University Research Co., LLC

University Research Co., LLC, a for-profit limited liability company headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, operates as a prime contractor on international development and health systems strengthening programs for USAID and allied federal agencies, with 99% of recent awards held as prime positions and no recurrent set-aside designations. The vendor's footprint spans 276 awards across four decades with a combined potential value of $5.98 billion, anchored in long-term cooperative agreements and technical-assistance delivery orders for USAID health and governance initiatives across the Global South and fragile or conflict-affected states.

University Research Co., LLC's customer base concentrates heavily on USAID, which accounts for 68 awards valued at $1.46 billion combined potential value and dominates the top-customers list by both award count and dollar value; the USAID Bureau for Management Office of the Assistant Administrator specifically carries $1.54 billion across 7 awards. The vendor also works with the Department of the Navy (25 awards), the Office of Personnel Management (25 awards), the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (11 awards), and the Defense Health Agency. The top five customers account for 52% of awards and 65% of combined potential value — a highly concentrated customer base skewed toward international development and health system programs rather than domestic civilian or defense work.

University Research Co., LLC holds a seat on the OASIS+ Unrestricted multiple-award IDIQ (awarded December 17, 2024, ceiling of a multi-billion-dollar value, ultimate completion December 16, 2029) and places task orders under five major vehicles: two Navy Basic Ordering Agreements (N0024483D1511 with 13 task orders and N0024483D1541 with 11 task orders), a GSA Multiple Award Schedule (11 task orders, $66.8 million combined potential value), a USAID Indefinite Delivery Contract (AIDGHSI000300029, 7 task orders, $185.3 million combined potential value), and another USAID IDC (AID674H1700002, 5 task orders, $51.8 million combined potential value). The vendor's capability framing across primary work includes monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) services for USAID activities; health systems strengthening and technical assistance in maternal and child health, tuberculosis prevention and control, and HIV/AIDS programs; third-party monitoring in non-permissive environments; and management consulting and program support in fragile states. Representative recent awards include a $47.4 million Total Small Business delivery order (February 2, 2024) under the ACES IDIQ for USAID/Guatemala's Smart and Secure Cities Project, with performance in Guatemala City; a $20.1 million Total Small Business delivery order (August 18, 2022) under the EVAL ME II IDIQ for USAID monitoring, evaluation, and learning services in Haiti, including third-party monitoring in non-permissive environments; a $6.9 million Cooperative Agreement (September 26, 2024) under USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) to implement the TB-FREE LUZON Activity in the Philippines; and a $5 million definitive contract (September 30, 2026) for Haiti IMVA work with performance in the Dominican Republic.

Service Contract Inventory data captures $26.5 million in SCI-reportable invoiced labor across prime records (FY2022–FY2025), with peak federal staffing in FY2023 at 104 FTEs and a declining trajectory to 34.5 FTEs in FY2025 as prior awards wound down. Government-paid hourly rates on prime contracts span a median of $63.21 per hour, with senior labor pricing through $118.56 per hour (90th percentile) and entry-level rates around $38.78 per hour (10th percentile), consistent with technical and program-management consulting work. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, University Research Co., LLC subcontracts approximately 2% of total contractor hours to a roster of 10 named subcontractors, indicating a build-to-suit delivery model that relies primarily on direct-hire labor rather than subcontractor depth. The vendor operates a subsidiary, International Business Initiatives LLC, though the source provides no additional capability differentiation for that entity. On sub-award work, University Research Co., LLC has delivered health systems strengthening technical advisory support to Chemonics International (June 13, 2025) and supported SLHS activities as a sub-grantee to Management Sciences For Health, Inc. (December 2, 2024). The recompete cliff shows minimal near-term pressure: only 3 awards carrying $5 million in combined potential value face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months.