DLH Holdings Corp. has been awarded a contract to support the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of HIV Prevention Data Management Services through data management and analysis, health informatics and research support.
The contract includes a base period of one year with four 1-year options for a total value of $35 million.
“DLH is pleased to build upon its long-standing relationships with CDC and DHP through this important work in disease prevention,” said DLH President and CEO Zach Parker. “This leverages several of the capabilities that we have developed over recent years, and broadens our footprint in our nation’s fight against the spread of infectious diseases.”
The contract extends DLH’s legacy in HIV research, and augments DLH’s work in the public health and life sciences market. The project involves collaboration with epidemiologists, medical officers, statisticians, computer scientists, data managers and analysts, and public health advisers throughout the U.S.
Jeanine Christian, president of DLH’s public health and scientific research operating unit, said DLH is thrilled to partner with DHP in support of its vision of a “future free of HIV.”
“We are proud to bring our research and data sciences capability to bear on the important work the CDC is doing to assess opportunities to reduce the number of new HIV infections occurring annually, increase the proportion of HIV-infected persons who know they are infected, and increase the number of HIV-infected persons who are linked to appropriate prevention, care, and services,” Christian said.