HRSA: an AI chatbot and data engineering for its data warehouse — a ~$4.7M federal contract (USAspending)
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) ordered about $4.7 million ($4,671,391) for data-warehouse enhancements, data refreshes, AI chatbot implementation, and data engineering. The recipient is Sapient Government Services. AI entering the data backbone of community health, maternal-child health, HIV/AIDS, and health-workforce programs.
Contract key facts
- RecipientSAPIENT GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC.
- Contract value$4,671,391 (≈$4.7M)
- Awarding agencyDepartment of Health and Human Services
- Awarding sub-agencyHealth Resources and Services Administration
- Award typeBPA CALL
- Period of performance2026-03-01 〜 2027-02-28
- Contract ID (PIID)75R60226F34001
Contract scope (original)
OIT- SERVICES34 C 7544 HRSA DATA WAREHOUSE - SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS, DATA REFRESHES, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) CHATBOT IMPLEMENTATION AND DATA ENGINEERING FOR BPHC, MCHB, HAB AND BHW PROGRAMS
Key points
- HRSA is strengthening its data warehouse and adding an AI chatbot
- Scope covers BPHC (primary care), MCHB (maternal & child health), HAB (HIV/AIDS), BHW (health workforce)
- Value ~$4.7M, performance Mar 2026–Feb 2027, recipient Sapient Government Services
- Data engineering and AI pursued together in one contract
- AI entering the data backbone of programs that serve underserved populations
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is the HHS agency that supports access to care for underserved people. The programs whose data backbone is being upgraded here — BPHC (primary care / community health centers), MCHB (maternal and child health), HAB (HIV/AIDS), and BHW (health workforce) — all handle large national volumes of applications, reports, and statistics, and their information systems underpin how support is delivered.
What stands out is that strengthening that data backbone (data engineering) and introducing an AI chatbot for inquiries are pursued together in a single contract. AI is positioned not as a separate "frontier project" but as an extension of everyday data operations — the typical shape government AI takes as it becomes routine.
Put plainly, it is an example of AI being built in as a standard component — not a special one — of the data backbone behind a health-safety-net program. The chatbot's specific functions are not stated in the source, so we do not go further here.
Why it matters
A sign that government AI is reaching the data backbone of health-safety-net programs. Useful for tracking the joint push of data engineering and AI in public administration.
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Sources (primary)
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- USAspending (award details)
- Contract ID (PIID)：75R60226F34001