# IQ Solutions

> IQ Solutions is a woman-founded health communications and digital services company that translates government science into campaigns, websites, educational materials, and staffed information centers. Its clients include NIH, FDA, CDC, HRSA, SAMHSA, and other public-interest organizations, and its strongest work is measured in actions rather than slogans: calls placed, questions answered, vaccines received, and medicine cabinets cleared.

- **Founded:** 1993
- **Headquarters:** North Bethesda, United States
- **Founders:** Ileana Quintas (Founder and CEO)
- **Products:** Strategic communications, Digital technology, Technical assistance and information centers, Research and evaluation, Training
- **Notable:** More than 360 awards and recognitions since 1993 across health literacy, design, digital technology, and public education., A Maternal Mental Health Hotline redesign increased clicks to call by 503%, from 186 in January to 1,122 in June., FDA's Remove the Risk campaign generated an estimated 1.8 billion impressions and $36 million in donated media value in its first year.

## Products & services

- **Strategic communications** — Research-led public health campaigns, science writing, media relations, multilingual outreach, coalition building, and creative production.
- **Digital technology** — Accessible websites, content systems, data-informed digital products, analytics, AI-assisted workflows, and technology strategy.
- **Technical assistance and information centers** — Toll-free contact centers, inquiry response, web chat, SMS, referrals, publication distribution, taxonomy, and specialist support.
- **Research and evaluation** — Focus groups, interviews, surveys, usability testing, social listening, environmental scans, analytics, and outcome evaluation.
- **Training** — Capacity-building and outreach training for agencies, coalitions, and community partners.

## Achievements

- More than 360 awards and recognitions since 1993 across health literacy, design, digital technology, and public education.
- A Maternal Mental Health Hotline redesign increased clicks to call by 503%, from 186 in January to 1,122 in June.
- FDA's Remove the Risk campaign generated an estimated 1.8 billion impressions and $36 million in donated media value in its first year.
- The CDC Bridge Access Program campaign generated more than 1.4 billion impressions and helped promote vaccination access during the 2024 viral season.
- The Combat COVID effort enlisted more than 500 organizations and experts, producing 3.5 million touchpoint interactions and 15 million media-tour impressions.
- Support for the Future of Nursing campaign helped establish 50 State Action Coalitions and accompanied a 57% increase in RN-to-BSN enrollment.
- The company holds ISO 9001:2015, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, and ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018 certifications and a CMMI Maturity Level 3 appraisal listed through June 2027.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — NIMH awarded IQ Solutions a $368,855 urgent task order to continue public inquiry support through February 2027.
- **2026-01** — IQ Solutions received a three-year NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse web and support-center task valued at about $2.04 million.
- **2025** — The company added the NIH PICS III public information and communications IDIQ to its listed federal contract vehicles.
- **2025** — HHS listed several IQ Solutions NIH awards among contracts partially terminated, de-scoped, or not renewed, illustrating the budget exposure of a federal-heavy model.
- **2024-12** — IQ Solutions joined the unrestricted GSA OASIS+ vehicle in the Management and Advisory and Technical and Engineering domains.
- **2024-05** — NIH awarded IQ Solutions a National Institute on Aging Information Resource Center contract with a stated base-and-options value of $39 million.

## Links

- Website: https://iqsolutions.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/iq-solutions
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/iqsolutions
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/iqimproveslives
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/iqsolutions
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IQSolutions

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Last updated: 2026-09-24