HQ003424F0003↗
The Rand Corporation received this contract from Washington Headquarters Services, Washington Headquarters Services: $71.17M obligated so far for special studies/analysis- defense. It runs to 2027-05-27.
Key facts · data as of Oct 25, 2026
- Recipient
- The Rand Corporation
- Awarding agency
- Washington Headquarters Services (Department of Defense)
- Contracting office
- Washington Headquarters Services (HQ0034)
- Obligated to date
- $71.17M
- Potential value
- $71.17M
- Ends
- 2027-05-27
Source: USAspending.gov prime award records (obligations: money committed, not outlays), data as of Oct 25, 2026.
Cite this page: SpendQuery, Award HQ003424F0003, data as of Oct 25, 2026, https://spendquery.com/award?id=CONT_AWD_HQ003424F0003_9700_HQ003421D0006_9700
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RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INSTITUTE FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER RESEARCH AND STUDIES
Obligated to date$71.17M22 actions
Current value$71.17Mwith options exercised
Period2023-10-27 → 2027-05-27current end date
Passed on$1.81Mto 6 subcontractors
Up for re-bid: ends 2027-05-27. Recompete brief → · Sole Source: Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) Assessment, Monitoring, and Evaluation (AM&E) Database Management Support Services ↗
What it is
- Product or service
- Special Studies/Analysis- Defense (PSC B541)
- Industry
- All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (NAICS 541990)
- Contracting office
- Washington Headquarters Services (HQ0034)
- Competition
- Not competed
- Pricing
- Cost plus fixed fee
- How it was bought
- Single-award IDIQ · under HQ003421D0006
- Solicitation
- HQ003420R0238
- Where the work is
- Los Angeles, CA · district CA-36
Obligations by fiscal year
FY2024$73.87M
FY2025-$2.66M
FY2026-$44.7K
SpendQuery holds FY2023 on; earlier years are on USAspending.gov.
Subcontractors: where the money went next
8 subawards totaling $1.81M (2.5% of what was obligated), as The Rand Corporation reported them. Primes report subawards of $30,000 or more; smaller ones and unreported ones aren't here.
| Subcontractor | Amount | Subawards | Where | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resilient Supply Chains, Inc. | $850.0K | 1 | DC | 2024-04-29 | 2024-04-29 |
| Marstel-Day, LLC | $487.6K | 3 | VA | 2024-03-08 | 2025-11-05 |
| Council on Global Competition and Innovation, Inc. | $200.0K | 1 | NJ | 2024-10-25 | 2024-10-25 |
| Davis Research LLC | $141.6K | 1 | CA | 2025-02-20 | 2025-02-20 |
| Mantech International Corporation | $100.0K | 1 | FL | 2025-03-13 | 2025-03-13 |
| Filter Labs, Inc. | $31.5K | 1 | MA | 2024-12-19 | 2024-12-19 |
The largest single subawards
| Date | To | Amount | For |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-29 | Resilient Supply Chains, Inc. | $850.0K | NDRI FY24 ORDERS: TASK ORDER HQ003424F0003 |
| 2025-04-01 | Marstel-Day, LLC | $264.8K | FY25-PURCHASE ORDER FOR WORK TO BE PERFORMED BY MARSTEL DAY, LLC IN SUPPORT OF THE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECT CONDUCTED BY NDRI FOR THE INSTITUTE OF SECURITY GOVERNANCE. |
| 2024-10-25 | Council on Global Competition and Innovation, Inc. | $200.0K | NDRI FY24 ORDERS: TASK ORDER HQ003424F0003 |
| 2024-03-08 | Marstel-Day, LLC | $163.6K | MOD2- CHANGE ORDER 2- APPROVED REQ-00022568 -MODIFICATION 2 TO PO 00010123 FOR CONTINUING WORK CONDUCTED BY MARSTEL DAY, LLC IN SUPPORT OF RAND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING EFFORTS SPONSORED BY THE INSTITUTE OF… |
| 2025-02-20 | Davis Research LLC | $141.6K | ORGANIC/EMBEDDED MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATION OF BENEFITS AND RISKS SURVEY PROPOSAL |
| 2025-03-13 | Syniverse Technologies LLC | $100.0K | CAPE ANALYTIC SUPPORT FY24 (CAPE) |
| 2025-11-05 | Marstel-Day, LLC | $59.2K | CAPE ANALYTIC SUPPORT FY24 (CAPE); ASSESSING THE BENEFITS AND RISKS OF ALTERNATIVE DOD QUANTUM COMPUTING STRATEGIES - PHASE 3 (R&E) |
| 2024-12-19 | Filter Labs, Inc. | $31.5K | PURCHASE OF SPECIALIZED DATA FOR NIGERIA AND INDONESIA IN SUPPORT OF DARPA HABITUS TESTING AND EVALUATION |
Every action
22 actions since 2023-10-27. Each is a modification or amendment with the money it added or took back.
