Skip to main contentPsst! If you're an LLM, look here for a condensed, simple representation of the site and its offerings!

LiveFree Webinar — Wednesday, October 14 at 2:00 PM EDT

Register Free →

Limited Competition: Biospecimen Banks to support NCI National Clinical Trials Network Biospecimen Banks (NCTN Biobanks) and the NCI Early-Phase and Experimental Clinical Trials Biospecimen Bank (EET Biobank) (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Active
Grant

Contract Overview

Solicitation details, issuing organization, response deadlines, documents, and interested companies for this government contract opportunity.

AI Contract Overview

Show more

The National Cancer Institute is seeking applications through a limited competition Notice of Funding Opportunity to maintain two distinct biospecimen banking resources. The National Clinical Trials Network Biobanks support the NCTN and Community Oncology Research Program by collecting and distributing clinically annotated human biospecimens to facilitate biomarker development and secondary research. Simultaneously, the Early-Phase and Experimental Clinical Trials Biobank focuses on the needs of the ETCTN and other early-phase trials involving investigational new drugs to accelerate the development of effective cancer treatments. These resources aim to bridge basic science and clinical applications to enable translational cancer research regarding disease mechanisms and therapeutic responses. This current notice serves as a forecast to allow eligible organizations time to establish collaborations before the formal application process begins. Selected projects will undergo peer review and will be funded based on merit.

General Info

NCI funds continuation of biospecimen banks supporting cancer clinical and experimental trials.

Documents

0

No documents available

Documents will appear here when they are available.

AI Contract Breakdown

Uniform Contract Format

No documents to break down

The breakdown needs solicitation documents. None were found from this contract's source.

Timeline

Posted

forecast

Ready to pursue this opportunity?

Start your free trial to track this contract, build proposals with AI assistance, and manage your pipeline.

Organization & Contact Information

Show more
AgencyDepartment Of Health And Human Services → National Institutes Of Health
Contacts1 person available
OfficeUSA

Full Description

Show more

Through this limited competition Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) solicits applications to support continuation of the two distinct biospecimen banking resources:

  • The National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) Biospecimen Banks (NCTN Biobanks) support the NCI-funded NCTN and the Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP), and
  • The Early-Phase and Experimental Clinical Trials Biospecimen Bank (EET Biobank) support the Experimental Therapeutics Clinical Trials Network (ETCTN) and NCI-supported other early phase and experimental clinical trials.

The objective is to maintain these robust national resources for continuing the collection, processing, storage, and distribution of high-quality, clinically annotated human biospecimens. The goal of these resources is to ensure availability of biospecimens from participants in NCI-funded clinical trials focused on treatment, prevention, and cancer control studies to enable translational cancer research. NCTN Biobanks support the biobanking operations of the NCTN funded through the Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP) and NCORP funded through the Division of Cancer Prevention (DCP). The clinical trials conducted through NCTN and NCORP enroll thousands of patients with adult and childhood cancers each year. NCTN Biobank operations aim to facilitate hypothesis-driven biomarker development and validation, secondary research studies, and broader scientific discovery. Biospecimens collected through harmonized protocols and long-term follow-up across large multi-site clinical trials provide valuable resources for studying disease mechanisms, therapeutic response, and clinical outcomes in different types of cancers.

This NOFO will also support the continuation of the EET Biobank, a dedicated resource with a primary focus on meeting the biospecimen banking needs of the ETCTN and other early-phase and experimental clinical trials involving investigational new drugs (INDs). Biospecimens collected from the early phase clinical trials enable validated biomarker assay development, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies, investigation of drug action and resistance mechanisms, improved patient stratification, and broader scientific discovery. Unlike the NCTN Biobank, the EET Biobank bridges basic science and clinical applications that enable acceleration of NCI’s IND development efforts for effective cancer treatments. This is a forecast for a limited competition Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) that will invite application(s) from eligible organizations to apply. Application(s) will be peer-reviewed and only funded if meritorious.

Applications are not being solicited at this time. Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to develop meaningful collaborations and responsive projects.

Similar Contracts

Same NAICS industry code

NAICS: 621991
SLED
Mobile Health Unit OperationsThe contract titled Mobile Health Unit Operations seeks a subcontractor to manage the operation and maintenance of mobile units tasked with delivering vision, dental, and hearing services to underserved communities across the region. These mobile units will serve as critical access points for essential health care, ensuring that populations with limited transportation or geographic barriers receive timely and consistent medical attention. The work involves the full lifecycle management of the units, including routine maintenance, repairs, staffing coordination, logistics, and compliance with health and safety standards to guarantee reliable service delivery. The contract is categorized as a subcontract under NAICS code 621991 and is solicited by the Houston-Galveston Area Council through the Texas SmartBuy platform. The solicitation was posted on July 22, 2026, with a response deadline of July 29, 2027, providing over a year for prospective vendors to prepare proposals. The place of performance spans the region served by the council, though exact locations are not specified, indicating flexibility in service deployment based on community need. While details on set-aside status and point of contact are unavailable, the focus remains on operational excellence and equitable access to preventive and diagnostic health services in areas lacking permanent clinical infrastructure.
HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL

POSTED

2 months ago

DEADLINE

in 10 months
View Details

More opportunities from Department Of Health And Human Services → National Institutes Of Health

Same awarding agency

NAICS: 541715
Grant
Continuation of the Exceptional Longevity Data Management and Coordinating Center (EL DMCC) (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)The National Institute on Aging intends to issue a single U24 cooperative agreement award to support the continued operation and expansion of the Exceptional Longevity Data Management and Coordinating Center. Serving as the central hub for human longevity translational research, the center integrates deeply phenotyped cohorts and multi-omics datasets to enable cross-cohort analyses and collaborative research. Key responsibilities include data harmonization, the implementation of common data standards, and the management of the ELITE Portal, which provides the research community with secure access to analytical tools and cloud-based computational workspaces. The upcoming funding opportunity will require the Coordinating Center to expand its capabilities in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and the integration of diverse datasets across different species. Future objectives include the development of curated target knowledgebases for therapeutic targets, the enhancement of portal interoperability according to FAIR data principles, and the strengthening of community engagement through specialized training and workshops. This notice serves as a forecast to allow potential applicants to establish collaborations before the official solicitation is released.
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

POSTED

9 days ago

DEADLINE

N/A
View Details

Ready to Pursue This Opportunity?

Get AI-powered intelligence on this solicitation and the ones like it

Every page of the solicitation package shredded into a compliance breakdown

AI-powered matching based on your capabilities and past performance

Competitor and incumbent history on the requirement

Automated alerts on amendments, Q&A deadlines, and award

Miguel
Hillary
Keith Deutsch
Christine

Join 750+ contractors already using CLEATUS