SAM #26-006449

NIH Seeks Specialized Epidemiology Support Services from The George Washington University

This opportunity involves the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center's Critical Care Medicine Department seeking specialized epidemiology support services. - Government Buyer: - National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Clinical Center, Critical Care Medicine Department, Clinical Epidemiology Section - OEMs and Vendors: - The George Washington University (GWU) is the sole source vendor identified for this requirement - Products/Services Requested: - Professional services of a PhD-level epidemiologist - Expertise in advanced epidemiology, machine learning, and analysis of large healthcare datasets (approximately 5 million patients) - Development of a new comorbidity index to predict mortality in critical illness - Collaboration with NIH staff, contractors, and academic partners - Study design consultation, data curation oversight, and manuscript co-authorship - Support for grant acquisition and research dissemination - Unique or Notable Requirements: - The epidemiologist must have expertise in chronic disease epidemiology and advanced statistical methodologies - The role requires collaboration across multidisciplinary teams and periodic on-site visits to NIH (primarily remote work) - The position is expected to commit 15% effort over a two-year period (base year plus one option year) - No specific products or part numbers are involved; the procurement is strictly for specialized professional services

Description

Contract Opportunity Title: Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract – Epidemiology Support Services

Notice ID: NIH-OALM-26-006449

Agency: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Clinical Center, Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations (OALM)

Classification Code: R – Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services

PSC: R499 – Support-Professional: Other

NAICS: 541715 – Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20892

Response Due Date: July 10, 2026 at 12:00PMEST

Description

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Clinical Center, intends to award a sole source purchase order to The George Washington University (GWU) for specialized epidemiology support services supporting the Clinical Epidemiology Section. The anticipated period of performance is from 07/15/2026 to 07/14/2028.

See attached Statement of Work

Authority

This acquisition is being conducted pursuant to FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), Only One Source Reasonably Available.

Sole Source Rationale

GWU is uniquely qualified to perform this requirement due to its specialized epidemiology expertise, multidisciplinary research infrastructure, and proximity to NIH. The proposed support includes advanced chronic disease modeling, study design, linkage of claims and clinical datasets, and sophisticated statistical methodologies that are not reasonably available from another source within the required timeframe.

Response to this Notice

This notice is not a request for competitive quotations. Interested organizations that believe they can satisfy the Government's requirement shall submit a capability statement demonstrating their ability to provide the required services. Responses must be received no later than ten (10) calendar days after publication of this notice on SAM.gov. Responses will be evaluated solely to determine whether competition is feasible. Please send your capability statements (ONLY) to shasheshe.goolsby@nih.gov and include NIH-OALM-26-006449 in the subject line of the email.

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