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IDVOther than small business

IDC (single-award IDV) 75F40121D00016TRUE NORTH COMMUNICATIONS INC

Overview

Award facts

Obligated on orders under this IDV
$593.58M
$593,578,470 across 5 orders
Period of performance
From Jul 6, 2021
Modifications
5
Latest action Aug 4, 2025
Contract type
IDC (single-award IDV)
PIID 75F40121D00016

Description of requirement

THE CENTER FOR TOBACCO PRODUCTS PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN

Dates and value

Award date
Signed on Jul 6, 2021
Ordering period ends
Jun 30, 2026
Ceiling
Ceiling (single-award vehicle): $900,000,000

Source: Federal Procurement Data System contract actions as published by SAM.gov and USAspending.gov; latest action recorded Aug 4, 2025. View on USAspending · Recipient on SAM.gov

Recipient

NameTRUE NORTH COMMUNICATIONS INC
LocationNEW YORK, NY
UEIP1YSWCJHXFZ4
CAGE code3U1E3
Business sizeOther than small businessSize at award, per the contracting officer
Organization typeCorporate not tax exempt
Parent companyTRUE NORTH COMMUNICATIONS INC

Business types and certifications

For-profit organizationCorporation (not tax-exempt)

Self-reported at the time of the action.

Agency and place

Awarding and funding

Awarded by
  1. Department of Health and Human Services
  2. Food And Drug Administration
  3. FDA OFFICE OF ACQ GRANT SVCS
Funded by
  1. Department of Health and Human Services
  2. Food And Drug Administration
  3. FDA OFFICE OF ACQ GRANT SVCS
Funded from
Fda user fees (non general fund)Program activities075-0600Federal accounts (agency financial reports)

Classification and competition

Classification

NAICS
541810ADVERTISING AGENCIES
Product or service (PSC)
R426SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: COMMUNICATIONS (service)

Competition

Extent competed
Full and open competitionA
Solicitation procedures
Negotiated proposal/quoteNP
Set-aside
No set-aside used
Contract pricing
Order dependent (IDV allows pricing arrangement to be determined separately for each order)1
Offers received
2

Solicitation and notices

Solicitation ID
RFP_FDA-SOL-1230974
Solicitation date
Nov 30, 2020
Notices

Contract details

Subcontracting plan
Commercial subcontract planG
Cost Accounting Standards clause
Not applicable exempt from CASX
Certified cost or pricing data
No
Service Contract Act labor standards
Yes
Commercial procedures
Commercial products/servicesA
Government-furnished property
Transaction does not use GFE/GFPN
Bundled requirement
Not bundledH
Consolidated requirement
Not consolidatedD
Undefinitized action (terms not final)
No
Multi-year contract
No
Performance-based service acquisition
No - service where PBA is not used.N

Transaction history

Modification history

Base award
Jul 6, 2021Base obligation at award: $3,000
Latest action
Aug 4, 2025 — Other administrative actionModification P00005; administrative: no change in scope or value
Actions by type
  • Base award1
  • Other administrative action5
6 actions recorded, Jul 6, 2021 to Aug 4, 2025; each action counted once.

All contract data

All contract data

Every other field reported for this award, as of its latest reported action

Competition

Evaluation preference
No preference used
Local area set-aside
No
Synopsized publicly (SAM.gov / FedBizOpps)
Yes
Simplified procedures for commercial items
No
A-76 (FAIR Act) action
No

Socio-economic and policy

Inherently governmental functions
Other functionsOT
Recovered materials and sustainability
No clauses included and no sustainability includedC
Clinger-Cohen Act planning (IT)
No

Place and origin

Domestic or foreign entity
U.S. owned businessA

Structure

Award or IDV
IDV
IDV type
IDCB
Indefinite-delivery contract type
Indefinite delivery / indefinite quantityB
Multiple or single award
Single awardS
Awarding agency code
7500
Awarding sub-tier code
7524
Contracting office code
75F401
Transactions recorded under this award key
6

Funding

Funding agency code
7500
Funding sub-tier code
7524
Funding office code
75F401
Treasury accounts
  • 075-X-0600-000
Object classes
  • 25.2: Other services from non-Federal sources
Disaster or emergency funding (DEFC)
  • Q: Not Designated Nonemergency/Emergency/Disaster/Wildfire Suppression