Small Business Expedited Research and Demonstration (SBRAD)
Ended Master IDIQ Awarded
- Federal agency
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Awardees
- 10
- Task orders
- 84
- Obligated
- $419,187,616
Vehicle facts
- Opportunity
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- RFPCMS20100040 Solicitation number
- Agency
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- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services
- Combined task order value
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- $419,187,616 Current, with exercised options
- $441,463,963 Potential, with all options
- Last date to order 100% complete
- Shared ceiling 42% used
- $1,000,000,000.00
IDV award and task order details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this vehicle
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services established a master IDIQ for general research, analysis, demonstration, and survey activities related to Medicare, Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program, uninsured populations, and other CMS program responsibilities; ordering closed on May 11, 2021, making this vehicle inactive for new task orders.
The vehicle awarded 84 task orders over its ten-year active ordering period, with combined potential value of $437.7 million and $415.4 million obligated (95% utilization). Activity peaked in 2018 with seven orders, then moderated to five orders in 2020 and one in 2021. Task orders span policy research, program evaluation, data analysis, and beneficiary surveys across Medicare Parts C and D, Medicaid demonstrations, payment models, quality monitoring, and special populations such as end-stage renal disease and long-term care beneficiaries. Work is predominantly cost-plus-fixed-fee with occasional firm-fixed-price and time-and-materials pricing, with typical orders ranging from roughly $500 thousand to $25 million.
Econometrica, Inc. holds the strongest position by potential value with $103.8 million across 14 orders, followed by American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences at $76.1 million on 7 orders and Acumen LLC at $63.8 million on 21 orders. The top five primes collectively account for 75 percent of combined potential value. All 84 orders funded CMS-internal programs; no other federal agencies placed orders under the vehicle. About 85 percent of orders were unrestricted competitive awards; the remaining 15 percent (13 orders) were small-business set-asides, split between sole-source awards and competitive small-business pools. Task order durations typically ranged from two to three years.
Description
The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded a master IDIQ for services of multiple contractors to conduct general research, analysis, demonstration and survey activities relating to Medicare, Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) issues related to uninsured populations, and other aspects of CMS program responsibilities.
IDV awards
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Top awardees by obligations
| Rank | Awardee | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Econometrica, Inc. | $104,421,720 | 25% |
| 2 | American Institutes For Research In The Behavioral Sciences | $76,063,532 | 18% |
| 3 | Acumen LLC | $59,114,206 | 14% |
| 4 | Impaq International, LLC | $45,503,440 | 11% |
| 5 | L&M Policy Research, LLC | $38,080,209 | 9% |
| 6 | Insight Policy Research, Inc. | $37,370,162 | 9% |
| 7 | Actuarial Research Corporation | $25,657,534 | 6% |
| 8 | Dobson Davanzo & Associates, LLC | $17,640,533 | 4% |
| 9 | Optimal Solutions Group, L.l.c | $12,028,841 | 3% |
| 10 | Kennell & Associates Inc. | $3,307,438 | 1% |
Top funding agencies by obligations
| Rank | Funding agency | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Health and Human Services | $419,187,616 | 100% |
Obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $650,905 |
| FY2025 | $2,086,538 |
| FY2024 | $11,960,225 |
| FY2023 | $13,405,777 |
| FY2022 | $5,507,156 |
| FY2021 | $25,285,986 |
| FY2020 | $29,315,807 |
| FY2019 | $22,149,933 |
| FY2018 | $22,608,126 |
| FY2017 | $37,640,676 |
| FY2016 | $44,488,237 |
| FY2015 | $49,290,884 |
| FY2014 | $48,214,707 |
| FY2013 | $65,501,542 |
| FY2012 | $27,704,813 |
| FY2011 | $13,376,303 |
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Quick answers
What is the SBRAD contract vehicle?
Small Business Expedited Research and Demonstration (SBRAD) is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle run by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Department of Health and Human Services), awarded on May 12, 2011.
Which companies hold SBRAD?
10 companies hold SBRAD's IDV awards, one each. The latest went to Insight Policy Research, Inc. on May 12, 2011. The awardees whose task orders obligated the most are Econometrica, Inc., American Institutes For Research In The Behavioral Sciences and Acumen LLC.
How much has been spent through SBRAD?
84 task orders have been placed under SBRAD, obligating $419,187,616.
What is the shared ceiling of SBRAD?
SBRAD's shared ceiling is $1,000,000,000; its task orders have used 42% of it.
Which agencies use SBRAD the most?
The departments whose task orders under SBRAD obligated the most are Department of Health and Human Services ($419,187,616).
How much was obligated through SBRAD in fiscal year 2025?
Task orders under SBRAD obligated $2,086,538 in fiscal year 2025.
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