The National Institutes of Health has awarded five companies positions on a potential $500 million contract vehicle to provide professional support services for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health.
Amentum, Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH), ECS Federal, Noblis and Strategic Analysis are the awardees on the Strategic Technical ARPA-H Talent Support indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, according to an award notice published Friday.
NIH issued for public comment a draft solicitation for the STATS contract in late January and released the final request for proposals in April.
STATS is a multiple-award IDIQ contract that has a five-year performance period with an option to extend for an additional six months and covers technical, financial, administrative, acquisition and business process support services.
Contract work includes new program support; risk assessment and management; budget support, program financial formulation, execution and tracking; documentation support; file management; pre-award and post-award support; procurement support analysis; and business tool development.