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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF JULY 23, 2025 SAM #8640
SPECIAL NOTICE

99 -- Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source - CBER Biologics Effectiveness and Safety (BEST) BEST1 Initiative: BEST Coordinating Center

Notice Date

7/21/2025 12:52:16 PM
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

NAICS

518210 — Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
 

Contracting Office

FDA OFFICE OF ACQ GRANT SVCS Beltsville MD 20705 USA
 

ZIP Code

20705
 

Solicitation Number

NOI_SS_CBER-2025-126923
 

Response Due

8/4/2025 1:00:00 PM
 

Archive Date

08/05/2025
 

Point of Contact

Maeve Xavier
 

E-Mail Address

maeve.xavier@fda.hhs.gov
(maeve.xavier@fda.hhs.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

NONE No Set aside used
 

Description

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intends to solicit a 12-month base year, plus three (3) four-month option periods, sole source, time-and-materials type contract from Acumen LLC; 500 Airport Blvd., Suite 100; Burlingame, CA 94010, in accordance with the authority under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 � Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, and 15.101 Contracting by Negotiation. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 518210 � Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services. The anticipated period of performance consists of a 12-month base year, plus three (3) four-month option periods. This acquisition is for a short-term, sole-source bridge contract to Acumen, LLC, the incumbent Coordinating Center for the Biologics Effectiveness and Safety (BEST) Initiative, which supports post market active surveillance of biologics. The bridge contract will enable continuation of mission-critical operations during the transition to a new and fully competed contract, which is currently in the planning phase. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. However, any party that believes it is capable of meeting the requirements as stated herein may submit a written response which clearly supports and demonstrates its ability to perform the requirements. Any response must be received by the response date and time set forth in this notice. Any response will undergo a review to determine whether the respondent can meet the contract requirements. A determination by the Government whether to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Response Date and Time: 4:00 p.m. ET on August 4, 2025. Responses must be emailed to maevexavier@fda.hhs.gov, with a CC: to james.jenretteiii@fda.hhs.gov.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/08509456cffe47fe8e1c38c8e0341852/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Burlingame, CA 94010, USA

Zip Code: 94010

Country: USA
 

Record

SN07517009-F 20250723/250721230041 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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