The agency is announcing an upcoming solicitation. Watch for the actual RFP/RFQ to be posted later.
The National Institutes of Health needs a small business to provide MRI annotation services for a computer vision pipeline.
Key Details
What exactly do they need? The NIH needs a small business to provide MRI annotation services for a computer vision pipeline to detect and quantify inflammation in Whole-Body MRI scans. The contractor will provide structured image annotations to train and validate deep learning models.
What's the contract structure and timeline? The contract will be issued via request from the Contracting Officer, with specific details and requirements provided for each task. The contract will be managed and administered by the contractor, with regular status updates and project management.
How will they pick the winner? The evaluation will be based on the contractor's experience with computer vision and deep learning models, as well as their ability to provide high-quality MRI annotations.
When and how do you bid? Bids are due on June 15, 2026, and must be submitted through SAM.gov.
Routine commodity buy — low-effort bid, modest payoff.
Who can apply
- Must be a certified small business
- Has experience with computer vision and deep learning models
- Has done work in medical imaging and diagnostics before
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov
- Write a 1-page summary of similar work you've done in computer vision and medical imaging
- Email the Contracting Officer to RSVP for the project kickoff meeting