Performance Centered Design Solutions, LLC

Performance Centered Design Solutions, LLC, a woman-owned small business based in Arlington, Virginia, operates exclusively as a subcontractor delivering research and analysis support to the Office of the Secretary of Defense through the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federally funded research and development center prime contractor. The vendor holds no prime contract awards in the source data; all five recent awards are sub-task orders placed against IDA's FFRDC contract vehicles serving the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, and other defense agencies as specified in sponsoring agreements.

The vendor's scope of work centers on scientific research and analysis, professional and technical consulting services. Recent sub-task orders include three awarded between May and August 2025 for scientific research and analysis support, one from April 2025 for scientific research and analysis, and one from April 2024 for professional, scientific, and technical consulting under major FFRDC projects. All five sub-awards are to the same prime contractor, Institute for Defense Analyses, with task orders issued against two IDA indefinite delivery contracts: HQ003424D0020 (three task orders) and HQ003419D0001 (two task orders).

The vendor has zero distinct customer agencies across its award footprint — all work flows through the Office of the Secretary of Defense via the IDA FFRDC. Activity has accelerated from one award in 2024 to four in 2025, with combined dollars obligated across all five awards totaling $272 thousand. The vendor's category concentration is entirely within NAICS 541719 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services). As a pure subcontractor with no prime vehicle seat or direct agency relationships in the visible footprint, Performance Centered Design Solutions operates within the IDA ecosystem and does not directly compete for federal business or bring vehicle access to teaming arrangements.