Justification and Approval for Department of War's JASON Program
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1961-JA
- Agency
- Washington Headquarters Service Department of Defense
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- HQ003421D0010 Federal IDV award
- NAICS code
- 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Place of performance
- Mc Lean, Virginia 22101, United States
- Points of contact
-
- Douglas Boorstein douglas.j.boorstein.civ@mail.mil
- Daler Boev daler.boev.civ@mail.mil
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Washington Headquarters Service, a Defense agency, published this Limited/Sole Source Justification Notice on March 10, 2026, to justify a ceiling increase for the JASON Program IDIQ contract (HQ003421D0010) held by MITRE Corporation. The contract provides hybrid cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price support for program management, logistics support, and specialized JASON Studies conducted by independent university professors on national security research topics. The justification for sole-source award to MITRE is based on the absence of other responsible sources capable of satisfying agency requirements under FAR 6.302-1, citing strict program timelines tied to academic schedules, the necessity of pre-existing relationships with the JASON group, complications from the October-November 2025 government shutdown, and statutory compliance with Section 216 of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act. The original contract was awarded February 28, 2021, with a total value of $46,980,752.99, of which $45,298,200.77 has already been ordered, and the amendment increases the anticipated ceiling by approximately $22,894,709.02 to accommodate continued tasking through August 27, 2026. The JASON program serves multiple federal agencies including the Department of War, intelligence community, Department of Energy, FBI, Bureau of Census, Department of Agriculture, and Department of Homeland Security.
Notice text
For the reasons detailed in the attached justification and approval, the Department of War determined it was necessary to increase the ceiling of the JASON IDIQ, held by The Mitre Corporation.
Awarded contract HQ003421D0010 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2026-02-20.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| A04 - Justification and Approval - Redacted - Final.pdf |
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