The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded the Public Information and Communications Services II (PICS II) Indefinite Delivery Contract to Palladian Partners, Inc., a for-profit subsidiary of the Altarum Institute, a nonprofit research and consulting organization. The $1.17 billion contract, issued by the HHS Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations, enables Palladian Partners to provide strategic marketing, public relations, meeting planning, and outreach services in support of public health initiatives and research programs across HHS agencies, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Food and Drug Administration, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Under this IDIQ contract, Palladian Partners has received multiple delivery orders valued at over $49 million to date. These task orders provide communications, outreach, and logistical support for programs such as the NIH All of Us Research initiative, Alzheimer's disease research and outreach, and integrated marketing for the NIH National Institute on Aging. The contract does not utilize any small business set-asides, reflecting Palladian Partners' extensive experience as a prime contractor delivering health communications services to federal civilian agencies.
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