RFP for Quantitative Research Analytical Data Support (QRADS) (№9411753)

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Number: 9411753

Country: United States

Source: Federal Business Opportunities


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06-08-2018

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RFP for Quantitative Research Analytical Data Support (QRADS)Solicitation Number: 50310218R0002
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission
Office: Office of Acquisitions
Location: Office of Acquisitions

Solicitation Number: 50310218R0002

Notice Type: Award

Contract Award Date: August 3, 2018

Contract Award Number: 50310218D0048-50310218F0221

Contract Award Dollar Amount: 4031673.20

Contractor Awarded Name: Onyx Government Services LLC

Contractor Awarded Address: 5870 TRINITY PKWY STE 330
centreville, Virginia 20120-2414
United States

Synopsis: Added: Dec 26, 2017 5:42 pm PREVIOUS INFORMATION REGARDING THIS REQUIREMENT DURING THE PRE-SOLICITATION PHASE HAD BEEN POSTED UNDER RFIQRADS2018. THIS IS THE ACTUAL SOLICITATION FOR QRADS TO WHICH INTERESTED OFFERORS SHALL RESPOND TO BY THE REQUIRED DATES.

This requirement is being conducted as a non-commercial item acquisition in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15 (Contracting By Negotiations), as supplemented with the additional information included in this notice. This is a Request for Proposals (RFP). A copy of the Solicitation with instructions for submitting a Proposal in response to RFP No. 50310218R0002 Quantitative Research Analytical Data Support (QRADS) is being attached to this electronic notice. The Government anticipates awarding Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts resulting from the solicitation. Against the IDIQ contracts, the Government will issue T&M/L&H and FFP TOs.

The period of performance for this procurement shall consist of one (1) year base period with four (4), one (1) year options. The Request for Proposal (RFP) shall require the submission(s) of technical proposal(s) as well as price proposal(s). Contract(s) will be issued to eligible firms offering the best value proposal to provide the services in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW).


The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) supports the mission of the SEC to protect investors, maintain fair and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation. The program is to obtain support in the following Channels: 1) Capital Markets and Financial Industry Data Analysis (total small business set aside); 2) Quantitative Analytical Support; 3) Analytic Development Environment Database Support; 4) Communication and Technical Writing Support; and, 5) Text Analytics Support.


The North American Industry Classification System (NAICs) is (541690)-other scientific and technical consulting services. Proposals are being requested. The Contractor shall provide all labor and material. All Offerors must be registered in the System For Award Management (SAM.gov) (http://www.sam.gov). Further, Offerors are required to complete their Online Representations and Certifications in SAM.gov prior to submittal of a proposal to be eligible for award.


Proposals (in their entirety), BOTH hard and electronic copies are due NO LATER THAN 11:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time on January 26, 2018 to the address in RFP Section L.4.2.


Past Performance Questionnaires should be submitted to [email protected] NO LATER THAN 12:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time on January 26, 2018.


The Offeror shall be sure to submit its completed Attachment L-1, Pricing Templates, as part of the electronic submission via email to [email protected] NO LATER THAN 12:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time on January 26, 2018.


See the proposal submission instructions, including the provision describing treatment of late submissions, notifications and withdrawals of proposals at FAR Clause 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors-Competitive Acquisition. Proposals received in hard copy at the SEC address and at the email address [email protected] after the exact time specified herein for receipt of proposals will be deemed "late" and will not be considered. Further, both hard and electronic copies of proposals must be received by the exact time specified herein to be considered timely or the Offeror"s proposal will be deemed "late" and will not be considered.


Communications and questions concerning this solicitation or requests for clarification shall be made in writing to [email protected]. NO TELEPHONE INQUIREIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.


The due date for communications and questions concerning the RFP is NO LATER THAN 12:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time on January 3, 2018. Questions received after this time may not be addressed.


As soon as an Offeror is aware of any problems or ambiguities in interpreting the specifications, terms or conditions, instructions or evaluation criteria of this solicitation, the CO shall be notified via email at [email protected].


