Safe Healthcare, Epidemiology, and Prevention Research Development Program (SHEPheRD)

Award Date 9/30/2021
Last Date To Order 9/29/2026
Shared Ceiling $99M
Federal Agency
CDC Pittsburgh
Contract Type
Master IDIQ
Predecessor
Not listed
Successors

The Safe Healthcare, Epidemiology, and Prevention Research Development Program (SHEPheRD) is an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID). The contract provides scientific, technical, and management expertise to support public health programs, with a focus on healthcare epidemiology research across multiple domains. The total contract ceiling is $99 million, with a performance period of 60 months, and the vehicle supports research and services related to healthcare quality, infection prevention, and emerging health challenges.

Task orders under this IDIQ consistently involve research institutions and universities, with contract values ranging from approximately $95,000 to $24.3 million. Frequent prime contractors include Washington University, University of Utah, University of Wisconsin, Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, and Rush University Medical Center. The delivery orders predominantly focus on specific research initiatives such as wastewater surveillance, nursing home public health response, epidemiological studies of infectious diseases, personal protective equipment risk assessment, and healthcare-associated infection tracking. All task orders to date have been firm fixed-price contracts without specific small business set-aside designations, and performance locations span multiple U.S. states including Missouri, Utah, North Carolina, Illinois, and Maryland. The CDC appears to be leveraging this contract vehicle to conduct targeted, specialized research across diverse public health domains.

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