Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition- RAND National Defense Research Institute (NDRI)
DEPT OF DEFENSE
Notice type
Justification
Solicitation #
WHS-2025-1564
NAICS
541715
PSC
AC12
Posted
July 16, 2026
Response due
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Place of performance
Arlington, VA
What this opportunity is
The Department of Defense has issued a justification for other than full and open competition for a contract to be awarded to the RAND National Defense Research Institute (NDRI). This contract is set aside for a small business, specifically firms with a NAICS code of 541715, which includes research and development in social sciences and humanities. The place of performance will be in Virginia, and the procurement is for research services under the PSC code AC12. Bidders should track this opportunity as it is a justification notice.
Analysis by Mindy, grounded in the SAM.gov notice.
Description
The RAND Corporation operates the National Defense Research Institute (NDRI), whose primary sponsor is the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSW(A&S)). NDRI is a studies and analysis Federally Funded Research Development Center (FFRDC) that supports the Department of War (DoW) and other Non-DoW Agencies.
DoW research capabilities at NDRI represent a continuing investment by the DoW in objective research and analysis. The strategic relationship between DoW and NDRI was established and is maintained to bring private sector expertise to bear on research, development, and analytic tasks that are integral to the mission and operations of sponsoring organizations and that cannot be met as effectively by existing government resources, or by other not-for-profit or for-profit contractors. The RAND NDRI FFRDC was established to be an independent research institution.
Source: SAM.gov, as posted. Verify the current solicitation before responding.
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