RECOVERY Award of Contract SB1341-10-CN-0148 Support for the Acceleration of Smart Grid Interoperability and Cyber Security Standards, Testing and Certification

The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded an 8(a) sole source labor hour contract valued at $3,302,986 to IPKeys Technologies LLC, based in Eatontown, New Jersey. This contract supports the acceleration of Smart Grid interoperability and cybersecurity standards, testing, and certification efforts, in alignment with the transparency and accountability requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The choice of a labor hour contract reflects the inherent uncertainties in estimating the contractor’s required effort to complete the assigned consulting tasks, which would have made a fixed-price contract riskier and potentially more expensive for the government. The contract was posted on September 30, 2010, under solicitation number SB1341-10-CN-0148, with NAICS code 541611 for administrative management and general management consulting services. While the contract is managed by the NIST office in Gaithersburg, Maryland, the work is performed at the contractor’s location in Eatontown, NJ. The designated point of contact is Wanza B. Jonjo at NIST. This award emphasizes support for critical infrastructure development through smart grid technology interoperability and cybersecurity enhancements, ensuring the standards and certifications necessary for secure and efficient smart grid operations are advanced effectively.