The Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will soon release a $10M Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract supporting a wide range of data creation, manipulation, and analysis services. The opportunity is being procured by the Associate Director for Laboratory Programs, with an anticipated solicitation release in August 2025 and award in November 2025.
Opportunity Summary
- Contract Name: NIST Laboratory Programs – Data Services IDIQ
- Estimated Value: $10M
- Solicitation Date: August 2025
- Award Date: November 2025
- Duration: 5-year base
- Contract Type: IDIQ
- NAICS: 541715 – R&D in Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Excl. Nano/Biotech)
- Size Standard: 1,000 employees (general); higher thresholds for some industries
- Place of Performance: Maryland
Scope of Work
This IDIQ will provide task order-based support across NIST laboratory divisions for data-focused R&D efforts. Technical support areas include:
- Data creation, processing, and structuring for experimental research
- Data analysis and modeling, including large-scale and real-time datasets
- Support for AI and machine learning development
- Biometric systems testing and data integration
- Information retrieval (IR) and human language technologies (HLT)
- Forensic science data evaluation and interpretation
- Human factors research for usability, accessibility, and systems interaction
NIST’s mission spans a diverse range of scientific inquiry and standards development, and this contract plays a key role in supporting high-impact research programs across the agency.
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