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NHLBI Data Science Center for Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Research

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute seeks to establish a Data Science Center to advance research in heart, lung, blood, and sleep health. - Government buyer: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); the initiative is identified as NHLBI-SI / NHLBI-AI. - Requested service: Establish and coordinate at least one Data Science Center (DSC) for health-related science and data science research; the summary lists one center as the service quantity. - Center responsibilities: Develop tools for HLBS research, coordinate science-informed and data science efforts, and train multidisciplinary research teams. - Collaboration and technical requirements: Work with BioData Catalyst to create a secure research sandbox; support topic-focused working groups, including radiomics and foundation models; ensure data readiness and tool security. - Responsible research requirements: Address ethical, legal, and social implications, including model fairness and privacy, and partner with researchers, industry, and other stakeholders. - OEMs and vendors: No product OEMs or commercial vendors are identified. BioData Catalyst is named as a collaboration partner, not as an OEM. - Products and pricing: No physical products, part numbers, or quantities of equipment are specified; contract value is not provided.

Description

The NHLBI-SI Initiative seeks to establish at least one Data Science Center (DSC) to accelerate HLBS-related SI research. The center will lead and coordinate SI and data science efforts, develop tools, train multidisciplinary teams, and partner with researchers, industry, and other stakeholders. Its work includes collaborating with BioData Catalyst to create a secure SI sandbox, overseeing topic-focused working groups, ensuring data readiness and tool security, and addressing ethical, legal, and social implications such as model fairness and privacy. The opportunity is closed to new applicants; the Letter of Request was due June 7, 2025.

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