SAM #75N95025F00079

Extension of Task Order for N3C and Data COUNTS Scientific Operations and Technical Support

This opportunity involves the extension of a task order by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for continued scientific operations and technical support for the N3C and Data COUNTS initiatives. - The extension is for nine months, valued at approximately $9.8 million, and will be awarded to Axle Informatics, LLC as a sole-source contract. - Services include integration of N3C and Data COUNTS, transition to Dynamic Workspaces, operational continuity, enhancement of data utility, compliance with Controlled-Access Data Repository (CADR) requirements, governance, leadership, modular application development, data infrastructure operations, scientific and technical research support, education and training, ecosystem coordination, and prize competition facilitation. - The period of performance is from March 29, 2026, through December 31, 2026. - The procurement is justified as only one source is capable of providing these highly specialized services at the required quality level. - No specific products or part numbers are listed; the focus is on specialized scientific and technical support services. - Key locations include NIH facilities in Bethesda and Rockville, MD, and the contractor's office in North Bethesda, MD.

Description

The Government intends to issue a modification to extend GSA Contract GS-35F-023GA, Task Order (TO) # 75N95025F00079 for nine additional months, to prevent a lapse in mission critical services to the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) at the National Institutes of Health. The purpose of this modification is to issue an Extension to the current contract from March 31, 2026 to December 30, 2026, to ensure continuity of services to NCATS and to the National Clinical Cohort Collaborative (N3C) contributors. The objective is to integrate N3C and Data COUNTS, while transitioning N3C to a Dynamic Workspaces architecture, ensuring operational continuity, enhancing data utility for the research community, and achieving full compliance with all Controlled-Access Data Repositories (CADR) requirements.

This extension is to prevent a break of mission critical services while providing the Government adequate time to continue acquisition planning for the recompetition of these services on a competitive basis. This action is conducted under the authority of the GSA Multiple-Award Schedule (GSA MAS) program. Consideration of schedule contractors will be restricted in accordance with: 

FAR 8.405-6(a)(i)(B) Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized. 

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