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Scientific Evidence Evaluation and Knowledge Integration for Translational Toxicology
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This announcement is a Small Business Sources Sought Notice (SSN) issued by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health, to conduct market research for future procurement under NAICS code 541715. The notice seeks input from small businesses across all socioeconomic categories, including Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Woman-Owned Small Businesses, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, and HUBZone firms, to assess industry capabilities in supporting scientific evidence evaluation and knowledge integration for translational toxicology. The anticipated contract will involve a ten-year performance period—starting with a base year and including nine optional years—to provide comprehensive research support, including systematic literature reviews, evidence synthesis, scientific report development, peer review coordination, workshop logistics, informatics tool development, and project management. All work is expected to be performed at the contractor’s facility and must comply with stringent data security, privacy, and accessibility requirements, including Section 508 compliance, NIST SP 800-171 and 800-88 standards, FIPS 140-3 encryption, HHS/NIH cybersecurity protocols, and Privacy Act obligations. Proposals must be submitted as a white paper not exceeding 20 pages in 11-point Calibri font, delivered via email by 4:00 PM ET on May 6, 2026, to designated points of contact. Respondents must self-identify as small or other-than-small businesses, provide CAGE codes, demonstrate relevant technical capabilities and past performance, and indicate socioeconomic status, but no formal pricing, contract lines, or award methodology is included since this is pre-solicitation market research. The government will not pay for responses or related costs, and submission does not guarantee participation in any future solicitation. All information provided will be treated as proprietary if appropriately marked and will not be disclosed outside the government. The current bridge contract, which this effort will replace, is a cost-plus fixed fee arrangement, but the future award method remains undetermined and will be specified in the formal solicitation.
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Place of Performance
NC, USASet-Aside
Timeline
Submission Closed
Organization & Contact Information
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REVISED MAY 4, 2026 - SEE SSN NOTICE AND QUESTION & ANSWER DOCUMENT ATTACHED
SMALL BUSINESS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE (SSN)
Scientific Evidence Evaluation and Knowledge Integration for Translational Toxicology
Agency: NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Office: Office of Acquisitions (OA)
SSN Document no.: NIH-OALM-NIEHS-2026-SIM
This announcement constitutes a Sources Sought Notice (SSN) in accordance with FAR Part 15.101 Early Exchanges with Industry. THIS SSN DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION (e.g., Invitation for Bids (IFB), Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quotation (RFQ), etc.) nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The information requested may be used as market research for planning purposes and to facilitate decision making (i.e., acquisition strategy determinations, availability of capable small business concerns, etc.). The information submitted will not be disclosed outside the Government. Proprietary information submitted shall be appropriately marked (see SSN Section 6 – Other SSN Administrative Information for additional information relating to Contractor proprietary information).
This Small Business Sources Sought (SSN) encourages responses from capable small businesses, to include all the socioeconomic categories.
NOTE: The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred in responding to this SSN (or any possible Government follow-up questions / meetings relating to this SSN).
Not responding to this SSN does not preclude participation in any potential future solicitation.
See attached documents for more details regarding this announcement.
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