Accelerating Change and Transformation in Organizations and Networks III (ACTION III)

Award Date 2/17/2015
Last Date To Order 2/16/2020
Shared Ceiling $175M

The Accelerating Change and Transformation in Organizations and Networks III (ACTION III) is an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), specifically the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The contract aims to promote and support the development, implementation, and dissemination of healthcare delivery interventions designed to improve the safety, quality, affordability, and accessibility of healthcare in the United States. Task orders under this vehicle span a wide range of healthcare research, quality improvement, patient safety, and clinical decision support initiatives, with a strong emphasis on primary care, patient-centered outcomes research, and organizational transformation in healthcare settings.

Task orders under the ACTION III vehicle typically range from approximately $350,000 to $16 million, with durations spanning 1-4 years. Frequently winning prime contractors include ABT Associates, The Johns Hopkins University, Medstar Health Research Institute, Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International, the National Opinion Research Center (NORC), Westat, and the American Institutes for Research (AIR). These contractors deliver services across various domains such as clinical decision support, patient safety programs, healthcare quality improvement, and research on topics including chronic pain management, opioid use, patient-centered outcomes, and infection prevention. None of the task orders utilized set-aside designations, and the work is predominantly performed by non-profit research institutions and consulting firms. The primary funding agency is the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, with task orders focusing on national-level healthcare improvement initiatives.

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