This Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) contract was awarded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), a civilian agency under the Department of Health and Human Services, to Sapient Government Services, Inc. (operating as Publicis Sapient), a digital business transformation partner. The $49.7 million contract provides digital communication services to accelerate the improvement of NCI's enterprise web properties and support NCI divisions, offices, and centers. The work aims to enhance public outreach, patient engagement, and cancer research communication efforts. Task orders issued under the BPA include website development, IT modernization, data management, and other digital services with a total value of over $12 million. Sapient Government Services has extensive experience supporting federal agencies like the National Institutes of Health, Health Resources and Services Administration, and Food and Drug Administration through similar IDV contracts and task orders for digital transformation initiatives.
The BPA was established under the General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract vehicle, and there is no set-aside designation. Work will be performed primarily in Arlington, Virginia and Potomac, Maryland. The contract has an overall period of performance from August 2020 through August 2025, facilitating a long-term partnership between Sapient Government Services and NCI to advance the agency's digital communications and public engagement objectives aligned with its cancer research mission.