Robert Cowins

Contract Specialist National Institute of Standards and Technology

Agency
Email
robert.cowins@nist.gov
Phone
(301) 975-8335
Latest SAM.gov record

Contact facts

Offices
4
SAM.gov notices
45
Contract awards and IDVs
452 439 awards, 13 IDVs, as contracting staff
Top vendors
First SAM.gov record

Notices come from SAM.gov and awards from FPDS, which names the staff who created, approved or last changed an award without saying which.

SAM.gov notices

Notice Posted
Procurement of Robot Arm and Accessories Solicitation · National Institute of Standards and Technology
Combined Sources Sought Notice and Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract for : Procurement of Cryogenic, Optical-Accessible, Magnetic-Field-Capable- Strain Cell "COM-Strain Cell” Special Notice · National Institute of Standards and Technology
Procurement of a Multi-channel Time Tagging Electronic System Solicitation · National Institute of Standards and Technology
Procurement of a Humanoid Robot Solicitation · National Institute of Standards and Technology · 1333ND26QNB730241
Procurement of a Open Radio Access Network System Solicitation · National Institute of Standards and Technology
Procurement of a Service Agreement for MARKES International TD100-XR Special Notice · National Institute of Standards and Technology
Procurement of Deployable Asymmetrical ISAC Testbed Solicitation · National Institute of Standards and Technology
Procurement of Ring and Core Laser System Solicitation · National Institute of Standards and Technology
Procurement of Quadruped Manipulator Robot Solicitation · National Institute of Standards and Technology
Procurement of a Humanoid Robot Solicitation · National Institute of Standards and Technology · 1333ND26QNB730241
Procurement of Open Radio Access Network (ORAN) System Pre-Solicitation · National Institute of Standards and Technology
Procurement of Combustion Ion Chromatography Consumables Solicitation · National Institute of Standards and Technology
Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Performance Measurement Support Services Solicitation · National Institute of Standards and Technology · 1333ND26QNB670135_
Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Performance Measurement Support Services Solicitation · National Institute of Standards and Technology · 1333ND26QNB670135
5G Open Radio Access Network Time-Sensitive Networking Support Services Solicitation · National Institute of Standards and Technology
Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) for the NIST’s Scientific Research for Reducing Risks due to Environmental and Man-made Hazards Project Award Notice · National Institute of Standards and Technology · 1333ND25DNB730019
Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) for the NIST’s Scientific Research for Reducing Risks due to Environmental and Man-made Hazards Project Award Notice · National Institute of Standards and Technology · 1333ND25DNB730016
Procurement of a Semi-automatic metallography grinding and polishing system Solicitation · National Institute of Standards and Technology · 1333ND25QNB730334
Technical Services Support for Developing Updates of Community Resilience Guidance and Stakeholder Engagement Pre-Solicitation · National Institute of Standards and Technology
Procurement of Sinter Simulation Software Solicitation · National Institute of Standards and Technology
Procurement of a Semi-automatic metallography grinding and polishing system Pre-Solicitation · National Institute of Standards and Technology · AMDTC-25-0008
Procurement of a High Speed Piezo-Mirror System Special Notice · National Institute of Standards and Technology
Maintenance Support and Repair Services for JEOL JSM7600F Scanning Electron Microscope Special Notice · National Institute of Standards and Technology
Maintenance Support and Repair Services for TA Instruments Special Notice · National Institute of Standards and Technology
Procurement of a Complete Care Support Program for the Bruker Icon Atomic Force Microscopy Special Notice · National Institute of Standards and Technology
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Contract awards and IDVs

