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Justification for Limited Competition for RAND National Defense Research Institute

Department of Defense (DoD)
est. $1M – $5M
Quick Brief

The Department of Defense is justifying the use of other than full and open competition for the RAND National Defense Research Institute (NDRI), which serves as a Federally Funded Research Development Center (FFRDC) supporting the Department of War and other agencies. This initiative aims to leverage private sector expertise for research and analysis that cannot be effectively addressed by existing government resources or other contractors.

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Estimated Value
est. $1M – $5M
Similar contracts award $119K to $1.1M (median $352K, 69,621 awards)Above typical range
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Agency & Contact

Contracting Organization

Agency
DEPT OF DEFENSE

Point of Contact

John A. Smith
Contracting Officer
(202) 555-0100

Key Dates

Published9d ago
Jul 16, 2026
Last Updated9d ago
Jul 16, 2026
Became Solicitation8d ago
Jul 16, 2026
Tracked
Response Duein 6d
Jul 31, 2026

Description

The RAND Corporation operates the National Defense Research Institute (NDRI), whose primary sponsor is the (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. Sabrina Watkins-Rock Alternative

Point of Contact Elizabeth Vaeth Contracting , DC 203011000 USA to this opportunity. A04 JOFOCWHS20251564 Amendment 1 Redacted.pdf

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