Federal contract award

HQ003424F0003

RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INSTITUTE FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER RESEARCH AND STUDIES

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Award details

Obligations, current value and potential value describe different measures; they are never added together.

FieldReported value
AgencyDepartment of Defense
OfficeWASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES
NAICS541990 — All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
PSCB541 — Defense Studies
Parent award / vehicleHQ003421D0006
Set-asideNot reported
Pricing typeCOST PLUS FIXED FEE
Obligations$71.2M
Current contract value$71.2M
Potential contract value / ceiling$71.2M
Start dateOct 27, 2023
Current end dateMay 27, 2027
Potential end dateMay 27, 2027
Latest award activityDec 15, 2025
Source loadedSep 19, 2026

Funding and modification history

Showing the latest 9 of 9 loaded transactions. Negative values are deobligations.

DateModificationObligation changeDescription
Dec 15, 2025P00020$0FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT TO THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, JOINT STAFF, DEFENSE AGENCIES, AND OTHER USERS SPECIFIED IN THE SPONSORING AGREEMENT.
Aug 26, 2025P00019$0FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT TO THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, JOINT STAFF, DEFENSE AGENCIES, AND OTHER USERS SPECIFIED IN THE SPONSORING AGREEMENT.
Jul 21, 2025P00018$-2.7MFEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT TO THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, JOINT STAFF, DEFENSE AGENCIES, AND OTHER USERS SPECIFIED IN THE SPONSORING AGREEMENT.
Feb 25, 2025P00017$0STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL READINESS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STUDY SUPPORT SERVICES.
Jan 30, 2025P00016$0STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL READINESS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STUDY SUPPORT SERVICES.
Dec 18, 2024P00013$0STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL READINESS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STUDY SUPPORT SERVICES.
Dec 18, 2024P00015$0STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL READINESS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STUDY SUPPORT SERVICES.
Nov 25, 2024P00014$0STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL READINESS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STUDY SUPPORT SERVICES.
Oct 31, 2024P00012$0STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL READINESS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STUDY SUPPORT SERVICES.

Estimated positioning window

Nov 1, 2026 – Jan 30, 2027

Recompete signal:
85/100

Why this recompete signal

Contract timing and recorded acquisition signals at the time of calculation.

Stored score: 85/100. Available recorded signals: 80 points.

Contract end 2027-05-27 (207 days from calculation)
+35 points
30 historical awards in this buyer and category group
+15 points
9 recorded award transactions
+10 points
Latest award action: 2025-12-15
+5 points
Parent award identifier recorded
+5 points
Solicitation identifier recorded
+10 points
Linked official forecast
+0 points
Calculated on
2026-11-01 10:17:53.997580+00:00

The historical group combines buyer, NAICS, and PSC. Multiple awards in this group do not by themselves establish repeated competitions.

Rule-based research score; it does not measure your chance of winning.

This older calculation does not retain a complete reproducible breakdown. Missing or changed inputs are not assigned invented points: Original award-value bonus input.

USAspending award record

. Rule-based research score; positioning dates are estimates.

Recompete score calculated Nov 1, 2026.

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