Award Awarded Obligated
Robotic manipulation, teleoperation AI platform - OU73-FY26-091-new 1333ND26PNB730607 · Oxidation Technologies, LLC · National Institute of Standards and Technology $31,750
OU77-FY26-104-new 1333ND26FNB770279 · Cellentia Information Technology Company · National Institute of Standards and Technology $106,490
Robotic manipulation, teleoperation AI platform - OU73-FY26-091-new 1333ND26PNB730519 · Suncore Distribution LLC · National Institute of Standards and Technology $28,965
OU77-FY26-105-new 1333ND26PNB770591 · Eridan Communications Inc. · National Institute of Standards and Technology $631,060
OU03-FY26-133-newprocurement of a cryogenic, optical-accessible, magnetic-field-capable- strain cell 1333ND26PNB680618 · Attocube Systems GMBH · National Institute of Standards and Technology $155,873
Steel collapsible and standard stairs - OU73-FY26-173-new 1333ND26PNB730524 · Duraserv LLC · National Institute of Standards and Technology $48,387
OU73-FY26-175-new 1333ND26PNB730562 · Productive Robotics, LLC · National Institute of Standards and Technology $67,500
Qunnect automated polarization compensation system 1333ND26PNB770606 · Qunnect, Inc. · National Institute of Standards and Technology $42,000
OU73-FY26-079-newprocurement of humanoid robot for NIST EL 1333ND26PNB730572 · Westwood Robotics Corporation · National Institute of Standards and Technology $145,780
OU73-FY26-084-new - dynamometer system upgrade 1333ND26PNB730522 · Kistler Instrument Corporation · National Institute of Standards and Technology $35,135
OU03-FY26-263-new 1333ND26PNB680582 · Swabian Instruments Usa, Inc. · National Institute of Standards and Technology $50,484
OU67-FY26-144-new - third generation partnership project resilience and ubiquitous connectivity support 1333ND26FNB670138 · Prometheus Computing, LLC · National Institute of Standards and Technology $208,866
OU77-25-new-132 IOT and AI cybersecurity guidance development support services 1333ND25FNB770155 · Cyberesi Consulting Group Inc. · National Institute of Standards and Technology $668,241
OU73-FY26-078-newprocurement of quadruped manipulator robot 1333ND26PNB730414 · Radeco, Inc. · National Institute of Standards and Technology $246,310
OU73-FY26-080-newprocurement of ring and core laser system 1333ND26PNB730489 · Nlight Inc. · National Institute of Standards and Technology $45,178
OU73-FY26-118-new - phantom high-speed camera for ammt 1333ND26PNB730369 · Vision Research, Inc. · National Institute of Standards and Technology $72,450
Procurement of 3D terrestrial laser scanner - OU73-FY26-077-new 1333ND26FNB730202 · Znet TECH LLC · National Institute of Standards and Technology $94,375
OU77-FY26-071-new - laser scanner system for forensic standards development 1333ND26FNB770230 · AEG Group Inc. · National Institute of Standards and Technology $110,104
OU73-FY26-047-new 1333ND26PNB730411 · Markes International, Inc. · National Institute of Standards and Technology $41,217
Procurement of storm surge sensor development and testing 1333ND24PNB730605 · MCQ Inc. · National Institute of Standards and Technology $1,145,515
OU67-FY26-175-new 1333ND26PNB670323 · Tiami Networks, Inc. · National Institute of Standards and Technology $407,165
OU77-FY26-132-new 1333ND26FNB770213 · Fotronic Corporation · National Institute of Standards and Technology $187,499
Acquisition compression testing and laser extensometer - OU73-FY26-073-new 1333ND26PNB730355 · Forney LP · National Institute of Standards and Technology $73,370
Procurement of storage servers _ OU73-FY26-105-new 1333ND26FNB730197 · Enterprise Technology Solutions, Inc. · National Institute of Standards and Technology $84,795
OU77-FY26-213-newprocurement of high-speed storage for generative AI evaluations 1333ND26FNB770193 · Storsoft Technology Corp · National Institute of Standards and Technology $195,930
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Top vendors

Rank Vendor Awards and IDVs Award value
1 Prometheus Computing, LLC 58 $9.56M
2 Strativia LLC 52 $6.46M
3 Chakra Consulting, Inc. 27 $4.19M
4 Trec Assessors LLC 19 $436K
5 HII Mission Technologies Corp 15 $13.7M
6 Izum Inc. 10 $1.79M
7 Applied Research Associates, Inc. 8 $1.26M
8 Dakota Consulting Incorporated 8 $4.77M
9 DH Technologies, Inc. 7 $428K
10 Ta Instruments - Waters L.L.C. 5 $590K

Award value adds up the base and exercised options recorded for the contract awards naming them. IDVs carry no value of their own.

