Health Research And Educational Trust

Health Research And Educational Trust (HRET) is a non-profit organization and a division of the American Hospital Association, registered in SAM.gov since 2005. The organization provides specialized publishing, public health, and healthcare research services to federal agencies, with a primary focus on supporting veterans' healthcare and public health infrastructure. HRET serves as a critical partner for federal agencies by delivering targeted research, publishing, and technical assistance across various healthcare and emergency preparedness domains.

Through federal contract awards, HRET has consistently provided publishing services primarily to the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration. Specifically, the organization has been awarded delivery order contracts for annual publishing of VA supplements to its journal, with contract values ranging from $85,900 to $100,000. These contracts have supported informational needs of Veterans Integrated Service Network 1, focusing on disseminating peer-reviewed research about health services for veterans. No set-aside designations were used in these contract awards, and HRET has performed these services directly as the prime contractor.

HRET has secured multiple significant federal grant awards from agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. These cooperative agreements, valued up to $1,510,000, focus on critical public health initiatives such as enhancing public health infrastructure, workforce development, emergency preparedness, and addressing infectious disease threats. Specific grant activities include developing workforce training programs, modernizing data systems, supporting healthcare and public health response capabilities, and implementing strategies to prevent and control emerging infectious diseases like COVID-19.

The organization holds an Indefinite Delivery Contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, valued at $429,500 and active through May 2028. This contract enables HRET to provide ongoing publishing services, with two firm fixed price delivery orders already issued totaling over $185,000. The contract's primary purpose is to support the dissemination of peer-reviewed, VA-authored research on health services, directly supporting the VA Boston Healthcare System's mission by producing informational resources about veterans' health services research.