The Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a 5-year, $95 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Travel Concepts Inc., a veteran-owned business doing business as Worldtravelservice, to provide comprehensive travel management and administrative support services for the NIH's Scientific Review Evaluation and Assessment Management and Service Center (MSC). The contract aims to facilitate the NIH's merit-based peer review process for evaluating extramural research grant proposals across the agency's biomedical programs. Travel Concepts is responsible for arranging travel, lodging, meeting spaces, audiovisual equipment, and related financial transactions for non-federal scientific experts participating in peer review meetings. Multiple task orders have been issued under this IDIQ, ranging from under $1,000 to $250,000, to support the travel and logistical needs of peer reviewers at various NIH institutes and centers, including the National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. The contract does not have any socioeconomic set-aside designations.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
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| P00004 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 6/13/24 | |
| P00003 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 6/1/22 | |
| P00002 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 11/16/21 | |
| P00001 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 3/11/21 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $0 | 3/11/21 |
Name | Description | Awardee | Potential Value (Click to sort descending) | Award Date (Click to sort descending) | Completion Date (Click to sort descending) | Updated At (Click to sort descending) |
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Delivery Order 75N92021D00009-75N92A21F10004 | Travel Concepts Inc. | $1.3k | 3/15/21 | 3/14/22 | 11/3/22 | |
Delivery Order 75N92021D00009-75N92A21F10059 | Travel Concepts Inc. | $55.4k | 9/7/21 | 9/6/22 | 12/6/22 | |
Delivery Order 75N92021D00009-75N92A22F10037 | Travel Concepts Inc. | $246.6k | 5/25/22 | 5/24/23 | 7/14/23 | |
Delivery Order 75N92021D00009-75N92A22F10005 | Travel Concepts Inc. | $0 | 2/24/22 | 2/23/23 | 8/4/23 | |
Delivery Order 75N92021D00009-75N92A22F10051 | Travel Concepts Inc. | $19.5k | 6/24/22 | 6/23/23 | 5/1/24 |
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | Federal Agency | Type | Posted Date (Click to sort descending) |
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Travel and Administrative Management Support Services | 75N92021D00009 | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health National Heart Lung and Blood Institute | Award Notice 1/1 | 3/19/21, 9:59 AM |