Top NAICS codes

Rank NAICS code SAM.gov records
1 541519 Other Computer Related Services 149
2 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing 77
3 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services 68
4 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 29
5 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) 19
6 541512 Computer Systems Design Services 17
7 811219 Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance 17
8 334515 Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals 15
9 813920 Professional Organizations 13
10 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing 9

Top PSC codes

Rank PSC code SAM.gov records
1 R425 Support- Professional: Engineering/Technical 83
2 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies 82
3 AJ12 General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Applied Research 53
4 DD01 It And Telecom - Service Delivery Support Services: Itsm, Operations Center, Project/Pm (Labor) 43
5 DA01 It And Telecom - Business Application/Application Development Support Services (Labor) 20
6 C219 Architect And Engineering- General: Other 18
7 6625 Electrical And Electronic Properties Measuring And Testing Instruments 17
8 D318 It And Telecom- Integrated Hardware/Software/Services Solutions, Predominantly Services 15
9 R612 Support- Administrative: Information Retrieval 15
10 7A21 It And Telecom - Business Application Software (Perpetual License Software) 12

Offices

Rank Office SAM.gov records
1 National Institute of Standards and Technology 491
2 National Security Agency 2
3 Office of Naval Research (SECNAV) 1
4 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 1

Other records

Record Kind
1333ND26QNB730567.pdf Government file
SF 1449_1333ND26QNB680558.pdf Government file
1333ND26QNB730246_SF 1449.pdf Government file
SF 1449_1333ND26QNB730485.pdf Government file
SF1449_1333ND26QNB770237.pdf Government file
SF1449_1333ND26QNB730241.pdf Government file
Notice of Intent_1333ND26QNB730341.pdf Government file
1333ND26QNB730304.pdf Government file
1333ND26QNB670308_SF 1449.pdf Government file
1333ND26QNB770287 .pdf Government file
1333ND26QNB730246_SF 1449.pdf Government file
CSS 1333ND26QNB730241 v2.pdf Government file
CSS 1333ND26QNB730241.pdf Government file
Sources Sought Notice_FINAL.pdf Government file
CSS 1333ND26QNB730215_FINAL.pdf Government file
CSS 1333ND26QNB670135.pdf Government file
CSS 1333ND26QNB670135.pdf Government file
CSS 1333ND26QNB670129.pdf Government file
CSS 1333ND25QNB730334.pdf Government file
CSS 1333ND25QNB730373.pdf Government file
Notice of Intent_Mirror System_.pdf Government file
Notice of Intent_JOEL.pdf Government file
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Quick answers

Who is Robert Cowins?

Robert Cowins is a Contract Specialist at National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce). Point of contact on 45 SAM.gov notices and contracting staff on 439 contract awards and 13 IDVs, from April 8, 2016 to September 23, 2026.

What agency does Robert Cowins work for?

Robert Cowins's SAM.gov records name National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) most, among 4 offices.

How do I contact Robert Cowins?

SAM.gov lists Robert Cowins's email robert.cowins@nist.gov and phone (301) 975-8335.

What is the latest SAM.gov notice naming Robert Cowins?

Procurement of Robot Arm and Accessories, solicitation, posted August 10, 2026.

Which vendors has Robert Cowins awarded contracts to?

The vendors on the most contract awards and IDVs naming Robert Cowins are Prometheus Computing, LLC, Strativia LLC and Chakra Consulting, Inc.. Robert Cowins's contract awards to Prometheus Computing, LLC add up to $9.56M in base and exercised options.

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