HHS Program Support Center

The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration established this Master IDIQ on March 16, 2015 to provide policy assessments, program evaluations, performance measurement, technical assistance, data analysis, and auxiliary support services to the HHS Program Support Center; the vehicle's ordering period closed on March 15, 2025, making it inactive as of mid-2025.

The vehicle is no longer accepting new orders. Of 564 task orders awarded across its operational life, only five were issued in 2024 before the ordering window shut, down sharply from 32 in 2023 and 55 in 2020. Obligated spend stands at $2.05 billion against a $2.52 billion combined potential value, representing 81% utilization across the vehicle's lifecycle.

Work contracted spans policy research and analysis, program and performance evaluation, data collection and analysis, technical assistance and capacity-building, and logistical support. Representative tasks include evaluation of behavioral health clinics, teen pregnancy prevention evidence review, teen data analysis for aging and long-term care populations, family caregiver support coordination, early care and education research, and patient-centered outcomes research infrastructure. Orders carry pricing types of Firm Fixed Price, Cost Plus Fixed Fee, Time and Materials, Labor Hours, and Cost No Fee, with typical durations ranging from one to five years.

Mathematica Inc. dominates the prime contractor base, holding 80 orders and $506.8 million in combined potential value—roughly 20 percent of the vehicle total. Research Triangle Institute, Deloitte Consulting LLP, National Opinion Research Center, and ICF Incorporated follow, with a long tail of 66 additional primes. The top five primes by potential value account for 53 percent of combined vehicle value.

The HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration—the vehicle's administering office—placed 438 orders valued at $1.83 billion, representing 92 percent of task-order count and roughly 73 percent of combined potential value. The Administration for Children and Families issued 55 orders ($298.4 million), and the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources issued ten orders ($59 million). Concentration among the top two customers exceeds 80 percent of awards.

Nearly all work is unrestricted; 93 percent of orders carried no set-aside, with 7 percent designated for small business (mostly Firm Fixed Price work under $1 million). The small-business pool is narrow and not a path to significant volume under this vehicle.

Task-order values vary widely, from sub-$100,000 technical support efforts to a $46.8 million national survey of early care and education. Multi-year labor-hour and time-and-materials contracts often carry higher potential values ($5 million to $15 million range) with modest initial funding; most firm-fixed-price work sits below $3 million. The National Survey of Early Care and Education (awarded September 2021) at $46.8 million potential is the largest single award on record.

Pursuit is not feasible for new entrants; the ordering deadline passed in March 2025 and no successor vehicle has been announced in the source material.

The purpose of this Master IDIQ is to provide the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Program Support Center (PSC), a fee-for-service Government agency, with support services in the following areas: Policy Assessments/Analysis; Program Assessments; Evaluation Design Efforts, Evaluations, and Data Collection; Performance Measurement; Technical Assistance/Expertise; Data Analysis; and Auxiliary/Support Services.