Electronic submission of questions and comments shall be emailed [email protected]. Electronic mail attachments, if included, shall be prepared using Microsoft Office.


When submitting questions and comments, refer to the specific text of the RFP. Use the following header in the email subject line, and the reference shall be contained in the body of the email.


Subject: RFP No. 50310218R0002
Reference: RFP Section , Paragraph(s) , Page(s) .


All questions will be answered via amendment and provided to all Offerors on the Internet at www.fbo.gov. No questions will be attributed to the respective Offerors.


Added: Jan 19, 2018 9:23 am Today, January 19, 2018, Amendment 0001 to the QRADS RFP is hereby issued. Offerors shall be sure to read the amendment and all of the attachments in their entirety to ensure they comply with all updates to the solicitation via this amendment. Fyi, the number of pages referred to in the amendment is based on the number of pages in the SF30 amendment itself and the QRADS solicitation body document. Due to issues with Adobe, the SF30 and the QRADS solicitation body files could not be combined and therefore are included separately in this notice.

It is recommended that vendors review and print out all attachments to this notice/amendment so they can put them in order since the government was not able to due to the aforementioned Adobe issue. The order is as follows:
RFP Letter, SF30, Solicitation Body, Attachment B-1, Attachment H-1, Attachment H-2, Attachment H-3, Attachment H-4, Attachment H-5, Attachment L-1, Attachment L-2, Attachment L-2-1, Attachment L-3, Attachment L-4, Attachment L-5, Attachment L-6, Attachment L-7, Attachment L-7, Attachment L-8, and Attachment L-9. It is also noted tht some of these attachments are "reserved"" however, place holders were incorporated and the content of the "reserved" attachments will be provided to the IDIQ and Task Order awardees upon award issuance.

*****IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT NO TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED REGARDING THIS SOLICITATION, SO REFRAIN FROM CALLING ALL OF THE SEC POINTS OF CONTACT VIA TELEPHONE. ADDITIONALLY, THE TIME FOR SUBMITTING QUESTIONS HAS ALSO PASSED, SO NO FURTHER QUESTIONS WILL BE RESPONDED TO REGARDING THIS SOLICITATION.***** Added: Feb 01, 2018 12:55 pm *****UPDATE FEBRUARY 1, 2018: AMENDMENT 0002 TO THIS SOLICITATION IS HEREBY POSTED VIA THIS NOTICE. OFFERORS SHALL PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE DUE DATES FOR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AS IDENTIFIED STARTING IN SECTION L.4 OF THE BODY OF THE SOLICITATION (SEE DOCUMENT ENTITLED, "QRADS AMDT 0002 BODY 2-1-2018" THAT HAS BEEN UPLOADED AS PART OF THIS NOTICE/AMENDMENT). THE DUE DATES FOR QUESTIONS AND PROPOSALS FOR CHANNELS 1, 2, 4, AND 5 ARE NOT THE SAME AS THE DUE DATES FOR CHANNEL 3. THE GOVERNMENT DID ITS TO BEST TO HIGHLIGHT CHANGED AREAS AS A RESULT OF THIS AMENDMENT IN YELLOW***** Added: Feb 07, 2018 6:26 pm ********UPDATE FEBRUARY 7, 2018: AMENDMENT 0003 TO THIS SOLICITATION IS HEREBY POSTED VIA THIS NOTICE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CHANGE TO THE PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE IS NOT ONE THAT IMPACTS THE RESPONSES AS THE CONTENT OF THE PPQ HAS NOT CHANGED EXCEPT TO IDENTIFY THE FACT THAT THE FEBRUARY 23RD DUE DATE IS FOR CHANNEL 3 PPQs. PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED PPQs USING ANY OF THE PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED PPQ ATTACHMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DUE DATES HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED.*********** Added: Feb 15, 2018 12:10 pm UPDATE FEBRUARY 15, 2018: AMENDMENT 0005 TO THIS SOLICITATION IS HEREBY POSTED VIA THIS NOTICE. PLEASE NOTE, AMENDMENT 0004 WILL NOT BE ISSUED DUE TO PROBLEMS WITHIN THE SEC CONTRACT WRITING TOOL. AMENDMENT 0005 IS THE NEXT ISSUED AMENDMENT AFTER AMENDMENT 0003 FOR THIS SOLICITATION. AMENDMENT 0005 PROVIDES Q&A FOR CHANNEL 3 IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS RECEIVED FROM AMENDMENT 0002, REPLACES THE SAMPLE TASK ORDER SOW FOR CHANNEL 3 AND EXTENDS THE PROPOSAL DUE DATE FOR CHANNEL 3*********** Added: Feb 22, 2018 4:30 pm **********UPDATE FEBRUARY 22, 2018: AMENDMENT 0006 TO THIS SOLICITATION IS HEREBY POSTED VIA THIS NOTICE. AMENDMENT 0006 PROVIDES ADDITIONAL Q&A FOR CHANNEL 3 IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS RECEIVED FROM AMENDMENT 0005, AND PROVIDES AN UPDATED PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE TO REFLECT THE CORRECT PROPOSAL DUE DATE FOR CHANNEL 3, WHICH IS MARCH 2, 2018 AT 12:00PM EST. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT ANY PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF THE PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED FOR CHANNEL 3 WILL BE ACCEPTED BECAUSE THE SUBSTANCE OF THE PPQ HAS NEVER CHANGED, JUST THE PPQ DUE DATES IAW THE PROPOSAL DUE DATES.*********** Added: Jun 14, 2018 4:59 pm The SEC has completed evaluations of proposals submitted in response to Request for Proposals (RFP) 50310218R0002, for Quantitative Research Analytical Data Support (QRADS) requirements, Solicitation Number 50310218R0002, CHANNEL 3 - DATABASE MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT only at this time. This requirement was competed in accordance with FAR Parts 15. The evaluation was completed in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and evaluation factors set forth in the RFP. Award decision was based on a best value determination for the Government. The awardees selected offered the best value to the Government.

