Award of 5 year service contract to support meps
Ended Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 75Q80121C00005
- Awardee
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Research Triangle Institute UEI JJHCMK4NT5N3
- Awarding agency
-
Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources
Department of Health and Human Services
- Obligated
- $48,999,436
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Medical Provider Component (MEPS-MPC) Pre-Solicitation · AHRQ2110002 · Posted Aug 3, 2020
- Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Medical Provider Component (MEPS-MPC) Award Notice · Posted Aug 4, 2021
- Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Medical Provider Component (MEPS-MPC) Solicitation · Posted Dec 10, 2020
- Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Medical Provider Component (MEPS-MPC) Pre-Solicitation · Posted Dec 1, 2020
- Contract value 97% obligated
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- $48,999,436.00 Current, with exercised options
- $50,770,354.00 Potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Funding agency
- AHRQ Headquarters Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of Health and Human Services
- NAICS code
- 518210 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 1 offer Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Cost Plus Fixed Fee
- Place of performance
- Durham, NC 27709, 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.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Exercise an Option | $12,436,550 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Change Order | $0 | |
| Exercise an Option | $12,146,777 | |
| Exercise an Option | $179,350 | |
| Exercise an Option | $120,254 | |
| Change Order | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Exercise an Option | $12,089,207 | |
| Funding Only Action | $0 | |
| Change Order | $0 | |
| Exercise an Option | $11,935,409 | |
| Original award | $91,889 |
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About this award
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) awarded a five-year, cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract valued at $50.77 million to Research Triangle Institute (RTI International) on August 11, 2021, to support the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Medical Provider Component (MEPS-MPC). The contract, which has no set-aside designation and concludes on June 30, 2026, is performed in Durham, North Carolina. RTI International, a prominent nonprofit research organization headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, brings extensive experience delivering healthcare research and data collection services across federal agencies. The MEPS-MPC contract requires RTI to conduct survey and project management activities, medical provider data collection and abstraction, data management and processing, and data file production and documentation services. These efforts support AHRQ's critical mission to collect and process expenditure and medical data from over 5,500 hospitals, 13,000 office-based providers, and other medical providers annually to generate national estimates of healthcare spending.
RTI International has engaged multiple subcontractors to execute this contract, including Social & Scientific Systems, Inc. (providing data management and epidemiology support), Stratcomm, Inc. (a veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small business providing communication and transcription services), Healthcare Resolution Services, Inc. (a minority-owned and woman-owned small business furnishing healthcare transition and medical administrative support), and HR Directions LLC (a minority-owned and Hispanic American-owned small business providing human resources consulting and staffing services). The prime contractor has exercised multiple contract modifications and option periods since award, with the most recent subcontract modification occurring in March 2025, demonstrating ongoing federal investment in maintaining the MEPS-MPC data infrastructure that informs healthcare policy decisions and expenditure analysis at the national level.
Subawards
| Subcontractor | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Stratcomm, Inc. | $35,502 | |
| Social & Scientific Systems, Inc. | $1,407,533 | |
| Healthcare Resolution Services, Inc. | $230,995 | |
| HR Directions LLC | $296,157 | |
| Stratcomm, Inc. | $34,807 | |
| HR Directions LLC | $4,951,168 | |
| Social & Scientific Systems, Inc. | $1,393,304 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 75Q80121C00005?
75Q80121C00005 was awarded to Research Triangle Institute by Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (Department of Health and Human Services) on August 11, 2021.
How much is contract 75Q80121C00005 worth?
The government has obligated $48,999,436 on 75Q80121C00005. Its potential value, with all options, is $50,770,354.
Which agency awarded contract 75Q80121C00005?
Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (Department of Health and Human Services) awarded 75Q80121C00005, with funding from AHRQ Headquarters (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality).
Was contract 75Q80121C00005 competed?
The extent of competition for 75Q80121C00005 was full and open competition. The government received 1 offer.
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