# Humoral Immunology Core Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine Research

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/75n93023r00012

- Solicitation number: 75N93023R00012
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as solicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Duke University for $28,340,062.00
- Department: Department of Health and Human Services
- Agency: National Institutes of Health
- Contracting office: National Institutes of Health Niaid (75N930)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: AN12 Health R&D Services; Health Care Services; Applied Research
- Place of performance: Durham, North Carolina
- County: Durham County (FIPS 37063). https://abierto.us/counties/durham-county-nc-37063
- City: Durham. https://abierto.us/cities/durham-nc-3719000
- First posted: January 22, 2024
- Last posted: March 31, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e1da4559cb96451bb777a9b91365e9c7/view

## Description

A competitive cost reimbursement, level of effort (term) type contract was awarded, for the period of performance of March 30, 2025 through March 29, 2025 (Base Period), and a total period of performance (including base period and all options) of March 30, 2025 through March 29, 2032. Upon analysis of the type of work and all associated costs involved, a fixed-price type contract was not feasible due to the absence of precise specifications and difficulties in estimating costs with accuracy.

Based upon the uncertainties involved, the Government would assume undue risk in attempting to fit a relatively dynamic (science responsive and result-driven) requirement into a fixed-price environment. A fixed-price contract would be disadvantageous to the Government, since it does not provide the Government with the flexibility that is needed to responsibly shift with the evolving needs of the requirement. The award notice is in relation to Solicitation # 75N93023R00012.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Duke University (UEI TP7EK8DZV6N5)
- Contract: 75N93025C00006, definitive contract
- Obligated: $5,120,519.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 2 offers received
- Link: award number 75N93025C00006 equals the contract number; same awarding office 75N930 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_75N93025C00006_7529_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- January 22, 2024: Solicitation, due February 16, 2024 at 3:00 PM EST. Notice 018e5490c4e7474993018eb2f096e10e. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/018e5490c4e7474993018eb2f096e10e/view
- March 31, 2025: Award notice. Notice e1da4559cb96451bb777a9b91365e9c7. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e1da4559cb96451bb777a9b91365e9c7/view

## Points of contact

- Christopher Ray, chris.ray@nih.gov, 2406273365
- Robert Corno, cornorj@niaid.nih.gov, 2406695151

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