SAM #7571TE26QE00291

Sole-source award for NIH START expansion and INCLUDE module development

HHS announced a sole-source award supporting NIH’s expansion of its Strategic Tracking and Reporting Tool (START). - Award context: HHS’s initial notice identified the award as a sole-source expansion of the START AI Assistant. The attachment describes NIH requirements for the START platform, including an INCLUDE Project module. - Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH), including the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI), within the Department of Health and Human Services. - Award identifiers: Award number 47QTCA19D00MH; delivery order number 7571TE26F80337. - Provider and sole-source rationale: Plexus Scientific is identified as the service provider and as the only source with the required START access and programming privileges. - Services requested: Expand and configure START for NINR and NIAMS as a knowledge-management and operational-support platform, using automation, AI-generated summaries, metadata tagging, and human quality-control workflows. - INCLUDE module: Develop tailored webforms, dashboards, reports, search and filtering, and automated connections to NIH systems, including eRA modules, iCITE, and the DPCPSI Co-Funding Portal. Use START’s Evaluation module to track progress against the 2022 INCLUDE/DS Research Plan. - Duration: Each requirement has a 12-month period of performance. The attachment does not provide start or end dates. - Not stated: The available materials provide no quantities, part numbers, specific award value, or detailed technical specifications beyond the described services.

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