Multiple IDIQ contracts were awarded as a result of this solicitation. The task orders placed against the IDIQ contracts can be firm fixed priced, time and materials, or labor hours depending on the task. A brief explanation of the award results is provided as follows:
a. Offerors solicited: Full and Open
b. Number of Proposals received : Sixteen (16)
c. Names and Addresses of the fourteen (14) Offerors Receiving an IDIQ Award:


AITHERAS, LLC
51 Monroe St Ste. 506
Rockville, MD, 20850-2404
Contract Number: 50310218D0011


Advanced Software Systems Inc. (ASSYST)
22866 SHAW RD
STERLING, VA, 20166-9400
Contract Number: 50310218D0012


Attain, LLC
1600 Tysons Blvd Ste. 1400
McLean, VA, 22102-4893
Contract Number: 50310218D0013


Client Software Services, LLC (CSS)
101 LAKEFOREST BLVD STE 360
GAITHERSBURG, MD, 20877-2634
Contract Number: 50310218D0014


CompuGain Public Services (CPS)
13241 Woodland Park Rd Ste. 100
Herndon, VA, 20171-6405
Contract Number: 50310218D0015


International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation
6710 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE
BETHESDA, MD, 20817-1834
Contract Number: 50310218D0016


Inode Ink Corporation
11342 Decatur Ct
Westminster, CO, 80234-2688
Contract Number: 50310218D0017


Orbis Technologies, Inc.
180 ADMIRAL COCHRANE DR STE 305
ANNAPOLIS, MD, 21401-6629
Contract Number: 50310218D0018


Analytic Strategies, LLC Doing Business As: Planet Risk Federal Services
8280 Greensboro Dr. Ste. 700
McLean, VA, 22102-4930
Contract Number: 50310218D0019


Pragmatics, Inc.
1761 Business Ctr. Dr.
Reston, VA, 20190-5307
Contract Number: 50310218D0020


