{"canonical":"https://abierto.us/opportunities/fa254825rb003","key":"FA254825RB003","url":"https://abierto.us/opportunities/fa254825rb003","title":"*Notification of Award* Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) contract with Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU /APL)","solicitation_number":"FA254825DB001","notice_type":"s","open":false,"response_deadline":"2025-06-12T20:00:00Z","first_posted":"2025-03-19","last_posted":"2025-07-23","department":"DEPT OF DEFENSE","subagency":"DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE","office":"FA2548 SPC RPD CPBLTS OFFC SPC RCO","naics":"541715","psc":"AR12","set_aside":null,"place_state":"MD","place_county":"24027","place_county_name":"Howard County","place_city":null,"place_city_name":null,"winner":"THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC","award_amount":null,"publications":[{"notice_id":"491c98b995e44228b7815f19413c4974","title":"Notice of Intent to Sole Source to JHU APL","solicitation_number":"FA254825RB003","notice_type":"s","base_type":"s","posted":"2025-03-19","posted_at":null,"due_at":"2025-04-03T18:00:00Z","due_date":"2025-04-03","cancelled":null,"archived":null,"archive_date":"2025-04-18","award_number":null,"awardee_name":null,"amount":null,"link_sam":"https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/491c98b995e44228b7815f19413c4974/view","enriched":false,"history":[]},{"notice_id":"0bc0a1823a8e445c95804a57c96f12ca","title":"*Notification of Award* Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) contract with Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU /APL)","solicitation_number":"FA254825DB001","notice_type":"s","base_type":"s","posted":"2025-07-23","posted_at":null,"due_at":"2025-06-12T20:00:00Z","due_date":"2025-06-12","cancelled":null,"archived":null,"archive_date":"2025-08-22","award_number":null,"awardee_name":null,"amount":null,"link_sam":"https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0bc0a1823a8e445c95804a57c96f12ca/view","enriched":false,"history":[]}],"latest_notice_id":"0bc0a1823a8e445c95804a57c96f12ca","first_type":"s","notices":[{"dates":{"posted":"2025-03-19","response_deadline":{"raw":"2025-04-03T12:00:00-06:00","utc":"2025-04-03T18:00:00Z","date":"2025-04-03","time":"12:00:00","utc_offset_seconds":-21600}},"links":{"sam":"https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/491c98b995e44228b7815f19413c4974/view"},"naics":{"codes":["541715"],"primary":"541715"},"title":"Notice of Intent to Sole Source to JHU APL","agency":{"office":{"code":"FA2548","name":"FA2548 SPC RPD CPBLTS OFFC SPC RCO"},"subtier":{"code":"5700","name":"DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE"},"department":{"code":"021","name":"DEPT OF DEFENSE"},"office_address":{"zip":"87117-2413","city":"KIRTLAND AFB","state":"NM","country":"USA"},"organization_type":"OFFICE"},"status":{"active":false,"archive_date":"2025-04-18","archive_type":"auto15"},"contacts":[{"name":"Erica Talley","role":"primary","email":"erica.talley.2.ctr@spaceforce.mil"},{"name":"Ian Robison","role":"secondary","email":"ian.robinson.13@spaceforce.mil"}],"base_type":{"code":"s","label":"Special Notice"},"notice_id":"491c98b995e44228b7815f19413c4974","provenance":{"extract":{"url":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/falextracts/Contract%20Opportunities/Archived%20Data/FY2025_archived_opportunities.csv","etag":"\"d47226e3d2c6545974b252e103f82b34-139\"","fetched_at":"2026-09-16T17:45:50.850439Z","row_sha256":"df433372673d00856f1a4aa88363844e3b9eea841f0f933f479a9e9a0350131c","last_modified":"2026-09-13T14:49:20Z"},"updated_at":"2026-09-16T17:45:50.850439Z","first_seen_at":"2026-09-16T17:45:50.850439Z"},"description":{"text":"THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS The Space Rapid Capabilities Office (SpRCO) intends to issue a sole source indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to John Hopkins University (JHU), Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), LLC., 11100 John Hopkins Road, Laurel, Maryland 20723-6099 (Cage Code: 88898). The NAICS Code is 541715 – “Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)”, with a Size Standard of 1,000 employees. Under the approval of ASD(R&E), the Department of Defense (DoD) has