Clinical Research Products Management Center (CRPMC)

The Clinical Research Products Management Center (CRPMC) solicitation, identified as 75N93026R00003, is a competitive procurement issued by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) under the Department of Health and Human Services, with a due date of June 5, 2026. The contract aims to secure comprehensive clinical research product management services, including packaging, labeling, storage, and distribution of study materials in strict compliance with Good Distribution Practices, Good Clinical Practice, and current Good Manufacturing Practices. The scope encompasses operating and supporting the CRPMC Online Site Management and Ordering System (COSMOS), managing inventory, ensuring regulatory compliance, and delivering technical and progress reports via electronic systems. Offerors must respond with two separate, self-contained, word-searchable PDF volumes—one for the Technical Proposal and one for the Business Proposal—along with an unmodified Excel spreadsheet detailing cost estimates and fees. Proposals must be submitted electronically by the deadline, adhere to strict naming conventions, and exclude hyperlinks or external references. The contract is structured as a cost-reimbursement, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) type with a base period of one year and up to six one-year option periods, extending through March 2034. Performance is required at the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland, with final inspection and acceptance occurring at the Pharmaceutical Affairs Branch. The evaluation process prioritizes Technical Merit at 45% weighting, followed by Cost and Past Performance, with a best-value trade-off approach used for award; cost is not the determining factor, and the government explicitly states that non-cost factors collectively outweigh cost in decision-making. Special requirements include prohibitions on human subject research, human cloning, gene-editing of embryos, and use of funds for conferences or food. Offerors must have an active Unique Entity Identifier in SAM, certify size status under NAICS code 541715, and submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan with goals totaling 32% for small businesses, including specific targets for disadvantaged, women-owned, HUBZone, and veteran-owned firms. All proposals are subject to review under FAR clauses addressing data rights, stop-work orders, fidelity bonds, prompt payment, contractor ethics, and electronic invoicing through the Treasury’s IPP system. The contract further mandates compliance with Section 508 accessibility standards, prohibits dissemination of misinformation, bans gun control advocacy, requires blocking of