COST PLUS FIXED FEE

NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER - THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PERFORM THE EVALUATION OF THE GLOBAL AND PROFESSIONAL DIRECT CONTRACTING (GPDC) MODEL.

PIID: 75FCMC21F0002

Signed Date: Jan 12, 2026Effective Date: Sep 10, 2021End Date: Closed on Sep 9, 2026

Award $

$25.7M

Vendor

NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER

NAICS

541720

Signed Date

Jan 12, 2026

Key Details

Dollars Obligated

$25.7M

Base & All Options

Awarding Agency

Department of Health and Human Services

Awarding Sub-Agency

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

NAICS Code

541720 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

Product Service Code

R499 - SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER

Extent Competed

FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Number of Offers

Place of Performance

WINDSOR MILL, MD, 212441850, CD-MD-02

Description

THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PERFORM THE EVALUATION OF THE GLOBAL AND PROFESSIONAL DIRECT CONTRACTING (GPDC) MODEL.

Context & Analysis

On Jan 12, 2026, Department of Health and Human Services obligated $25,746,384 to NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER for the purpose of this task order is to perform the evaluation of the global and professional direct contracting (gpdc) model.. The award is classified under NAICS 541720 — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES and issued as a cost plus fixed fee contract. Competition extent: full and open competition with 3 offers received. Performance is located in WINDSOR MILL, MD. This award is one of several similar procurements from Department of Health and Human Services under NAICS 541720 — related awards are listed below.

Market context

Recompete outlook: Ended Sep 9, 2026 (2 months ago). Recompete signal as of Oct 19, 2026: 49/100, combining time to the end date, the incumbent's history with this agency, whether the award was competed, and its size.
Competition: Competed, with 3 offers. 89% of 149 awards in this market (Department of Health and Human Services awards in NAICS 541720 over the last 3 years) were competed; median 4 offers.
Award size: At $25.7M, this award is larger than three in four of the 123 priced Department of Health and Human Services awards in NAICS 541720 over the last 3 years (median $5.7M).
Incumbent at this agency: NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER has 90 other awards from Department of Health and Human Services, totalling $973.3M, 2016–2026.
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