COST PLUS FIXED FEENO SET ASIDE USED.

WESTAT, INC. - POPULATION ASSESSMENT OF TOBACCO AND HEALTH (PATH) STUDY PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 02/01/2024-01/31/2029

PIID: 75N95024C00003Solicitation ID: 75N95023R00001

Signed Date: Nov 29, 2025Effective Date: Feb 1, 2024End Date: Closes in 1499 days

Award $

$85.5M

Vendor

WESTAT, INC.

NAICS

541715

Signed Date

Nov 29, 2025

Key Details

Dollars Obligated

$85.5M

Base & All Options

$-0.39

Awarding Agency

Department of Health and Human Services

Awarding Sub-Agency

National Institutes of Health

NAICS Code

541715 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)

Product Service Code

AN11 - HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SERVICES; BASIC RESEARCH

Extent Competed

FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Number of Offers

Place of Performance

ROCKVILLE, MD, 208503129, CD-MD-08

Description

POPULATION ASSESSMENT OF TOBACCO AND HEALTH (PATH) STUDY PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 02/01/2024-01/31/2029

Context & Analysis

On Nov 29, 2025, Department of Health and Human Services obligated $85,470,330 to WESTAT, INC. for population assessment of tobacco and health (path) study period of performance: 02/01/2024-01/31/2029. The award is classified under NAICS 541715 — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) and issued as a cost plus fixed fee contract. Competition extent: full and open competition with 2 offers received. The procurement used a NO SET ASIDE USED. set-aside. Performance is located in ROCKVILLE, MD. The contract is scheduled through Nov 30, 2030. This award is one of several similar procurements from Department of Health and Human Services under NAICS 541715 — related awards are listed below.

Market context

Recompete outlook: Ends Nov 30, 2030, in 49 months. Recompete signal as of Oct 16, 2026: 50/100, combining time to the end date, the incumbent's history with this agency, whether the award was competed, and its size.
Competition: Competed, with 2 offers. 85% of 500 awards in this market (Department of Health and Human Services awards in NAICS 541715 over the last 3 years) were competed; median 2 offers.
Award size: At $85.5M, this award is larger than 19 in 20 of the 530 priced Department of Health and Human Services awards in NAICS 541715 over the last 3 years (median $1.7M).
Incumbent at this agency: WESTAT, INC. has 166 other awards from Department of Health and Human Services, totalling $1.5B, 2007–2026.
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