FDA Statistical and Mathematical Methods 2015-2016

The FDA Statistical and Mathematical Methods 2015-2016 Master Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract supports the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) in conducting advanced scientific analysis utilizing sophisticated mathematical and statistical methods. The contract's primary objectives include developing and validating mathematical and statistical algorithms, performing system dynamics modeling, agent-based modeling, bioinformatics analysis, and conducting comprehensive data quality validation and statistical analyses related to tobacco control enforcement activities. These technical services are designed to aid the CTP in implementing the Tobacco Control Act through rigorous scientific methodologies.

The contract has primarily been executed through task orders awarded to Impaq International, LLC, with delivery order values ranging from approximately $105,000 to $1.3 million. Typical task orders focus on specific analytical projects such as high-performance computing for large-scale modeling and simulation, statistical reviews of compliance and enforcement data, identifying tobacco retailers near schools, and developing dynamic network analysis methodologies. All task orders to date have been firm fixed-price contracts without small business set-aside designations, and the work has been predominantly performed in locations like Columbia, Maryland. The contract was initially awarded on September 10, 2015, with the last date to order being September 9, 2020, and individual task orders typically had completion dates within 6-24 months of their award dates.