International Monitoring System Waveform Operations and Maintenance
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
A later notice was posted: the Limited / Sole Source Justification from .
- Solicitation number
- HDTRA121R0001
- Agency
-
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Department of Defense
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- HDTRA121C0030 Federal contract award
- Awardee
- University Of Alaska Fairbanks
- NAICS code
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- PSC
- R499 Support- Professional: Other
- Place of performance
- Fairbanks, Alaska 99775, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) issued this Limited/Sole Source Justification Notice for the International Monitoring System (IMS) Waveform Operations and Maintenance contract, which provides ongoing operations, maintenance, engineering support, and research services for 13 U.S. monitoring stations that support nuclear treaty verification under the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO). The contract was awarded to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) University Affiliated Research Center, specifically the Wilson Alaska Technical Center Geophysical Institute, under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(3)(b), which permits sole source awards to maintain essential engineering, research, and development capabilities. The justification emphasizes that UAF possesses unique competencies, specialized facilities, and over a decade of operational experience necessary to sustain this critical national security function without interruption, making it the only source capable of immediately performing the requirements without an extended training period. The original contract was valued at an estimated $4.5 million annually for the base year plus four option years, totaling $28.3 million, with Amendment 1 extending the contract period through July 31, 2026, plus two additional four-month option periods potentially extending through March 31, 2027. Services include station maintenance and repairs, hardware and software upgrades, system calibrations, spare parts management, lease agreement management, and specialized waveform engineering support for the infrasound monitoring stations.
Notice text
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
DTRA is the Department of Defense (DoD) executive agent for the Nuclear Arms Control Technology (NACT)
program which supports one of the six safeguard assurances associated with the original US Senate
ratification effort for the 1996 Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). The NACT program manages,
operates, and sustains the majority of the US segment of the International Monitoring System (IMS) monitoring
stations for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO). DTRA requires the continued
uninterrupted operations and sustainment of all of the US IMS waveform monitoring stations managed by the
NACT Program.
Awarded contract HDTRA121C0030 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2021-03-25.
Update #1 ·
DTRA is the Department of Defense (DoD) executive agent for the Nuclear Arms Control Technology (NACT) program which supports one of the six safeguard assurances associated with the original US Senate ratification effort for the 1996 Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). The NACT program manages, operates, and sustains the majority of the US segment of the International Monitoring System (IMS) monitoring stations for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO). DTRA requires the continued uninterrupted operations and sustainment of all of the US IMS waveform monitoring stations managed by the NACT Program.
Awarded contract HDTRA121C0030 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2021-03-25.
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Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| International Monitoring System Waveform Operations and Maintenance | Limited / Sole Source Justification | |
| This notice | Limited / Sole Source Justification | |
| International Monitoring System Waveform Operations and Maintenance | Award Notice |
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