Over the last 5 years, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality obligated $676.17 million across 1,385 award actions, with an average action value of $488,209.94. Spending was concentrated in data processing, research, and professional services, led by WESTAT, INC. and several other research-focused vendors.
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AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)
Federal procurement profile for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (Agency ID 7528) covering obligations, award counts, vendors, and NAICS trends over the last 5 years.
Totals reflect readable and exact obligated amounts from FPDS award actions in the stated analysis window and may differ from simple annual sums because of rounding.
Agency ID
7528
Total Obligated
676.17 million
676,170,771.83
Award Actions
1,385
Average Action Value
488,209.94
About AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY federal contract activity
Over the last 5 years, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality obligated 676.17 million across 1,385 awards, with an average award value of 488,209.94. The profile reflects a comparatively concentrated procurement base, with a small number of vendors and service categories accounting for a substantial share of obligations.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
WESTAT, INC. is the dominant recipient, with 273.67 million across 99 awards, or just over 40% of total obligations in the analysis window. The next largest vendors—Research Triangle Institute, National Opinion Research Center, Cormac Corporation, and Most Investments LLC—collectively add another significant share, indicating recurring reliance on a limited set of research and support contractors.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
Obligations are led by NAICS 518210, Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services, at 272.69 million, making it the single largest category by dollars. The remaining top categories are centered on research, technical services, and IT-related support, including NAICS 541990, 541715, 541511, and 541611, which together show a procurement mix oriented toward analytic, scientific, and administrative service contracts.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations peaked in 2024 at 183.11 million, after reaching 165.97 million in 2023 and 135.78 million in 2025. Award volume was highest in 2022 at 423 awards despite much lower obligated dollars, while 2021 through 2025 show a pattern of higher-value awards paired with fewer transactions in the later years.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS Query obligations for Agency ID 7528 over the last 5 years, using total obligated dollars, award counts, vendor totals, NAICS totals, and annual obligation trends. Values are reported as provided in the source data and should be interpreted as obligation-based procurement activity, not outlays or spend beyond the FPDS record.
Top Vendors
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| WESTAT, INC. | 273,668,997.69 | 273.67 million | 99 |
| RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE | 70,003,867.10 | 70.00 million | 84 |
| NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER | 59,964,470.76 | 59.96 million | 48 |
| CORMAC CORPORATION | 21,463,502.00 | 21.46 million | 18 |
| MOST INVESTMENTS LLC | 21,270,498.81 | 21.27 million | 14 |
| RIVA SOLUTIONS, INC. | 21,080,626.00 | 21.08 million | 28 |
| OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY | 19,949,042.24 | 19.95 million | 93 |
| MATHEMATICA INC. | 19,321,482.54 | 19.32 million | 24 |
| KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS | 19,002,982.64 | 19.00 million | 61 |
| VISIONARY TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANTS, LLC | 17,710,694.84 | 17.71 million | 11 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY obligated $676.17 million across 1,385 awards, with an average award value of $488,209.94. Vendor obligations are highly concentrated: WESTAT, INC. received $273.67 million across 99 awards, or about 40% of total obligated dollars, far exceeding the next largest vendors. The remaining top vendors each received between $17.71 million and $70.00 million, indicating a long tail of materially smaller obligations alongside a dominant primary recipient base.
Top NAICS
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| NAICS Code | Description | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 518210 | DATA PROCESSING, HOSTING, AND RELATED SERVICES | 272,687,194.53 | 272.69 million | 116 |
| 541990 | ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES | 85,409,295.08 | 85.41 million | 232 |
| 541715 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 77,124,575.51 | 77.12 million | 425 |
| 541511 | CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES | 76,592,174.75 | 76.59 million | 80 |
| 541611 | ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES | 60,087,881.14 | 60.09 million | 160 |
| 541690 | OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES | 43,686,948.02 | 43.69 million | 41 |
| 541910 | MARKETING RESEARCH AND PUBLIC OPINION POLLING | 42,529,618.00 | 42.53 million | 10 |
| 541512 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | 30,997,214.24 | 31.00 million | 65 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 19,206,580.31 | 19.21 million | 39 |
| 541810 | ADVERTISING AGENCIES | 12,717,019.00 | 12.72 million | 7 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY obligated $676.17 million across 1,385 awards, with the Top NAICS categories concentrated in information technology, professional services, and research support. NAICS 518210, Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services, is the largest category at $272.69 million, accounting for roughly 40% of total obligations, followed by 541990 and 541715, indicating a strong emphasis on administrative, scientific, and technical support. Award volume is more dispersed than dollars: 541715 has 425 awards, while 518210 has 116 awards, suggesting a smaller number of higher-value IT obligations alongside a broader base of lower-value transactions in other service categories.
Annual Trend
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AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 135,776,575.82 | 135.78 million | 212 |
| 2024 | 183,111,377.53 | 183.11 million | 214 |
| 2023 | 165,965,410.39 | 165.97 million | 257 |
| 2022 | 47,100,131.05 | 47.10 million | 423 |
| 2021 | 144,217,277.04 | 144.22 million | 279 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality obligated $676.17 million across 1,385 awards, with an average award value of $488,209.94. Obligations were concentrated in 2024 and 2023, which together accounted for $349.08 million, while 2022 was the low point at $47.10 million despite the highest award count in the period (423), indicating a materially smaller average award size that year. In 2025, obligations declined to $135.78 million from $183.11 million in 2024, while award counts remained relatively steady at 212 and 214, respectively.
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