ASPE AHRQ ONCTechnical Services 2016-2021

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration established a Master IDIQ on February 3, 2016 on behalf of the Office of Disability, Aging, and Long-Term Care Policy (DALTCP), the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ), and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) for technical services in disability, aging, long-term care policy, health information technology, electronic health records, and health information exchange. Ordering closed on April 1, 2021 and is no longer active.

The vehicle funded 33 task orders with combined potential value of $39.6 million, of which $37.1 million (94%) has been obligated. Activity peaked in 2020 with six orders before declining to one order in 2021. All 33 task orders carried no set-aside designation, making this an unrestricted vehicle.

Research Triangle Institute dominated the prime contractor base by order count with 13 awards totaling $17.4 million combined potential value, followed by Mathematica Inc. with 10 orders worth $4.6 million. By dollar value, Research Triangle Institute and National Opinion Research Center together captured the majority of funded work, with NORC's three orders valued at $13.5 million combined. Eight distinct primes competed under the vehicle; the top five held 91% of task order count and 98% of combined potential value.

Funding concentrated heavily within HHS, with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration placing 30 of 33 orders ($35.4 million combined potential value) and the Administration for Children and Families placing the remaining three ($4.2 million combined potential value).

Task orders ranged from technical analyses and evaluations of healthcare policy initiatives to ongoing research support, with ceiling values spanning from under $150,000 to approximately $8.9 million. Pricing structures included firm fixed price, time and materials, and cost-plus-fixed-fee arrangements. Representative work included evaluating certification programs for community behavioral health clinics, supporting the National Disaster Recovery Center, analyzing nursing facility closures, and developing health data standards.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded a Master IDIQ on behalf of the Office of Disability, Aging, and Long-Term Care Policy (DALTCP) within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ), and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) for technical services. Support will be in the areas of (1) Disability, Aging and Long Term Care Policy and Data Analysis; and (2) Health Information Technology, Electronic Health Records, and Health Information Exchange