NIST Information Technology and Database Applications Support Services

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Information Technology and Database Applications Support Services Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is a multiple-award vehicle designed to provide comprehensive information technology and database support services to NIST's research programs. The contract, valued at $45 million over five years, enables NIST to rapidly procure specialized technical services across diverse domains including wireless communications, cybersecurity, materials science, cyber-physical systems, and emerging technology research. Based on the originating solicitation, the vehicle seeks to support NIST's mission of developing measurement science, IT models, standard reference implementations, tools, and scientific information archival projects.

The task orders under this IDIQ predominantly feature firm fixed-price delivery orders with values ranging from approximately $15,000 to $822,000 and typical performance periods of 9-12 months. Prometheus Computing, LLC (a women-owned small business) and Chakra Consulting, Inc. (a minority-owned, women-owned small disadvantaged business) are the most frequent prime contractors, consistently winning task orders across multiple technical domains. While most task orders do not use specific set-aside designations, the master IDIQ itself is a small business set-aside vehicle. Common performance locations include Gaithersburg, Maryland, and work typically supports NIST's Information Technology Laboratory and Communications Technology Laboratory. Task order scopes have included developing wireless communication systems models, supporting artificial intelligence research platforms, creating scientific data curation tools, maintaining reference databases, and providing engineering support for various technological research initiatives.