BPA titled, "quick turnaround social science research services."

Ended Awarded Last action

Contract number
HHSF223201510001B
Awardee
Awarding agency
Task orders
20 $7,474,394 obligated

Award facts

Combined order value
$7,474,394 Current and potential, with all options
Last date to order 100% complete
IDV ceiling 12% used
$60,000,000.00
Award type
Multiple award
Who can order
All agencies
NAICS code
541820 Public Relations Agencies
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
7 offers Multiple Award, Fair Opportunity
Pricing
Order Dependent (IDV only)

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

About this IDV

Written by GovTribe AI ·

The Food and Drug Administration established a Blanket Purchase Agreement with Westat, Inc. on December 1, 2014, with a ceiling of $60 million and an ultimate completion date of November 30, 2020. The BPA is issued against the GSA Advertising & Integrated Marketing Solutions (AIMS) schedule, which provides a government-wide vehicle for advertising, marketing, and related professional services.

The BPA funds quick turnaround social science research services, including focus groups, surveys, data collection and analysis, and program evaluation support for FDA regulatory and public health initiatives. Work is performed primarily in Rockville, Potomac, and Silver Spring, Maryland.

BPA calls issued under this vehicle span consumer and stakeholder research on prescription drug promotion, food safety, nutrition, health communications, cosmetic labeling, and direct-to-consumer advertising effectiveness. Representative task orders include a $798,027 experimental study on risk information in direct-to-consumer advertising (awarded June 12, 2016, completed August 28, 2020); a $703,851 health and diet survey on food safety (awarded August 3, 2016, completed May 29, 2020); a $695,550.92 time-and-materials task order for rapid consumer message testing (awarded June 19, 2017, completed September 25, 2022); a $665,677 study on communication of contrary data about prescription drugs (awarded July 8, 2019, completed August 28, 2023); and a $241,743 nutrition focus groups order (awarded July 23, 2019, completed August 11, 2024). Earlier calls addressed healthcare professional surveys on prescription drug promotion, focus groups with pregnant women on listeria risks, and cosmetic labeling reactions research.

Task orders

Task order Ordering agency Obligated Awarded
"quick turnaround social science research services." focus groups on health communications with U.S. Women task order 75F40120F19012 Food and Drug Administration $217,642
Quick turnaround study 75F40119F19011 Food and Drug Administration $149,898
"quick turnaround social science research services." 75F40119F19010 Food and Drug Administration $299,709
Nutrition focus groups 75F40119F19009 Food and Drug Administration $241,743
Food safety focus group 75F40119F19008 Food and Drug Administration $192,014
"communication of contrary data about prescription drugs" 75F40119F19006 Food and Drug Administration $665,677
Healthy icon focus groups 75F40118F18005 Food and Drug Administration $201,460
Focus groups on nutrition topics 75F40118F18004 Food and Drug Administration $250,036
Task order award entitled, "quick turnaround testing of communication effectiveness" 75F40118F18003 Food and Drug Administration $260,330
Endorser status and explicitness of payment in direct-to-consumer promotion 75F40118F18002 Food and Drug Administration $447,205
BPA call against BPA HHSF223201510001B, entitled " mobis quick turnaround social science research services" HHSF22317003 Food and Drug Administration $496,080
Task order for rapid consumer message testing HHSF22317002 Food and Drug Administration $695,551
BPA call entitled "healthcare professional survey of prescription drug promotion II" HHSF22317001 Food and Drug Administration $642,813
Task order study titled, "health and diet survey/food safety survey." HHSF22316004 Food and Drug Administration $703,851
Task order study titled, "focus groups with elderly adults and health care providers on risky food consumption." HHSF22316003 Food and Drug Administration $87,239
Task order study titled, "listeria focus groups with pregnant women." HHSF22316002 Food and Drug Administration $99,853
Task order study title, "experimental study of risk information amount and location in direct-to-consumer." HHSF22316001 Food and Drug Administration $798,027
Task order titled, "focus groups of salon professionals and consumers to determine reactions to labeling statements… HHSF22315003 Food and Drug Administration $169,055
Task order titled, "general population survey on prescription drug promotion." HHSF22315002 Food and Drug Administration $531,215
Task order study titled, "special topic health and diet survey." HHSF22315001 Food and Drug Administration $324,996
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Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Other Administrative Action 1 $0
Original award $0

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract HHSF223201510001B?

HHSF223201510001B was awarded to Westat, Inc. by Food and Drug Administration (Department of Health and Human Services) on December 1, 2014.

How much is contract HHSF223201510001B worth?

Orders under HHSF223201510001B have obligated $7,474,394. HHSF223201510001B's own ceiling is $60,000,000.

How many orders have been placed under contract HHSF223201510001B?

20 orders have been placed under HHSF223201510001B, the latest on November 21, 2019.

Who can order from contract HHSF223201510001B?

HHSF223201510001B is a multiple award blanket purchase agreement. All agencies can place orders on it.

Is contract HHSF223201510001B under another contract?

Yes. HHSF223201510001B is a blanket purchase agreement under GS23F0155K, a federal supply schedule, on Advertising & Integrated Marketing Solutions (AIMS).

Was contract HHSF223201510001B competed?

The government received 7 offers.

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