The National Institute on Drug Abuse awarded a definitive contract to The Johns Hopkins University for clinical services and resources supporting the NIDA Intramural Research Program from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2025, with a ceiling value of $2,120,891.91 under cost-no-fee pricing and no set-aside.
The originating sources-sought notice, posted September 13, 2019, sought clinical services across twelve project areas including personnel management, medical consultation, diagnostic testing, nursing services, pharmacy support, and statistical analysis to support approximately 500 research participants annually. Contractors were required to demonstrate experience in similar clinical support projects, qualified personnel, and facilities within ten miles of Baltimore, Maryland. Place of performance is Baltimore, MD.
The contract structure provided one six-month base period with nine six-month option periods. The solicitation used NAICS code 622110 (general medical and surgical hospitals) and PSC code R499.
Service Contract Inventory reporting shows actual government-invoiced labor across the performance period: FY2021 invoiced $318 thousand (0.3 FTEs, 699 contractor hours at $455.16/hr); FY2022 invoiced $691 thousand (0.3 FTEs, 699 hours at $988.51/hr); FY2023 invoiced $516 thousand (0.4 FTEs, 720 hours at $716.92/hr); FY2024 invoiced $425 thousand (0.1 FTEs, 231 hours at $1,840.65/hr); and FY2025 invoiced $404 thousand (0.3 FTEs, 534 hours at $757.40/hr). In FY2025, one subcontractor performed 73 percent of contractor hours, with blended government-paid hourly rates showing an overall rising trend across the award period.