, and modeling and simulation technologies. Its primary objective is to advance research methodologies related to agent technologies, behavioral economics, and organizational assessment, with the ultimate goal of improving force distribution, assignment, and policy planning processes.

Task orders under this IDIQ consistently demonstrate a Cost Plus Fixed Fee pricing structure, with deliveries ranging from travel support to detailed decision support services. The task orders typically have values between $9,000 and $6,000,000, with completion periods spanning from several months to multiple years. While multiple contractors appear to participate, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is notably identified as a prime contractor. The task orders do not utilize set-aside designations and appear to be primarily executed through the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Norfolk, Contracting Department in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The contract's research and analytical services seem primarily focused on supporting Navy personnel research, with task orders consistently addressing decision support tool development and enhancement across various organizational assessment domains.

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