Pyramid Systems Inc.
2677 Prosperity Ave Ste. 700
Fairfax, VA, 22031-4928
Contract Number: 50310218D0021


TCG, Inc.
7348 Georgia Avenue NW
Washington, DC, 20012-1720
Contract Number: 50310218D0022


ValidaTek, Inc.
1660 International Drive, Suite 400
McLean, VA, 22102-4855
Contract Number: 50310218D0023


Vencore Labs, Inc.
150 Mount Airy Rd
Basking Ridge, NJ, 07920-2021
Contract Number: 50310218D0024


d. Amount Awarded to Each Vendor: $2000.00 (to meet minimum order guarantee since no task order award was issued)
e. Period of performance: Date of contract award through one year, with four, one-year option periods.

Added: Aug 03, 2018 9:06 pm The SEC has completed evaluations of proposals submitted in response to Request for Proposals (RFP) 50310218R0002, for Quantitative Research Analytical Data Support (QRADS) requirements, Solicitation Number 50310218R0002, CHANNEL 2 - Analytical Tool Development only at this time. This requirement was competed in accordance with FAR Parts 15. The evaluation was completed in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and evaluation factors set forth in the RFP. Award decision was based on a best value determination for the Government. The awardees selected offered the best value to the Government.

Multiple IDIQ contracts and one (1) task order were awarded as a result of this solicitation. The task orders placed against the IDIQ contracts can be firm fixed priced, time and materials, or labor hours depending on the task. A brief explanation of the award results is provided as follows:
IDIQ Contracts:
a. Offerors solicited: Full and Open
b. Number of Proposals received : Fifteen (15)
c. Names and Addresses of the thirteen (13) Offerors Receiving an IDIQ Award:


AITHERAS, LLC
51 Monroe St Ste. 506
Rockville, MD, 20850-2404
Contract Number: 50310218D0040


Advanced Software Systems Inc. (ASSYST)
22866 SHAW RD
STERLING, VA, 20166-9400
Contract Number: 50310218D0041


Client Software Services, LLC (CSS)
101 LAKEFOREST BLVD STE 360
GAITHERSBURG, MD, 20877-2634
Contract Number: 50310218D0043


CompuGain Public Services (CPS)
13241 Woodland Park Rd Ste. 100
Herndon, VA, 20171-6405
Contract Number: 50310218D0042


ELE-TEC LLC
300 Congress St Ste 407
Quincy, MA, 02169-0907
Contract Number: 50310218D0045


International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation
6710 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE
BETHESDA, MD, 20817-1834
Contract Number: 50310218D0046


Oakleaf Group LLC, The
7315 Wisconsin Ave, East Tower, 10th Floor
Bethesda, MD, 20814-3207
Contract Number: 50310218D0047


Onyx Government Services LLC
5870 TRINITY PKWY STE 330
CENTREVILLE, VA, 20120-2414
Contract Number: 50310218D0048


Data and Analytic Solutions, Inc.
4031 UNIVERSITY DR STE 200
FAIRFAX, VA, 22030-3409
Contract Number: 50310218D0044


Pragmatics, Inc.
1761 Business Ctr. Dr.
Reston, VA, 20190-5307
Contract Number: 50310218D0049


Pyramid Systems Inc.
2677 Prosperity Ave Ste. 700
Fairfax, VA, 22031-4928
Contract Number: 50310218D0050


TCG, Inc.
7348 Georgia Avenue NW
Washington, DC, 20012-1720
Contract Number: 50310218D0051


Vencore Labs, Inc.
150 Mount Airy Rd
Basking Ridge, NJ, 07920-2021
Contract Number: 50310218D0052


d. Amount Awarded to Each Vendor: $2000.00 (to meet minimum order guarantee since no task order award was issued)
e. Period of performance: Date of contract award through one year, with four, one-year option periods.


