Purchase Order 240940037

This federal contract award to The Lewin Group, Inc., a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, is a $508,000.00 firm fixed-price purchase order to provide health care and human services consulting to the U.S. government. The award has no set-aside designation and was issued on September 13, 1996, with a completion date of May 31, 2001.

The Lewin Group specializes in policy research, economic analysis, and business strategy services focused on improving health care programs and outcomes. Through this contract and other federal awards, the company supports the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Administration for Community Living with a range of services, including implementing and monitoring innovative health care models, conducting program evaluations, and providing data sources for biologics surveillance.

The Lewin Group also holds several indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts that allow various agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services to efficiently access the company's expertise in health policy research, data analytics, program evaluation, and implementation support. These IDIQ vehicles include a $294 million contract with CMS for research, measurement, assessment, design, and analysis services, as well as contracts with the FDA, the Administration for Community Living, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Health Resources and Services Administration.