a strategic relationship with DoD-sponsored University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) laboratories that conduct science, technology, and engineering (ST&E) work on their behalf. Each UARC has areas of expertise that are identified as core competencies that it must provide in support of its mission to support the DoD. This IDIQ will be coordinated with the Primary Sponsor (NAVSEA). JHU is a DoD UARC, for the following core competency: Space Science and Engineering - Design, development, and prototyping of space systems and instruments; conduct of critical space experiments; analysis and evaluation of space systems and space-related data; and research and development of systems that provide precision tracking, location, navigation, remote sensing, communication, characterization of the space environment, situational awareness, accurate discrimination, and targeting of threat objects. JHU, APL is the only responsible source to provide the above Space Science and Engineering tasks and is the only DoD UARC that can fulfill those tasks herein. UARC's specializes in unique core competencies, and there cannot be more than one UARC that specializes in the same competency. In accordance with FAR 6.302-1 (10 USC 3204(a)(1)), JHU, APL has demonstrated being the only responsible and capable DoD UARC to provide the aforementioned core competency herein. This notice of intent is published for informational purposes only and is NOT a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document will be posted for the requirement. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. The Government shall not reimburse interested sources for any information provided. No request for capability briefings will be honored. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested vendors must respond to this notice on or before 1200 MDT, 03 April 2025 to both the Contracting Officer, ian.robinson.13@spaceforce.mil and Contract Specialist, erica.talley.2.ctr@spaceforce.mil. A Sole Source Justification will be attached to the subsequent Notice of Award in accordance with applicable regulation.","origin":"extract"},"notice_type":{"code":"s","label":"Special Notice"},"schema_version":1,"solicitation_number":"FA254825RB003","place_of_performance":{"zip":"87117","city":{"name":"Kirtland AFB"},"state":{"code":"NM"},"country":{"code":"USA"}}},{"dates":{"posted":"2025-07-23","response_deadline":{"raw":"2025-06-12T14:00:00-06:00","utc":"2025-06-12T20:00:00Z","date":"2025-06-12","time":"14:00:00","utc_offset_seconds":-21600}},"links":{"sam":"https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0bc0a1823a8e445c95804a57c96f12ca/view"},"naics":{"codes":["541715"],"primary":"541715"},"title":"*Notification of Award* Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) contract with Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU /APL)","agency":{"office":{"code":"FA2548","name":"FA2548 SPC RPD CPBLTS OFFC SPC RCO"},"subtier":{"code":"5700","name":"DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE"},"department":{"code":"021","name":"DEPT OF DEFENSE"},"office_address":{"zip":"87117-2413","city":"KIRTLAND AFB","state":"NM","country":"USA"},"organization_type":"OFFICE"},"status":{"active":false,"archive_date":"2025-08-22","archive_type":"auto_custom"},"base_type":{"code":"s","label":"Special Notice"},"notice_id":"0bc0a1823a8e445c95804a57c96f12ca","provenance":{"extract":{"url":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/falextracts/Contract%20Opportunities/Archived%20Data/FY2025_archived_opportunities.csv","etag":"\"d47226e3d2c6545974b252e103f82b34-139\"","fetched_at":"2026-09-16T17:45:50.850439Z","row_sha256":"06e5e20d2d9203e9700a46a91f862037d6d7cde31a9adaad5571088753f8e4f5","last_modified":"2026-09-13T14:49:20Z"},"updated_at":"2026-09-16T17:45:50.850439Z","first_seen_at":"2026-09-16T17:45:50.850439Z"},"description":{"text":"This is a notification of award per FAR Subpart 5.3 - Synopses of Contract Award. University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) awarded 02 July 2025 for analysis, research and development, and system engineering utilizing the eight formally defined UARC core competencies: strategic systems test and evaluation, submarine security and survivability, space