MEDCOM Research Activities Support

The Department of the Army Medical Command awarded this Master IDIQ on November 13, 2017, to support professional biomedical research activity services, laboratory support, program and administrative management, and research program information management for the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command and U.S. Army Medical Command; ordering authority expires November 11, 2027, leaving approximately 15 months for new task orders.

The vehicle carries a $249 million shared ceiling and has issued 24 task orders totaling $80 million in combined potential value, with $71.6 million already obligated (90% utilization). Ordering momentum has declined significantly: 12 orders were issued in 2018, but subsequent years averaged 3 orders annually, with the most recent award in September 2022. This slowdown suggests the vehicle is approaching maturity or being superseded by follow-on vehicles.

Scope centers on research support services across Army medical research installations. Recent task orders reflect specialized engagements including human subject protection support at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) in Silver Spring, Maryland; nutritional epidemiology and psychology studies at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) in Natick, Massachusetts; trauma and surgical research support; and administrative functions such as travel coordination and clerical support.

Competition is moderately concentrated. Laulima Government Solutions, LLC dominates with 11 orders and $32.6 million in combined potential value, while Knowesis, Inc., holds 2 orders valued at $30 million. Venesco & Rri Joint Venture LLC, Itstars2, LLC, and Cherokee Nation Technology Solutions LLC round out the top five; together these five firms account for 96 percent of task orders by count and 100 percent by potential value.

Customer concentration is split: the Department of the Army Medical Command funds 16 orders ($48.2 million), while the Defense Health Agency funds 8 orders ($31.8 million). Set-aside distribution shows 58 percent unrestricted awards, 33 percent competitive 8(a), and 8 percent total small business. Task order values range from under $75,000 to $29.2 million, with most orders in the low single-digit millions. The largest single award was $29.2 million (ceiling) for base-period support services issued in May 2018. Geographic performance spans multiple Army research facilities at Fort Detrick, Maryland; Natick, Massachusetts; Silver Spring, Maryland; and Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

Master IDIQ for services related to professional biomedical research activity service support; laboratory service support; program and administrative management support related to research activities, medical studies and analysis; and research/study program information management services to various requiring activities organized under the United States Army (U.S Army) Medical Research and Materiel Command and U.S. Army Medical Command.