Technology Test and Evaluation Division (TTED) Technology Evaluations Support Services

This solicitation, issued under number 1333ND26QNB770088, is a combined synopsis and request for quotations for commercial items governed by FAR Subpart 12.6 and in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01, with a final issuance date of April 30, 2026, and response deadline of May 26, 2026. The acquisition is a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 541990, with a size standard of $19.5 million, targeting Technology Evaluations Support Services for the Technology Test and Evaluation Division at NIST. One or more Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts will be awarded with a maximum cumulative value of $7.4 million, each containing only firm-fixed-price task orders. Performance is expected to begin September 30, 2026, and extend through September 29, 2031, with all deliveries and acceptance occurring at NIST’s facility in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The Government will evaluate proposals using a best value trade-off with non-price factors—demonstrated prior experience, mock task orders, and IDIQ management approach—being significantly more important than price, and no numerical weights are assigned. Evaluation proceeds in two phases with strict page limits: Technical Volume I limited to nine pages and Technical Volume II to eleven pages including a cover page, while Business Volume III has no page limit but requires pricing in Excel format. Offerors must submit electronic files via email, with no physical submissions accepted, and all documents must be submitted as separate, virus-free, searchable PDFs and Excel files without hyperlinks to critical content. Contractors must comply with extensive special requirements including potential security clearances for personnel, with NACI for assignments over 180 days and SAC for shorter ones, and mandatory ICE checks for non-U.S. citizens. Personnel handling human subject data must hold current CITI Program certification. The contract imposes strict anti-trafficking compliance under FAR 52.222-50, requiring awareness programs, anonymous reporting mechanisms, prohibition of recruitment fees, and provision of return transportation. Organizational conflict of interest disclosures are mandatory, and contractors must adhere to data privacy protocols, including destruction of participant identification keys and compliance with FOIA and PII restrictions, ensuring no personally identifiable information is shared with the COR