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NIMHD seeks industry input on EmbraceHEALTH Clinical Research Network services

NIH’s National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) is seeking industry input on a proposed EmbraceHEALTH Clinical Research Network and its research services. - Opportunity: Request for Information (RFI) for market research and acquisition planning; it is not a solicitation for proposals or an award. - Planned structure: A multiple-award IDIQ with approximately five Research Consortia working with a separate Research Coordinating Center. - Research scope: Task-order-based clinical, behavioral, and health services research to improve health outcomes and reduce disparities. Potential work includes interventional studies, implementation and comparative-effectiveness research, data science, technology-supported studies, and research in real-world healthcare settings. - Consortium capabilities: Research infrastructure and personnel; project and regulatory management; governance and protocol development; data and biospecimen capabilities; community engagement; participant recruitment; study implementation, data collection and transfer, close-out, and transition as authorized by task orders. - Period: Anticipated five-year IDIQ ordering period; individual task orders will set their own performance periods. - Acquisition details: NAICS 541715 is identified in the initial notice. No products, quantities, part numbers, named vendors, or contract value are provided.

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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