# SAM #NIH-OD-26-010503

NIH bridge award for Clinical Protocol Coordinator 4 services supporting clinical trials

**Buyer:** NIH Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations
**Posted:** October 06, 2026
**Identifier:** NIH-OD-26-010503
**NAICS:** 541990, 541715

NIH reports a bridge award for interim clinical protocol coordination services at the NIH Clinical Center.
- **Award:** Contract number 75N98026P01868; this is an award notice, not a solicitation seeking new offers.
- **Agency and office:** Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center, Department of Perioperative Medicine.
- **Services:** Clinical Protocol Coordinator 4 performance support and deliverables for ongoing clinical trials, including research on care for patients with poorly managed pain.
- **Awardee:** Guidehouse Digital LLC.
- **Urgency:** Delays transitioning to a newly mandated contracting mechanism caused a coverage lapse. NIH cites risks to clinical studies, participant enrollment and participation, and research investments.
- **Scope details:** The notice and referenced redacted justification do not state service quantities, part numbers, or a period of performance.

### Description

<p>This is a bridge contract to provide CLINICAL PROTOCOL COORDINATOR 4 services to the NIH-Clinical Center to continue operating and providing patient care and ensuring patient safety.</p>

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