International Monitoring System (IMS) Waveform Operations and Maintenance
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- HDTRA126R0001
- Agency
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Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- PSC
- R499 Support- Professional: Other
- Place of performance
- Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) intends to issue a Request for Proposal for a follow-on research contract to operate and maintain 14 U.S. International Monitoring System (IMS) waveform monitoring stations, comprising eight Infrasound stations, one Primary Seismic station, and five Auxiliary Seismic stations. Each station has been designed, installed, and formally certified by the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization in accordance with IMS Operational Manual requirements. The contractor will be responsible for sustaining operations at these custom-designed, site-specific facilities to optimize data quality and availability. While specific evaluation criteria have not yet been detailed in this synopsis announcement, the contractor must demonstrate capability to maintain CTBTO PrepCom certification standards and manage the technical requirements established during the original NACT program installation. The pre-solicitation notice was posted on November 13, 2025, with a synopsis announcement deadline of December 1, 2025, and the full solicitation package is expected to be released via the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment in December 2025.
This opportunity carries no set-aside designation and will be awarded as either a cost-reimbursement or cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with a performance period of five years consisting of one 12-month base period and four optional 12-month renewal periods. The contract will commence in April 2026, with a potential overlap beginning February or March 2026 to facilitate a smooth transition from the current contractor. No budget range or award value has been disclosed in this pre-solicitation announcement. The contract falls under NAICS code 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences) and PSC code R499 (Support—Professional: Other). Interested vendors should monitor the PIEE Solicitation module for the complete RFP package, as email and telephonic inquiries will not be accepted at this time.
Notice text
This synopsis notice is to provide the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA) intent to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a follow-on research contract to operate and sustain the 14 US IMS waveform monitoring stations (eight Infrasound (IS), one Primary Seismic (PS), and five Auxiliary Seismic (AS)) beginning April 2026, with a potential overlap with the prior contractor to ensure a smooth transition starting February-March 2026. Each of these US IMS stations was designed and installed under supervision of the NACT program and according to the technical requirements specified in the relevant IMS Operational Manual. Each of these stations has also been formally certified, by the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO PrepCom) Provisional Technical Secretariat (PTS) for IMS operations; note that Palmer Infrasound Station will have just been installed and will likely still require CTBTO PrepCom Certification. Each station is a custom design and various site-specific requirements were taken into consideration in the station design and installation so as to optimize data quality, data availability, and improve long-term operations and sustainment. The period of performance contemplated for this effort is five years (12-month base period + four 12-month option periods). This requirement will result in a cost-reimbursement (COST) or cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) contract. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 541715 and the Product Service Code (PSC) is R499.
THIS IS A SYNOPSIS ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. No solicitation documents have been posted at this time. The solicitation package is estimated to be issued electronically, via the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation module (https://piee.eb.mil), around the December 2025 timeframe. Email or Telephonic inquiries of any kind will not be accepted at this time.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation | |
| Integrated Communications and Digital Adoption | Pre-Solicitation | |
| International Monitoring System (IMS) Waveform Operations and Maintenance | Pre-Solicitation |
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