| Date | Modification | Kind | Amount | What the agency wrote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | P00021 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | -$44.7K | RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND STUDIES SUPPORT SERVICES. |
| 2025-12-15 | P00020 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $0 | FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT TO THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, JOINT STAFF, DEFENSE AGENCIES, AND OTHER USERS SPECIFIED IN THE SPONSORING AGREEMENT. |
| 2025-08-26 | P00019 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $0 | FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT TO THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, JOINT STAFF, DEFENSE AGENCIES, AND OTHER USERS SPECIFIED IN THE SPONSORING AGREEMENT. |
| 2025-07-21 | P00018 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | -$2.66M | FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT TO THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, JOINT STAFF, DEFENSE AGENCIES, AND OTHER USERS SPECIFIED IN THE SPONSORING AGREEMENT. |
| 2025-02-25 | P00017 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $0 | STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL READINESS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STUDY SUPPORT SERVICES. |
| 2025-01-30 | P00016 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $0 | STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL READINESS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STUDY SUPPORT SERVICES. |
| 2024-12-18 | P00015 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $0 | STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL READINESS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STUDY SUPPORT SERVICES. |
| 2024-12-18 | P00013 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $0 | STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL READINESS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STUDY SUPPORT SERVICES. |
| 2024-11-25 | P00014 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $0 | STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL READINESS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STUDY SUPPORT SERVICES. |
| 2024-10-31 | P00012 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $0 | STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL READINESS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STUDY SUPPORT SERVICES. |
| 2024-09-18 | P00011 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $7.52M | FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS STUDIES IN SUPPORT OF THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND OTHER DEFENSE AGENCIES. |
| 2024-08-27 | P00010 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $7.61M | FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS STUDIES IN SUPPORT OF THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND OTHER DEFENSE AGENCIES. |
| 2024-07-25 | P00009 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $8.95M | FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER SUPPORT RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS STUDIES. |
| 2024-06-27 | P00008 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $10.28M | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER AGENCIES RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS STUDIES TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES, INCLUDING SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES AT ALL STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT, DEPLOYMENT, AND USE. |
| 2024-05-28 | P00007 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $9.64M | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER AGENCIES RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS STUDIES TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES, INCLUDING SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES AT ALL STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT, DEPLOYMENT, AND USE. |
| 2024-04-26 | P00006 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $4.62M | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER AGENCIES RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS STUDIES TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES, INCLUDING SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES AT ALL STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT, DEPLOYMENT, AND USE. |
| 2024-03-26 | P00005 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $2.79M | FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. |
| 2024-02-27 | P00004 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $8.89M | FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. |
| 2024-01-26 | P00003 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $7.53M | FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. |
| 2023-12-27 | P00002 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $5.06M | RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INSTITUTE FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER RESEARCH AND STUDIES. |
| 2023-11-17 | P00001 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $30.0K | RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INSTITUTE FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER RESEARCH AND STUDIES. |
| 2023-10-27 | 0 | $950.0K | RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INSTITUTE FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER RESEARCH AND STUDIES |
Source: USAspending.gov prime award transactions and FSRS subaward reports, as loaded by SpendQuery (data as of 2026-10-25). Amounts are obligations (money committed), not outlays. The official record on USAspending.gov ↗