Cold Chain Logistics & Specialized Reagent Delivery

The contract encompasses the temperature-controlled transportation and delivery of biological sequencing reagents that require strict cold chain integrity, moving from the manufacturer to a National Institutes of Health facility in Rockville, Maryland. The shipment must maintain precise thermal conditions throughout transit to preserve reagent stability and functionality, ensuring compatibility with sensitive experimental workflows at the destination facility. All logistics operations must comply with industry best practices for biological sample handling, including real-time monitoring, documented chain of custody, and contingency protocols to prevent exposure to temperature excursions. This is a total small business set-aside subcontract under NAICS code 484220, indicating that only qualified small businesses are eligible to respond. The opportunity was posted on June 24, 2026, with a response deadline of July 3, 2026, at 3:00 AM Eastern Time. The contracting entity is the National Institutes of Health under the Department of Health and Human Services, with performance strictly limited to the Rockville, Maryland, location with a ZIP code of 20852. The subcontractor must possess demonstrated expertise in specialized biomedical logistics, regulatory compliance, and cold chain management to ensure uninterrupted delivery of critical research materials.