Contract Award: The University of Maryland (College Park, Maryland) – $500,000,000.

The University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, is awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (HQ003424D0003) valued at $500,000,000. The purpose of the contract is to provide for operation of the University of Maryland Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security University Affiliated Research Center and serve as the primary sponsor contract. The University of Maryland will execute activities consistent with the University Affiliate Research Center mission and provide essential research and development capabilities in human and social systems applied artificial intelligence, automation, and augmentation, and advanced computing and emerging technologies for a wide variety of security and intelligence applications. This vehicle will enable the contractor to respond to evolving government requirements; maintain comprehensive knowledge of government requirements and problems; and acquire broad access to necessary information, including proprietary data, to meet and anticipate the government's current and future needs. The contracting agency is Washington Headquarters Agency, Alexandria, Virginia.