NIST Information Technology and Database Applications Support Services

The National Institute of Standards and Technology within the Department of Commerce established the NIST Information Technology and Database Applications Support Services Master IDIQ on June 15, 2021 to acquire measurement science, IT models, standard reference implementations and tools, standard reference database applications, and scientific and technical information archival support, with ordering open through December 14, 2026 and 1 month and 2 weeks of ordering authority remaining. Task orders run under three parent IDIQ contract numbers (1333ND21DNB770020, 1333ND21DNB770021, and 1333ND21DNB770022) that share a $45 million ceiling, and the vehicle carries no set-aside at the vehicle level. Its predecessor was a multiple-award IDIQ held by Prometheus Computing LLC, Electrosoft Services Inc., and Chakra Consulting Inc.

The vehicle has issued 222 task orders since August 5, 2021, but ordering has slowed each year, from 47 orders in 2023 to 37 in 2024, 33 in 2025, and 27 in 2026. Obligations stand at $40 million against a combined potential value of $41.7 million, so 96% of the vehicle's value is already committed.

Recent orders buy AI and wireless modeling, including 3GPP non-terrestrial networks, 6G sensing, and JCAS channel modeling, alongside quantum networking protocols, digital twins, microelectronics metrology, HL7 and FHIR validation, and standard reference database maintenance. Most recent orders are firm fixed price with ceilings between about $150,000 and $250,000 and performance periods near one year. The largest recent order is a 3GPP sensing task order with $536,003.60 obligated, running through June 30, 2028.

Three primes hold all activity. Prometheus Computing, LLC has 173 of 222 orders and $32.2 million of the $41.7 million combined potential value. Chakra Consulting, Inc. has 43 orders and $7.8 million, and Electrosoft Services, LLC has 6 orders and $1.7 million.

NIST places 212 orders worth $40.2 million, so the customer base is almost entirely internal. The remaining customers are the US Election Assistance Commission (4 orders, $544 thousand), the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (3 orders, $381 thousand), and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (2 orders, $332 thousand).

Set-aside designations split 140 orders (63%) with no set-aside and 82 orders (37%) designated Total Small Business. The originating pre-solicitation, AMDTC-20-0001, recorded no set-aside and sought small business capability statements.

Develop measurement science, IT models, IT standard reference implementations, IT tools, develop standard reference database (SRD) applications, and support scientific and technical information archival projects.