NIH Long-Term Administrative Support Contract II (LTASC II)

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Long-Term Administrative Support Contract II (LTASC II) is a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle designed to provide comprehensive administrative support services across various NIH institutes, divisions, centers, and offices. The contract enables NIH to rapidly acquire administrative personnel with expertise in scientific research environments, with the ability to deploy up to 800 administrative support staff over a five-year period through task-specific delivery orders. These services encompass a wide range of administrative roles, including executive assistants, management analysts, program managers, administrative assistants at various levels, and other clerical and professional support positions.

The task orders under this vehicle typically range from approximately $60,000 to $1.7 million, with most contracts lasting between 12-15 months and frequently being awarded to small businesses, including woman-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, and small disadvantaged businesses. Prime contractors such as Contemporaries, Inc., Advanced Automation Technologies Inc., Ctrmg-Gapsi JV, Brandan Enterprises, and Staffing Alternatives, Inc. have been prominent winners of delivery orders. The primary funding agency is the Department of Health and Human Services, with most task orders supporting specific NIH institutes like the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and National Institute on Aging. Performance locations are predominantly in Maryland, including Bethesda, Rockville, Silver Spring, and Upper Marlboro. Most task orders are awarded on a no set-aside basis, though some occasional small business or woman-owned small business set-asides are utilized, with pricing typically structured as firm-fixed-price contracts.