# Clinical Research Operations Core

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/75n93025r00019

- Solicitation number: 75N93025R00019
- Notice type: Presolicitation (first published as sources sought)
- Status: Closed. Deadline was February 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST
- 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: Rockville, Maryland
- County: Montgomery County (FIPS 24031). https://abierto.us/counties/montgomery-county-md-24031
- City: Rockville. https://abierto.us/cities/rockville-md-2467675
- First posted: June 17, 2025
- Last posted: January 13, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f8ce931b06f440c985a72648b8aa0111/view

## Description

The purpose of this pending solicitation is to provide the resources and services needed to implement clinical research in support of NIAID’s mission. This will allow NIAID to respond to public health needs including public health emergencies and produce high quality data supporting regulatory and policy decisions.

These services are intended to support: A wide variety of investigators in a number of scientific areas obtain critical data needed to acquire additional funding, gain prospective partnerships (either for further development or to support Phase I/II trials), fulfill regulatory requirements, and support Phase I/II clinical studies. NIAID priority activities including manufacture and characterization of reagents and products to support government supported clinical trials such as those supported by IDCRC.

Manufacture of critical reagents and clinical trial material to support the wider scientific community and non-government sponsored projects. NIAID has implemented a Determination of Exceptional Circumstances in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 401.3(e) (see Advanced Understandings) for NIAID’s preclinical service contracts that include Vaccine (and Other Biologic) Manufacturing Services for Infectious Diseases.

Consequently, all contractors are required to operate under a fee-for-service model, and the contractor may be required to assign any intellectual property they file on third part material of information (“Provider Materials”), or new processes, and products relating to Provider Materials they develop and manufacture. The contractor will also be required to delay any public release of results until NIAID and Provider have a chance to review and file patents of their own.

The contractors may propose the use of reagents and processes that are proprietary or under license. However, NIAID and the Provider reserve the right to reject the use of these alternative materials and processes.

## Publications

- June 17, 2025: Sources sought, due July 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 0ee20c0735f548d1a95a2fdbc27eb341. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0ee20c0735f548d1a95a2fdbc27eb341/view
- January 13, 2026: Presolicitation, due February 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST. Notice 334bc7f25be74ff1a07de1c61ea7c2c6. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/334bc7f25be74ff1a07de1c61ea7c2c6/view
- January 13, 2026: Presolicitation, due February 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST. Notice 7a63d69adf224bcc875cab7351935a46. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7a63d69adf224bcc875cab7351935a46/view
- January 13, 2026: Presolicitation, due February 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST. Notice 98d09ce9bddc41cf9a127303d9e0dded. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/98d09ce9bddc41cf9a127303d9e0dded/view
- January 13, 2026: Presolicitation, due February 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST. Notice f8ce931b06f440c985a72648b8aa0111. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f8ce931b06f440c985a72648b8aa0111/view

## Points of contact

- Cindy Hargett, cindy.hargett@nih.gov
- Ignacio Reyes, Contracting Officer, ignacio.reyes@nih.gov, 3014357574

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