Smart Grid and Cyber Physical Systems

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a Master IDIQ for smart grid and cyber-physical systems technical support on September 23, 2014, with an ordering deadline of September 29, 2019 — this vehicle is no longer open for new task orders. The shared ceiling is $6.25 million. This is a specialized, single-customer contract serving NIST's smart grid and cyber-physical systems program office exclusively, supporting workshop development, testbed research, data analysis, standards development, and related technical services.

Ordering is closed as of June 2019. The vehicle operated for approximately five years of active ordering, with task-order awards tracking 31 total orders across the lifecycle. Annual ordering peaked at nine awards in 2018 before tapering to six in the final year of 2019. The combined task-order potential value stands at $4.5 million, with $4.1 million obligated (91% utilization). All 31 orders fund NIST programs — customer concentration is absolute.

Competition is highly concentrated. Prometheus Computing, LLC holds 24 of 31 awards (77% of the order count) with $3.5 million in combined potential value; Enernex, LLC holds the remaining 7 awards with $999 thousand potential value. The two-contractor structure leaves minimal opportunity for new entrants under a closed vehicle. Set-aside activity shows 61% of orders issued as unrestricted competitive and 39% as total small business, with no 8(a)-specific or other set-aside designations appearing.

Recent task orders (the most recent dated October 1, 2019) span firm fixed price and labor-hour pricing. Representative award values cluster in the $30,000–$400,000 range, with single orders including the Cyber Physical Systems Workshop Development ($385,136), Smart Grid Architectural Support ($385,745), and Smart Grid/CPS Technical Meetings & Workshops order with a $496,641 ceiling against $103,915 obligated. Work includes data analysis, research support, workshop planning and documentation, safety best practices development, and architecture modeling for NIST's smart grid interoperability testbed and industry forum initiatives. Performance is delivered at NIST facilities and remotely for contractor support services.

The NIST Smart Grid and Cyber Physical Systems Program Office coordinates cyber-physical systems development (including smart grid) through various activities outlined in a series of workshop reports and in the EISA 2007 legislation. This Master IDIQ will provide technical support for these activities.