Global Community Engagement Strategy Development

The contract seeks to develop and implement culturally appropriate frameworks to enhance the recruitment and retention of participants from understudied global populations in genomic research initiatives. The effort requires deep engagement with diverse communities to ensure trust, ethical participation, and sustainable involvement, with an emphasis on respecting local norms, languages, and social structures. Success will depend on designing inclusive strategies that address historical mistrust and systemic barriers, while fostering long-term partnerships with community leaders and organizations in regions traditionally underrepresented in genetic studies. This subcontract is issued by the National Institutes of Health under the Department of Health and Human Services, with performance centered in Bethesda, Maryland. The solicitation was posted on June 17, 2026, and responses are due by June 27, 2026, at 1:00 PM. The project falls under NAICS code 541611 for management consulting services, underscoring the need for strategic planning and organizational expertise rather than purely technical or laboratory-based work. The goal is to build scalable, community-driven models that can be adapted across diverse global settings to ensure equitable representation in genomic science.