Health and Human Services (HHS) - Wide Procurement of Biosafety Level 4 (BSL-4) Suits- Personal Protective Equipment

The National Institutes of Health is seeking to procure Biosafety Level 4 (BSL-4) Positive Pressure Suits as part of a wide-reaching procurement to support mission-critical research and public health safety across its facilities. These suits are essential personal protective equipment required for personnel working in high-containment laboratories, ensuring the safety of staff and the integrity of ongoing scientific operations. The procurement is under solicitation number 75N98026Q00738, issued by the Department of Health and Human Services through the NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare and is classified under NAICS code 339999 for other miscellaneous manufacturing. The solicitation is a combined notice and synopsis with no set-aside designation, meaning it is open to all qualified vendors regardless of size or status. Responses are due by July 8, 2026, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time, with the notice posted on July 2, 2026. The primary point of contact for inquiries is Brian Lind, reachable at brian.lind@nih.gov, with Tonia Alexander listed as a secondary contact. The contracting office is located in Bethesda, Maryland, and the place of performance is designated as Rockville, Maryland, with deliveries expected to support NIH operations nationwide. Further technical specifications and requirements are detailed in the attached combined solicitation and synopsis, accessible via the provided SAM.gov link.