Comprehensive and Rapid Response to NIAID Research Programs

Award Date 9/1/2021
Last Date To Order 8/31/2028
Shared Ceiling $545M
Contract Type
Master IDIQ
Predecessor
Not listed
Successors

The Comprehensive and Rapid Response to NIAID Research Programs (CARRRP) is a master Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract designed to support the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) research mission. The contract provides comprehensive services across multiple research domains, including clinical trials, human subject research, chemistry manufacturing and controls, nonclinical animal studies, bioinformatics, biostatistics, regulatory compliance, and basic mechanistic research. Specifically targeting the NIAID's Division of Clinical Research, Division of Intramural Research, and Vaccine Research Center, the contract enables rapid and flexible acquisition of research support services to address emerging and reemerging disease threats both domestically and internationally.

Recent task orders under this IDIQ have been awarded primarily to Icon Government and Public Health Solutions, Inc., with individual delivery orders ranging from $2,000 to over $16.8 million. The contracts typically have performance periods spanning one to seven years, with most initial awards being firm fixed-price or cost-plus-fixed-fee arrangements. Notable task orders include a vaccine research study (VRC 020) and a Phase II Neurosyphilis study, both awarded to Icon. Other prime contractors include Battelle Memorial Institute, Leidos, Inc., and Bioqual, Inc. The contract does not consistently utilize small business set-aside designations, and most work is performed in the Bethesda, Maryland area. The contract's shared ceiling is approximately $545 million, with an ordering period extending through August 31, 2028.

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