Human Factors Engineering Program

Ended Master IDIQ Awarded

Federal agency
Awardees
3
Task orders
13
Obligated
$24,532,956

Vehicle facts

Opportunity
Agency
Combined task order value
  • $25,735,401 Current, with exercised options
  • $33,507,616 Potential, with all options
Last date to order 100% complete
Shared ceiling 98% used
$25,000,000.00

IDV award and task order details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

About this vehicle

The Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center established a multiple-award Master IDIQ for human factors engineering support on September 24, 2019, with a shared ceiling of $25 million and an ordering period that closed on September 23, 2024. The vehicle is no longer accepting orders.

The vehicle contracted human factors engineering services for VA initiatives including legacy and modernized electronic health records systems, connected care tools, telehealth platforms, and community care programs. Work encompasses developing and executing scientifically valid studies covering study design, methodology, data analysis, and results documentation aligned with VA policies and HFE procedures. Task orders funded work primarily at VA facilities in Nashville, Tennessee and Washington, D.C.

Ben Allegretti Consulting, Inc. and Visionary Consulting Partners, LLC dominate the vehicle, each holding six of thirteen task orders. Combined, the two firms represent $29.2 million of the $33.5 million in combined task-order potential value — roughly 87 percent of vehicle activity. Cognitive Medical Systems, Inc. holds one order valued at $4.3 million. All three primes are service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, though the vehicle's set-aside structure shifted significantly in execution: the solicitation required SDVOSB certification, but only two of thirteen task orders (15 percent) were formally designated as SDVOSB set-asides. The remaining eleven orders (85 percent) carried no set-aside designation.

The Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center served as sole customer agency, awarding all thirteen task orders. Ordering peaked in 2021 with five awards; activity slowed thereafter (two awards in 2022, two in 2023). Most recent task orders, awarded in July and September 2023, ranged from $3 million to $3.6 million in ceiling value. The vehicle obligated $24.5 million of its $33.5 million combined potential value (73 percent), leaving approximately $9 million unobligated at vehicle closure. All task orders were firm-fixed-price delivery orders with typical performance periods of twelve to twenty-four months.

Description

Master IDIQ for Human Factors Engineering (HFE) program. The Contractor shall provide human factors engineering support from knowledgeable resources with appropriate training, education, expertise and credentials to conduct the studies in accordance with HFE and VA policies and procedures.

IDV awards

Latest task orders

Task order Awardee Awarding agency Obligated Last action
Human factors engineering support 36C77623N0749 Ben Allegretti Consulting, Inc. VA Technology Acquisition Center $3,559,476
HFE IDIQ task order 36C77621N3774 Ben Allegretti Consulting, Inc. VA Technology Acquisition Center $3,705,676
Human factors engineering support 36C77623N0956 Visionary Consulting Partners, LLC VA Technology Acquisition Center $3,055,589
Human factors engineering IDIQ task order 8 36C77621N4201 Ben Allegretti Consulting, Inc. VA Technology Acquisition Center $2,772,941
Human factors engineering IDIQ task order 36C77621N4766 Visionary Consulting Partners, LLC VA Technology Acquisition Center $3,914,636
Human factors engineering support (HFE TO12) 36C77622N2756 Ben Allegretti Consulting, Inc. VA Technology Acquisition Center $1,188,498
Provide human factors engineering support from knowledgeable resources with… 36C77619N0147 Visionary Consulting Partners, LLC VA Technology Acquisition Center $584,732
HFE IDIQ TO9 IHI HSM BPR 36C77621N3394 Visionary Consulting Partners, LLC VA Technology Acquisition Center $293,593
HFE IDIQ task order 36C77621N4753 Ben Allegretti Consulting, Inc. VA Technology Acquisition Center $302,169
Human factors services system redesign task order 5 36C77620N0119 Visionary Consulting Partners, LLC VA Technology Acquisition Center $717,143
HFE TO6 covid-19 services 36C77620N0120 Visionary Consulting Partners, LLC VA Technology Acquisition Center $1,692,441
Provide human factors engineering support from knowledgeable resources with… 36C77619N0142 Cognitive Medical Systems, Inc. VA Technology Acquisition Center $671,588
Task order #1 against human factors services IDIQ 36C77619N0141 Ben Allegretti Consulting, Inc. VA Technology Acquisition Center $2,074,474
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Top awardees by obligations

Rank Awardee Obligated Share
1 Ben Allegretti Consulting, Inc. $13,603,234 55%
2 Visionary Consulting Partners, LLC $10,258,134 42%
3 Cognitive Medical Systems, Inc. $671,588 3%

Top funding agencies by obligations

Rank Funding agency Obligated Share
1 Department of Veterans Affairs $24,532,956 100%

Obligations by fiscal year

Fiscal year Obligated
FY2025 -$105,067
FY2024 -$15,045
FY2023 $9,364,190
FY2022 $4,760,907
FY2021 $4,777,571
FY2020 $2,144,505
FY2019 $3,605,896

Quick answers

What is the Human Factors Engineering Program contract vehicle?

Human Factors Engineering Program is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle run by VA Technology Acquisition Center (Headquarters), awarded on September 24, 2019.

Which companies hold Human Factors Engineering Program?

3 companies hold Human Factors Engineering Program's IDV awards, one each. The latest went to Ben Allegretti Consulting, Inc. on September 24, 2019. The awardees whose task orders obligated the most are Ben Allegretti Consulting, Inc., Visionary Consulting Partners, LLC and Cognitive Medical Systems, Inc.

How much has been spent through Human Factors Engineering Program?

13 task orders have been placed under Human Factors Engineering Program, obligating $24,532,956. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $25,735,401.

What is the shared ceiling of Human Factors Engineering Program?

Human Factors Engineering Program's shared ceiling is $25,000,000; its task orders have used 98% of it.

Which agencies use Human Factors Engineering Program the most?

The departments whose task orders under Human Factors Engineering Program obligated the most are Department of Veterans Affairs ($24,532,956).

How much was obligated through Human Factors Engineering Program in fiscal year 2025?

Task orders under Human Factors Engineering Program obligated -$105,067 in fiscal year 2025.

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