Scientific IDIQ

The United States Naval Observatory is seeking information from potential contractors to provide technical support, research analysis, and operations and maintenance support for its scientific research projects. The contractor will be required to provide personnel with specialized education and experience in fields such as physics, astronomy, astrophysics, aerospace, instrumentation, and electrical engineering. The contractor will be responsible for organizing and supervising a working force to perform tasks as specified in individual task orders. The Government may provide technical instruction and additional information on the specified scientific research projects. Some key tasks that the contractor may be required to perform include: • Designing and performing research or operations in areas such as physics, astronomy, and engineering • Collecting, developing, and analyzing scientific data from specific instruments • Designing and developing specialized aerospace, astronomical, or physics instrumentation • Performing literature searches and compiling scientific texts and background material • Reviewing and analyzing operational procedures and performing feasibility studies • Constructing and testing mathematical models • Assisting in the design, development, and maintenance of internet and intranet websites • Designing, exercising, and testing models using simulation, emulation, mathematical, and statistical analyses techniques • Designing, developing, testing computer software, models, architecture, or graphics, and developing computer libraries and databases • Lending expertise, assistance, consultation, and coordination services for research activities