Business and Professional Support Services III (BPSS III)

The Business and Professional Support Services III (BPSS III) is a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle issued by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide comprehensive business and professional support services. The contract enables NIH and potentially other Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies to acquire a wide range of professional services, including financial analysis, business solutions, acquisition lifecycle support, business process improvement, organizational assessment, communication and training, program planning and management, policy development, system integration, and centers of excellence support services. The solicitation anticipated sixteen total awards, with eight reserved for small businesses, under a contract mechanism utilizing fixed price, labor hour, and time and materials task order types.

Task orders under this IDIQ predominantly support NIH's Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations, with contract values ranging from approximately $100,000 to over $55 million. Frequent prime contractors include Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., Deloitte Consulting LLP, Guidehouse Inc., Jefferson Consulting Group LLC, and Sprezzatura Management Consulting. Most task orders are not set aside for small businesses, though some total small business set-asides exist. The typical contract duration spans one to two years, with ultimate completion dates generally through mid-2025. Performance locations are primarily in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, including locations in Alexandria, Rosslyn, and McLean, Virginia. Task order scopes have included COVID response support, IT modernization, program management, organizational assessments, and specialized technical consulting services across various NIH offices and institutes.