Leidos was awarded a task order by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide software development and technical support to the NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR). The single-award firm fixed-price follow-on contract has a six-month base period of performance, nine six-month options, and a total contract value of $17 million if all options are exercised. Work will be performed in Bethesda, Md.

Under the contract, Leidos will provide software development and technical support including developing and maintaining various web-based, desktop and mobile-based applications in support of CSR's primary mission of scientific peer review. Leidos will also provide technical support for both on premise and remote network access areas, including the installation, configuration, testing and maintenance of hardware and software.