Contract Vehicles
We work on projects of all sizes, and we welcome the opportunity to share our expertise with new clients.
Government-Wide Acquisitions
These contract vehicles may be used by all Federal agencies worldwide, the District of Columbia, government-owned corporations, and the U.S. Postal Service.
GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS): Professional Services Schedule (PSS)
GSA has consolidated many of its professional services offerings into one Professional Services Schedule (PSS). Westat’s legacy services schedules—Mission Oriented Business Integrated Services (MOBIS) and Advertising and Integrated Marketing Services (AIMS) have been combined into one schedule that offers a more streamlined approach to procuring professional services. The services provided under PSS remain unchanged:
SIN 874 (MOBIS) Services: Provides survey, consulting, program management, and related services that support clients in developing strategic goals, planning, training, and facilitation for program implementation and evaluation. Specific tasks include data collection through a broad range of studies and methodologies involving the latest web-based technologies and development, CAPI and CATI applications, database study design and development, statistical analysis and design, program evaluation and redesign, and GPRA-related support.
SIN 541 (AIMS) Services: Supports clients in establishing objectives and strategies, defining and identifying target audiences, developing and testing materials, and establishing baseline levels relevant to the marketing program. Specific tasks include study design, surveys, cognitive laboratory research, focus groups media analysis, usability testing, web site support, media analysis, cognitive laboratory research, and graphics for marketing materials.
GSA FSS: One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (OASIS) – Pool 2
Services: OASIS is a new procurement vehicle that provides flexible and innovative solutions for complex professional services. It encompasses a broad set of offerings covering everything from program management services, management consulting services and financial services to logistics services, engineering services, and scientific services. Specific tasks may include information analytics, social media consulting, social and life science studies, human factors research, and environmental analysis.
HHS IDIQ Contracts
Westat holds several Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that clients can use to work with us in meeting their needs.
HHS Program Support Center (PSC): Specialized Services
Services: The PSC is a shared services organization dedicated to providing support services to help its customers achieve mission-critical results. Specific tasks involve data collection and field observations, analysis, advice on GPRA issues, evaluation methodologies and research design, construct of survey instruments and protocols and all related work. Other tasks covered are translation and interpretation services, web site support, cognitive laboratory services and focus groups, literature reviews and synthesis reports, and dissemination of study results.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Achieving Public Health Impact through Research (APHIR)
Services: Westat services through APHIR include stakeholder engagement strategy planning and execution; consortia development and support; assessment and analysis; policy analyses and policy environment assessments; and meeting planning, support, and facilitation.
Comprehensive Technical Scientific Research and Public Health Support Services for the National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Services: This technical support services vehicle provides surveillance systems support, including formative planning, study design, data collection, and analysis; scientific design, including preparation of protocols, demonstration projects, data management, and scientific system informatics; evaluation, including data analysis involving geographic information systems, biostatistics, and epidemiology; policy analysis; and strategic planning support.
Surveys Fit for Purpose: Monitoring and Evaluating the Nation’s Public Health and Prevention Programs
Services: This vehicle provides for the development and execution of surveys to support monitoring and evaluating CDC-supported public health programs; performance of operational methods studies to assess, evaluate, and adapt survey methods to ensure fit for purpose of individual CDC programs; provision of technical assistance on survey methods to CDC programs; and assessing the feasibility of and supporting the development and maintenance of survey panels to support public health decisionmaking.
Technical and Management Support (TAMS) for Health Promotion
Services: TAMS provides statistics, research design, literature review and analysis, public health practice, surveillance, epidemiology, informatics, data management, data analysis, policy analysis and assessment, formative activities, program assessments, evaluation studies, data abstraction, health education activities, scientific and technical support, preparation of IRB and OMB packages, partner and community liaison services, training development and presentation, and multisite activities.
Training, Translation, and Dissemination (TT&D) and Program Support
Services: This contract vehicle provides professional services in three broad areas: training and technical assistance, translation and dissemination, and program management and performance monitoring. Specific services within training and technical assistance include training plan and periodic needs assessment, development of competencies, learning management systems, distance learning, conference call and webinars, peer-to-peer learning networks, in-person training, training in evaluation, training in chronic disease epidemiology and surveillance, building skills in strategic communications, and documentation. Translation and dissemination will provide guidance and tools on what and how to implement evidence-based strategies and interventions to address diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and other chronic diseases and associated risk factors.
Agency-Specific Contracts
Westat holds many master task order contracts that are available to specific Federal agencies and organizations. These agencies/organizations include:
- Corporation for National and Community Service
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
- Merit Systems Protection Board
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Office of Personnel Management
- Social Security Administration
- U.S. Agency for International Development
- U.S. Department of Commerce
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- U.S. Department of Defense
- U.S. Department of Education
- U.S. Department of Energy
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- National Institutes of Health
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- U.S. Department of the Treasury
- U.S. Department of Transportation
For further information about these and other contract vehicles and how Westat can work with you, please email us at marketing@westat.com.
