G AO reviews serve as Congress’s primary tool for assessing federal program performance; recognition in such reports signals program effectiveness, strengthens credibility, and informs policy, appropriations, and agency oversight.
To scale this model, the NIH Office of Acquisition and Logistics Management (OALM) awarded an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to support PEI’s infrastructure. This mechanism enabled several HBCUs and their partners to receive awards under NAICS code 541990 (“All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services”), creating an unprecedented pathway for institutional participation in federal contracting and research advancement. This achievement was highlighted in a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report.
GAO reviews serve as Congress’s primary tool for assessing federal program performance; recognition in such reports signals program effectiveness, strengthens credibility, and informs policy, appropriations, and agency oversight. These outcomes demonstrate NIH’s alignment with HHS priorities— advancing gold-standard science, strengthening the biomedical research workforce, and expanding responsible research partnerships—while highlighting PEI as a scalable model for building HBCU research capacity, expanding national participation in federally funded research, and supporting federal R&D objectives.
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