Analytical Modeling - Penn State University Applied Research Laboratory (UARC)

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) awarded a non-competitive (sole source) contract to the Pennsylvania State University (PSU) Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) under the authority 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(3), which is implemented at FAR 6.302-3, Industrial Mobilization; Engineering, Development, or Research Capability; or Expert Services. The contract was awarded as a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) contract type. Contract type was determined based on FAR 16.301-2(a)(2), Uncertainties involved in contract performance do not permit costs to be estimated with sufficient accuracy to use any type of fixed-price contract; and FAR 16.306(b)(i), The contract is for the performance of research or preliminary exploration or study, and the level of effort required is unknown.