Task Order:
a. Offerors solicited: All IDIQ holders (13)
b. Number of Proposals received : Thirteen (13)
c. Name and Address of the Offeror Receiving the Task Order Award:
Onyx Government Services LLC
5870 TRINITY PKWY STE 330
CENTREVILLE, VA, 20120-2414
Contract Number: 50310218D0048/50310218F0221
d. Amount Awarded: $4031673.20 (Base year plus four option years total price)
e. Period of performance: Date of contract award through one year, with four, one-year option periods.




Please consult the list of

document viewers if you cannot open a file. SOLICITATION Type: Other (Draft RFPs/RFIs, Responses to Questions, etc..)

Label: SOLICITATION

Posted Date: December 26, 2017



QRADS_FULL_SOLICITATION_12-26-17_POSTED.pdf (2372.68 Kb) Description: QRADS SOLICITATION

ATTACH_L-1_-_Pricing_Templates_12-26-17.xlsx (37.81 Kb) Description: ATTACHMENT L-1 IN EXCEL

ATTACH_H-3_of0306_DECLARATION_OF_FEDERAL_EMPLOYMENT.pdf (374.29 Kb) Description: ATTACHMENT H-3 OF306

Amendment 1 Type: Mod/Amendment

Posted Date: January 19, 2018



QRADS_AMENDMENT_0001_AND_RFP_LETTER.pdf (113.29 Kb) Description: QRADS AMENDMENT 0001 RFP LETTER AND SF30

QRADS2_AMENDMENT_0001_SOLICITATION_BODY_1-18-2018_FINAL.docx (270.96 Kb) Description: QRADS AMENDMENT 0001 SOLICITATION BODY/TEXT

ATTACH__H-1_Non-Disclosure_Agreement_-_Contractor_Entity_110217_NDA.pdf (603.43 Kb) Description: QRADS AMENDMENT 0001 SOLICITATION ATTACHMENT H-1

ATTACH_H-3_DECLARATION_FOR_FEDERAL_EMPLOYMENT_RESERVED.docx (12.83 Kb) Description: QRADS AMENDMENT 0001 SOLICITATION ATTACHMENT H-3

ATTACH_H-4_AUTH_FOR_RELEASE_OF_CREDIT_INFORMATION_RESERVED.docx (12.89 Kb) Description: QRADS AMENDMENT 0001 SOLICITATION ATTACHMENT H-4

ATTACH_H-5_REQUEST_FOR_PERSEC_DETERMINATION_RESERVED.docx (12.83 Kb) Description: QRADS AMENDMENT 0001 SOLICITATION ATTACHMENT H-5

ATTACH_L-1_-_Pricing_Templates_12-26-17.xlsx (37.81 Kb) Description: QRADS AMENDMENT 0001 SOLICITATION ATTACHMENT L-1

ATTACHMENT_L-2-1_Recommendation_for_Channel_3_Sample_Personnel.docx (18.59 Kb) Description: QRADS AMENDMENT 0001 SOLICITATION ATTACHMENT L-2-1

ATTACHMENT_L-3_Past_Performance_Questionnaire_12-26-17.doc (87.50 Kb) Description: QRADS AMENDMENT 0001 SOLICITATION ATTACHMENT L-3

ATTACHMENT_L-4_SMALL_BUSINESS_SUBCONTRACTING_PLAN_FORMAT.pdf (622.67 Kb) Description: QRADS AMENDMENT 0001 SOLICITATION ATTACHMENT L-4

QRADS_ADDITIONAL_ATTACHMENTS.pdf (344.69 Kb) Description: QRADS AMENDMENT 0001 SOLICITATION REMAINING ATTACHMENTS

DRAFT_RFP_QA_for_Posting_1-17-2018.xlsx (24.76 Kb) Description: DRAFT RFP Q&A

SOLICITATION_QA_for_Posting_1-18-2018_FINAL.xlsx (57.17 Kb) Description: RFP Q&A

Amendment 2 Type: Mod/Amendment

Posted Date: February 1, 2018



50310218R0002_Amendment_0002_FINAL.pdf (93.50 Kb) Description: SF30 FOR AMENDMENT 0002 TO SOLICITATION

