Consumer research and communication (CRC) indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity

Ended Awarded Last action

Contract number
HHSM500201700067I
Awardee
Awarding agency
Task orders
2 $1,139,192 obligated

Award facts

Opportunity
Combined order value
$1,139,192 Current and potential, with all options
Last date to order 100% complete
IDV ceiling 2% used
$60,000,000.00
Award type
Multiple award
Who can order
Only the awarding agency
Set-aside
Total Small Business
Competition
Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 14 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Pricing
Order Dependent (IDV only)

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

About this IDV

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle titled Consumer Research and Communications III (CRC III) to Aeffect Inc., an SBA-certified Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) and Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB). The master IDIQ contract, with a ceiling value of $60,000,000, was awarded on September 15, 2017, with a completion date of September 14, 2022, under a Total Small Business set-aside. The contract vehicle provides the federal government with access to technical qualitative research and professional services to obtain consumer perspectives on Medicare beneficiaries, specifically targeting Medicare Consumers of Assistance (COAs) and late enrollees to inform CMS policy and program understanding.

To date, two task orders have been issued under this IDIQ contract. The initial kick-off task order, valued at $3,396.35 and awarded September 15, 2017, was a Firm Fixed Price delivery order with performance completion by March 15, 2018, with place of performance in Riverwoods, Illinois. The primary substantive task order, awarded August 26, 2020, valued at $1,135,795.31 with performance through September 25, 2022, utilized a Cost Plus Fixed Fee pricing structure and was executed from Windsor Mill/Milford Mill, Maryland. This task order explicitly tasked Aeffect Inc. with providing technical qualitative research professional services to ensure CMS maintains current understanding of evolving characteristics and needs of the Medicare consumer population served by the agency.

Task orders

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Close Out P00008 $0
Other Administrative Action P00007 $0
Other Administrative Action P00006 $0
Other Administrative Action P00005 $0
Other Administrative Action P00004 $0
Other Administrative Action P00003 $0
Vendor Address Change P00002 $0
Other Administrative Action P00001 $0
Original award $0

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract HHSM500201700067I?

HHSM500201700067I was awarded to Aeffect Inc. by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Department of Health and Human Services) on September 15, 2017.

How much is contract HHSM500201700067I worth?

Orders under HHSM500201700067I have obligated $1,139,192. HHSM500201700067I's own ceiling is $60,000,000.

How many orders have been placed under contract HHSM500201700067I?

2 orders have been placed under HHSM500201700067I, the latest on August 26, 2020.

Who can order from contract HHSM500201700067I?

HHSM500201700067I is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.

Is contract HHSM500201700067I part of a contract vehicle?

Yes. HHSM500201700067I is part of Consumer Research and Communications III.

Was contract HHSM500201700067I competed?

The extent of competition for HHSM500201700067I was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 14 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.

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