SAM #75N94027R00003

NIMHD RFI for EmbraceHealth Clinical Research Network Coordinating Center Services

NIH’s National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities is seeking industry input on a planned coordinating center for the EmbraceHealth Clinical Research Network. - Opportunity: Request for Information (RFI) to support market research and acquisition planning; it is not a solicitation or commitment to award a contract. - Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). - Planned work: Establish and operate a Coordinating Center supporting approximately four Research Consortia (about five network components including the Center) conducting multisite research in urban and rural communities across the United States and its territories. - Provide scientific, statistical, methodological, data-management, electronic data-capture, technical, regulatory, quality, operational, and administrative support. - Coordinate study startup, implementation and monitoring, biospecimens, analysis, dissemination, closeout, and transition; support training, governance, and technical assistance. - Develop and maintain data infrastructure using NIH SCHARE and a Section 508-compliant portal or website. - Contract approach and timing: An anticipated IDIQ ordering period of approximately five years is described; specific work and periods would be established through task orders. No start or end dates are provided. - Products and vendors: No commercial products, OEMs, vendors, part numbers, or fixed product quantities are identified. NIH SCHARE is referenced as the planned data infrastructure. - Competition and value: The notice does not state an estimated contract value. Potential service providers include research organizations and clinical research service firms with relevant coordinating-center capabilities.

Description

This is a Request for Information (RFI) for Research and Development (R&D) open to all interested organizations, regardless of business size. This is NOT a solicitation for capability statements, proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain industry input to inform requirements development and acquisition planning for the proposed research services described in the attached draft Statement of Work (SOW). The anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).

This RFI is for market research and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Government. Interested organizations are encouraged to review the attached draft SOW and respond to the information requests outlined in this notice. The Government anticipates issuing a solicitation for this requirement at a later date under a separate announcement. Issuance of this notice does not obligate the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract.

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