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Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 75F40126C00218
- Awardee
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Acumen LLC UEI XVMTJF1497P1
- Awarding agency
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Food and Drug Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
- Obligated
- $12,919,772
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- FDAINTENTSOLESOURCEBEST1A Solicitation number
- Contract value 32% obligated
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- $12,919,772.39 Current, with exercised options
- $40,818,211.96 Potential, with all options
- Completion date 2% complete
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- Current, with exercised options
- Potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Competed · 1 offer Only One Source
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Hillsborough, CA 94010, USA
- Legislative mandates
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- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
- Service Contract Inventory FAR subpart 4.17
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The Food and Drug Administration awarded a definitive contract to Acumen LLC (doing business as Medric) for $40.8 million on September 30, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of September 29, 2029, under the BEST 1 (Biologics Effectiveness and Safety) Initiative with no set-aside.
The contract is firm fixed price. Place of performance is Hillsborough, CA. The BEST Initiative supports post-market surveillance of biologic products, building on Acumen's existing $75 million BEST indefinite delivery contract awarded September 27, 2024. Acumen operates as a healthcare data analytics and program evaluation firm across multiple federal health agencies, with the majority of its $18.09 billion combined potential value concentrated in CMS indefinite delivery vehicles serving data analytics, research, and policy development roles. The vendor maintains a stable federal workforce of 164–169 FTEs annually across SCI-reportable contracts, with government-paid hourly rates ranging from $109.64 to $177.71 per hour at the 10th and 90th percentiles respectively, reflecting a mix of research analysts, data scientists, and technical management roles. Acumen engages subcontractors for approximately 45 percent of contractor hours across its federal service delivery model.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 75F40126C00218?
75F40126C00218 was awarded to Acumen LLC by Food and Drug Administration (Department of Health and Human Services) on September 30, 2026.
How much is contract 75F40126C00218 worth?
The government has obligated $12,919,772 on 75F40126C00218. Its potential value, with all options, is $40,818,212.
Was contract 75F40126C00218 competed?
The extent of competition for 75F40126C00218 was not competed. The government received 1 offer.
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