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

Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This solicitation is for a multiple-award Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide Technology Evaluations Support Services to the NIST Technology Test and Evaluation Division (TTED). The contract will support cross-division technology evaluations, measurements, and research.

The contract will involve various tasks, including but not limited to:

• Creating and refining topic statements, queries, and descriptions.

• Assessing the quality and accuracy of content.

• Determining content authenticity and tampering.

• Evaluating human-produced and technology-generated content.

• Recruiting individuals for human-technology interaction tasks, interviews, and surveys.

• Conducting usability testing, including participant recruitment, facilitation, and data analysis.

• Supporting Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-12 requirements for on-site work.

• Type: Multiple-award IDIQ contract.

• Period of Performance: Five (5) years, from September 30, 2026, to September 29, 2031.

• Task Orders: All task orders issued under this IDIQ will be firm-fixed price.

• Minimum Order: Not specified.

• Maximum Order: The total for all orders under the IDIQ contract shall not exceed $7,400,000.00 over the five-year period. The individual ceiling for each order is $2,000,000.00.

• Contractually Obligated Minimum: $5,000.00 per IDIQ contract holder.

• Solicitation Number: 1333ND26QNB770088

• Solicitation Issue Date: April 09, 2026

• Offer Due Date: May 07, 2026, 10:00 AM ET

• Submission Method: Electronic Quotation (PDF format, virus-free, readable).

• Evaluation Process: Two-phased approach.

  • Phase 1: Demonstrated Prior Experience (Technical Volume I).
  • Phase 2: Mock Task Orders (Technical Volume II) and IDIQ Management Approach (Technical Volume II), and Business/Pricing Quote (Business Volume III).

• Evaluation Factors: Factors 1, 2, and 3 are considered equal in importance and more important than Factor 4 (Price).

• Inquiries Due Date: April 16, 2026, 10:00 AM ET.

• This acquisition is 100% set aside for Small Business.

• NAICS Code: 541990

• Size Standard: 541519

• Offerors must submit quotations in accordance with the detailed instructions provided in the "Instructions to Offerors" section.

• Key Personnel: Supervisor/Program Manager is the only key personnel required at the base IDIQ contract level.

Form / Attachment / Pricing Sheet

This document is an Excel spreadsheet titled "Attachment 2 - QA Template.xlsx". It appears to be a template for Quality Assurance (QA) purposes, likely intended for vendors to use in documenting their quality assurance processes or responses related to the opportunity.

The "Sheet1" within the spreadsheet contains columns for "Attachment Title", "Page #", "Section", and "Question". This structure suggests it's designed to track specific QA-related questions or items tied to different parts of a solicitation or contract.

Bidders should review this template to understand the expected format for any Quality Assurance documentation required as part of their proposal or contract performance. It may guide how they structure their QA plans or responses to specific inquiries.

Form / Attachment / Pricing Sheet

This document is an Excel spreadsheet containing pricing worksheets for various task orders under an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. It provides templates for bidders to detail their proposed labor rates, level of effort, and total pricing for specific task orders.

• IDIQ Labor Category Rates: A sheet to establish base IDIQ ceiling fully burdened hourly labor rates for various labor categories across five years.
• Task Order Pricing Sheets: Multiple sheets (Task Order 1, Mock TO 1, Mock TO 2, Task Order 2, Task Order 3, Task Order 4, Task Order 5, Task Order 6, Task Order 7) provide templates for calculating firm-fixed prices for specific task orders. These include sections for IDIQ labor categories, level of effort by task, total level of effort, fully loaded hourly labor rates, and total price amounts.
• Other Direct Costs (ODCs): A section within some task order sheets for including other direct costs.
• Travel and Per Diem: Includes fields for travel and per diem costs, with a note that G&A is applied to these costs only if applicable.

Bidders must use these worksheets to develop and submit their pricing proposals for the base IDIQ contract and any subsequent task orders. The "Year 1" for pricing purposes is defined as beginning September 30, 2026, and "Year 5" ending September 29, 2031. Accurate completion of these pricing sheets is critical for proposal evaluation.