Contract Award: Washington Headquarters Services will increase the ceiling on a cost-plus-fixed-fee indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (HQ003418D0005) held by the University of Maryland (College Park, Maryland) – $35,000,000.

Washington Headquarters Services will increase the ceiling on a cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (HQ003418D0005) held by the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, by $35,000,000. The total if all options are exercised is $177,000,000, which is the ceiling amount. No funds are being obligated at this time. This contract fulfills a requirement of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security for a University Affiliated Research Center for Research and Development in Language, Information, Culture, Cognition, and Behavior. The University shall provide personnel from academic disciplines required to accomplish the following core research and development competencies: foreign languages and dialects; linguistics; disciplines relevant to the acquisition and practice of analysis and critical thinking; and disciplines relevant to the manipulation, use and sharing of information of varying quantities and diverse forms. The estimated completion date is Dec. 30, 2022. The work will be performed at the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. Washington Headquarters Services, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity.