Clinical Patient Recruitment and Data Collection

The contract involves recruiting between 150 and 200 patients presenting with acute undifferentiated febrile illness (AUFI) in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. The primary task is to gather comprehensive clinical, occupational, and environmental exposure data from these patients to support research efforts. This subcontract is issued by the Naval Medical Research Center, which operates under the Department of Defense, and the work is to be performed in Silver Spring. The solicitation does not specify a NAICS code other than 621999, which pertains to all other ambulatory health care services. The contract was posted on May 5, 2026, with a response deadline of May 10, 2026. While the exact physical location of patient recruitment is Sri Lanka, coordination and administrative oversight appear to be located in Silver Spring, Maryland. The opportunity is focused on clinical patient recruitment and data collection to facilitate health research in an infectious disease context.