NHLBI Innovation and Commercialization Ecosystem: Product Development Support and Program Evaluation
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The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Innovation and Commercialization Office is seeking qualified small businesses to provide comprehensive support services for its innovation and commercialization ecosystem. This includes tasks related to program evaluation and analytics, partner engagement, and commercialization support, as well as the operation and enhancement of an AI-enabled partnering platform. Additional services involve program coordination and logistics, entrepreneurial education and mentoring, and assistance for Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer initiatives. The goal is to enhance the commercialization and innovation processes within the NHLBI. This is a total small business set-aside opportunity classified under NAICS code 541611, with responses due by mid-June 2026. The government is requesting capability statements from interested small business concerns to inform acquisition planning, assess the availability of qualified providers, and guide the selection of an acquisition strategy. The work will be performed primarily in Bethesda, Maryland, with points of contact available for further inquiries. The solicitation supports the broader objective of promoting innovation in health-related technologies and providing targeted commercialization assistance to small businesses.
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Bethesda, MD, USASet-Aside
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The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Innovation and Commercialization Office (I&C), is conducting market research to identify qualified small business sources capable of providing innovation and commercialization ecosystem support services. The anticipated requirement includes program evaluation and analytics, partner engagement and commercialization support, operation and enhancement of an AI-enabled partnering platform, program coordination and logistics, entrepreneurial education and mentoring, and support for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) initiatives.
The Government is seeking capability statements from small business concerns capable of performing the activities described in the attached draft Statement of Work. Responses will be used for acquisition planning purposes, including assessing the availability of qualified small business sources and determining an appropriate acquisition strategy.
(See additional details in the attached Sources Sought Notice)
