HQ003421D0006

Feb 2021: RAND Corp., Santa Monica, California, was awarded a $12,623,000 modification (P00001) (task order HQ0034-21-F-0060) to previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract HQ0034-21-D-0006.  The RAND Corp.’s National Defense Research Institute will provide studies and analyses for the following offices under this task order:  Office of the Under Secretary of Defense Personnel & Readiness; Office of Personnel Management; The Joint Staff J7; U.S. European Command; Defense Security Cooperation Agency; Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment; Naval Air Systems Command; Office of Net Assessment; Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering; and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.  The studies and analyses will assist these offices in making informed decisions on a variety of national security and policy issues.  Work performance will take place in Washington, D.C.: and other Department of Defense and U.S. government facilities within the Northern Capital Region; Santa Monica, California; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is expected to be completed on Dec. 31, 2025.  The following contract funds were obligated on this award in the amount of $12,623,000:  fiscal 2020 research, development, testing, and evaluation (RDT&E) defense wide funds for $1,478,000; fiscal 2021 RDT&E defense wide funds for $2,915,000; fiscal 2021 RDT&E Air Force funds for $190,000; fiscal 2021 RDT&E Navy funds for $375,000; fiscal 2021 operation and maintenance (O&M) defense wide funds for $4,665,000; and fiscal 2021 O&M Army contract funds for $3,000,000.  Washington Headquarters Services, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity. (Awarded Feb. 12, 2021)