Medical Expenditure Survey Panel (MEPS) Household Component (HC)

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The Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is seeking to procure services for the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Household Component (MEPS-HC) project. The MEPS-HC is a large-scale survey that collects data on healthcare utilization, costs, and insurance coverage from families and individuals across the U.S. AHRQ is looking for small businesses with experience in managing large national longitudinal household surveys, programming CAPI and CAVI survey instruments, administering supplemental questionnaires, obtaining OMB and FISMA clearances, and producing high-quality public use data files. The anticipated period of performance is a 5-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a 5-month base task order and six 12-month option years.

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This opportunity is not set aside for any small business designation. The main NAICS code is 541712 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology), and the PSC code is R408 - Support - Professional: Survey/Data Collection. The incumbent contractor is not named in the pre-solicitation notice. The anticipated award value or budget range is not provided. The key numerical detail is that this is a large-scale survey effort spanning multiple years.