ATSDR Public Health Assessment Activities

The ATSDR Public Health Assessment Activities Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract supports the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's mission to investigate and mitigate adverse health outcomes related to hazardous waste and industrial release exposure. The contract enables the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to procure a broad spectrum of public health evaluation services, including environmental assessments, surveillance, epidemiologic activities, public health studies, technical assistance, exposure investigations, dose modeling, historic dose reconstruction, and community outreach and health education initiatives.

The task orders under this IDIQ consistently demonstrate a focus on environmental health research and assessment, with contract values ranging from approximately $20,000 to $1.1 million and performance periods typically spanning one to three years. Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG) emerged as the most frequent prime contractor, consistently winning delivery orders across multiple pricing structures including Time and Materials, Firm Fixed Price, and Cost Plus Fixed Fee. The contract does not utilize specific set-aside designations, and task orders are consistently issued by the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The primary place of performance appears to be in locations such as Lexington, Massachusetts, with work supporting public health assessment and investigation activities across various geographic regions.