COST PLUS FIXED FEENO SET ASIDE USED.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE - AWARD OF 5 YEAR SERVICE CONTRACT TO SUPPORT MEPS

PIID: 75Q80121C00005Solicitation ID: AHRQ-21-10002

Signed Date: Feb 4, 2026Effective Date: Aug 11, 2021End Date: Closed on Jun 30, 2026

Award $

$49.0M

Vendor

RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE

NAICS

518210

Signed Date

Feb 4, 2026

Key Details

Dollars Obligated

$49.0M

Base & All Options

Awarding Agency

Department of Health and Human Services

Awarding Sub-Agency

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

NAICS Code

518210 - COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS, DATA PROCESSING, WEB HOSTING, AND RELATED SERVICES

Product Service Code

R422 - SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: MARKET RESEARCH/PUBLIC OPINION

Extent Competed

FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Number of Offers

Place of Performance

DURHAM, NC, 277092194, CD-NC-04

Description

AWARD OF 5 YEAR SERVICE CONTRACT TO SUPPORT MEPS

Context & Analysis

On Feb 4, 2026, Department of Health and Human Services obligated $48,999,436 to RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE for award of 5 year service contract to support meps. The award is classified under NAICS 518210 — COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS, DATA PROCESSING, WEB HOSTING, AND RELATED SERVICES and issued as a cost plus fixed fee contract. Competition extent: full and open competition with 1 offer received. The procurement used a NO SET ASIDE USED. set-aside. Performance is located in DURHAM, NC. This award is one of several similar procurements from Department of Health and Human Services under NAICS 518210 — related awards are listed below.

Market context

Recompete outlook: Ended Jun 30, 2026 (4 months ago). Recompete signal as of Oct 17, 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 1 offer. 41% of 335 awards in this market (Department of Health and Human Services awards in NAICS 518210 over the last 3 years) were competed; median 1 offers.
Award size: At $49.0M, this award is larger than 19 in 20 of the 352 priced Department of Health and Human Services awards in NAICS 518210 over the last 3 years (median $245K).
Incumbent at this agency: RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE has 280 other awards from Department of Health and Human Services, totalling $2.0B, 2002–2026.
Largest vendors in this market: By obligations, Department of Health and Human Services awards in NAICS 518210 over the last 3 years.
WESTAT, INC. — 1 award, $175.9M
QLARANT INTEGRITY SOLUTIONS LLC — 1 award, $175.0M
VENTERA LLC — 2 awards, $131.2M
HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE, INC. — 7 awards, $101.9M
SAMTEK INC — 2 awards, $78.5M

Computed from USAspending award data on Oct 17, 2026.

Contractor Information

Contractor: RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE

UEI: JJHCMK4NT5N3

CAGE Code: 3A730

Location: RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC

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