science and engineering, combat systems and guided missiles, theater air defense and power projection, information technology (C4ISR/IO), simulation, modeling and operations analysis, and mission-related and public-service oriented research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E). This IDIQ includes a five-year ordering period (2-year base plus 3-year option). Due to the nature of the sources for this IDIQ, only one UARC will be eligible to fulfill the requirements of this procurement utilizing their core competencies. This will be a FAR 6.302-1 sole-source IDIQ to JHU/APL due to being the only UARC that has the necessary core competencies necessary for SpRCO.","origin":"extract"},"notice_type":{"code":"s","label":"Special Notice"},"schema_version":1,"solicitation_number":"FA254825DB001","place_of_performance":{"zip":"20723","city":{"name":"Laurel"},"state":{"code":"MD"},"country":{"code":"USA"}},"product_service_code":"AR12"}],"due_at":"2025-06-12T20:00:00Z","due_date":"2025-06-12","closes_at":"2025-06-12T20:00:00Z","awardable":false,"dept_key":"d-021","dept_name":"DEPT OF DEFENSE","sub_key":"s-5700","sub_name":"DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE","office_key":"o-FA2548","office_name":"FA2548 SPC RPD CPBLTS OFFC SPC RCO","state":"MD","county":"24027","county_name":"Howard County","city":null,"city_name":null,"country":"USA","winner_key":"C1HBCJ9RMBV3","amount":null,"linked_awards":2,"cancelled":false,"archived":false,"updated_at":"2026-09-16T21:18:12.857524Z","principal_notice_id":"0bc0a1823a8e445c95804a57c96f12ca","description":{"text":"This is a notification of award per FAR Subpart 5.3 - Synopses of Contract Award. University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) awarded 02 July 2025 for analysis, research and development, and system engineering utilizing the eight formally defined UARC core competencies: strategic systems test and evaluation, submarine security and survivability, space science and engineering, combat systems and guided missiles, theater air defense and power projection, information technology (C4ISR/IO), simulation, modeling and operations analysis, and mission-related and public-service oriented research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E). This IDIQ includes a five-year ordering period (2-year base plus 3-year option). Due to the nature of the sources for this IDIQ, only one UARC will be eligible to fulfill the requirements of this procurement utilizing their core competencies. This will be a FAR 6.302-1 sole-source IDIQ to JHU/APL due to being the only UARC that has the necessary core competencies necessary for SpRCO.","html":null,"origin":"extract"},"contacts":null,"place_of_performance":{"zip":"20723","city":{"name":"Laurel"},"state":{"code":"MD"},"country":{"code":"USA"}},"office_address":{"zip":"87117-2413","city":"KIRTLAND AFB","state":"NM","country":"USA"},"naics_codes":["541715"],"award":null,"attachments":[],"awards":[{"award_key":"CONT_IDV_FA254825DB001_9700","permalink":"https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_FA254825DB001_9700/","piid":"FA254825DB001","parent_piid":null,"award_type":null,"vendor_key":"C1HBCJ9RMBV3","recipient_name":"THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC","recipient_uei":"C1HBCJ9RMBV3","recipient_cage":"88898","recipient_city":"LAUREL","recipient_state":"MD","sub_name":"Department of the Air Force","office_name":"FA2548 SPC RPD CPBLTS OFFC SPC RCO","office_key":"o-FA2548","first_action_date":"2025-07-02","last_action_date":"2025-07-02","actions":1,"obligated":"0","current_total_value":null,"potential_total_value":"95000000.00","naics":"541715","psc":"AR12","extent_competed":"NOT COMPETED","set_aside":"NO SET ASIDE USED.","offers_received":1,"description":"INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED RESEARCH CENTER (UARC) CONTRACT WITH JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY (JHU /APL) FOR ANALYSIS, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND SYSTEM ENGINEERING","method":"solicitation_as_piid","confidence":"high","evidence":["solicitation number FA254825DB001 was reused as the contract number","same awarding office FA2548"],"opportunity_key":null,"opportunity_title":null}],"related":[]}