Office of Research Facilities Development Operations Acquisitions

The National Institutes of Health Office of Research Facilities Development Operations Acquisitions, a civilian sub-office within the Department of Health and Human Services, procures goods, services, and facility construction and renovation work to support NIH research infrastructure and operations across the agency's intramural research enterprise.

The office closed its most recent recorded contract award on March 30, 2016, marking the end of a ten-year hiatus in publicly reported contract activity. Across the portfolio history since April 2002, the office issued 4,414 federal contract awards with a combined potential value of $1.96 billion, of which $1.76 billion has been obligated. Award volume peaked in 2012 at 713 contracts, then declined steadily: 536 awards in 2013, 445 in 2014, 224 in 2015, and 34 in 2016. No contract awards are recorded after 2016.

Among 563 distinct prime contractors awarded over the portfolio lifetime, competitive concentration is highly fragmented. The portfolio shows no disclosure of top contractors by award count or potential value, and the absence of ranking data prevents identification of current leaders. Awards are spread across a broad vendor base with no single contractor dominating the portfolio.

The set-aside mix reflects predominantly open competition. Sixty-two percent of awards carried no small-business or veteran set-aside designation. Among designated awards, 8(a) Sole Source work accounted for 15 percent of the portfolio, Total Small Business for 12 percent, and Competitive 8(a) for 6 percent. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business designations appeared in 3 percent of awards (110 sole-source and 24 additional sole-source awards combined across categories), HUBZone Sole Source in 1 percent, and Woman-Owned Small Business and Emerging Small Business together in less than 1 percent.

No recent contract opportunities or contract awards are recorded against the office. The ten-year gap in award activity and the absence of open solicitations suggest the office is not actively pursuing new contract work at this time.