SPECIAL NOTICE
B -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source Senior Biologist
- Notice Date
- 4/2/2026 9:41:44 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541380
— Testing Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH Bethesda MD 20892 US
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- PCA-NIDCR-01213
- Response Due
- 4/7/2026 9:01:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 04/22/2026
- Point of Contact
- R. Travis Brown, Phone: 3014024586
- E-Mail Address
-
travis.brown@nih.gov
(travis.brown@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Description
- The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed-price purchase order as a Total Small Business Set-Aside to: Corinne M. Goldsmith, Inc. (Small Business) This requirement is for specialized Senior Biologist services in support of the Sj�gren�s Disease Biomarkers Consortium. The contractor will provide biospecimen logistics support, including sample intake, tracking, transport, FFPE block management, tissue microarray (TMA) coordination, and maintenance of audit-ready documentation necessary for multi-omic analyses. Period of Performance: Base Year: April 9, 2026 � April 8, 2027 Option Year 1: April 9, 2027 � April 8, 2028 Option Year 2: April 9, 2028 � April 8, 2029 The Government intends to award on a sole source basis pursuant to FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), as only one responsible source is reasonably available. The identified small business contractor possesses unique qualifications, including extensive project-specific experience, established biospecimen workflows, and the ability to perform immediately without disruption to ongoing research. This procurement is being conducted as a Total Small Business Set-Aside in accordance with FAR Part 19. NAICS Code: 541380 � Testing Laboratories and Services Size Standard: $19.0 million This notice is not a request for competitive quotations. However, any other small business concerns that believe they can satisfy this requirement may submit a capability statement. Responses must be received no later than April 7, 2026, at 12:00 PM (ET) and shall be submitted via email to: travis.brown@nih.gov All capability statements received by the closing date will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses received is at the sole discretion of the Government.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/08ec86194c024a53b1aa06b7448aa40c/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Silver Spring, MD 20906, USA
- Zip Code: 20906
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 20906
- Record
- SN07766175-F 20260404/260402230043 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
SAM.gov Link to This Notice
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