QRADS_RFP_Cover_Letter_2-1-18.doc (45.50 Kb) Description: QRADS SOLICITATION COVER LETTER UPDATED 2-1- FOR AMENDMENT 0002

QRADS_AMDT_0002_BODY_2-1-2018.doc (637.00 Kb) Description: QRADS SOLICITATION BODY UPDATED 2-1-2018

ATTACHMENT_L-3_PPQ_2-1-18.doc (88.50 Kb) Description: UPDATED ATTACHMENT L-3 PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE

ATTACHMENT_L-7_-_Sample_Task_Order_Channel_3_2-1-18.docx (61.37 Kb) Description: NEW/REPLACEMENT ATTACHMENT L-7 SAMPLE TASK ORDER CHANNEL 3

ATTACHMENT_H-6_-_VPAT_INSTRUCTIONS_AND_TEMPLATE.doc (511.50 Kb) Description: ATTACHMENT H-6 - VOLUNTARY PRODUCT ACCESSIBILITY TEMPLATE (VPAT)

For use with reporting Section 508 compliance.

DRAFT_RFP_QA_Amendment_2.xlsx (24.79 Kb) Description: UPDATED DRAFT SOLICITATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2-1-2018

SOLICITATION_QA_amendment2.xlsx (56.98 Kb) Description: UPDATED SOLICITATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2-1-2018

Amendment 3 Type: Mod/Amendment

Posted Date: February 7, 2018



50310218R0002_AMENDMENT_0003.pdf (91.67 Kb) Description: AMENDMENT 0003 SF30 FOR QRADS

QRADS_AMDT_0003_BODY_2-7-2018.doc (639.00 Kb) Description: QRADS AMENDMENT 0003 SOLICITATION BODY 2-7-18

ATTACHMENT_L-3_PPQ_2-7-18.doc (88.50 Kb) Description: ATTACHMENT L-3 PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE 2-7-18

Amendment_0003_QA_2-7-18.xlsx (15.78 Kb) Description: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON AMENDMENT 0002 CHANNELS 1, 2, 4, AND 5

Amendment 4 Type: Mod/Amendment

Posted Date: February 15, 2018



Attachment_L-7_Sample_Task_Channel_3_-_Data_Maintenance_15_Feb_18.pdf (102.20 Kb) Description: Sample Task Channel 3 - Data Maintenance

Amendment 5 Type: Mod/Amendment

Posted Date: February 15, 2018



Amendment_0005_QA_2-15-18.xlsx (16.12 Kb) Description: Questions and Answers - Amendment 0005

Amendment 6 Type: Mod/Amendment

Posted Date: February 15, 2018



QRADS_RFP_Cover_Letter_2-15-18.pdf (25.36 Kb) Description: Cover Letter

Amendment 7 Type: Mod/Amendment

Posted Date: February 15, 2018



503102-18-R-0002_-_Amendment_0005.pdf (564.59 Kb) Description: Amendment 0005 - SF30 and Body of Solicitation

Amendment 8 Type: Mod/Amendment

Posted Date: February 22, 2018



50310218R0002_AMENDMENT_0006.pdf (91.05 Kb) Description: SF30 AMENDMENT 0006

ATTACHMENT_L-3_PPQ_2-22-18.doc (88.50 Kb) Description: ATTACHMENT L-3 PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE 2-22-18

AMENDMENT_0006_QA_2-22-18.xlsx (14.52 Kb) Description: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AMENDMENT 0005 2-22-18



Contracting Office Address: 100 F Street, NE
MS-4010
Washington, District of Columbia 20549
United States


Place of Performance: Securities and Exchange Commission
Office of Acquisitions
100 F Street, NE
Washington, District of Columbia 20549
United States


Primary Point of Contact.: consuela ginn

[email protected] Phone: 2025518295

Secondary Point of Contact: Julia Gallmon, Contract Specialist

[email protected] Phone: 2025518023