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This is a Sources Sought notice.
The agency is gauging market interest. No bid is being requested yet — submitting a capabilities statement may put you on the radar for the eventual solicitation.
The National Institutes of Health needs a small business to maintain a biobank containing over 550,000 samples from two large studies.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need? The NIH needs a small business to maintain a biobank containing over 550,000 samples from two large studies. The contractor must safely process, store, and track biospecimen samples, provide collection kits to 48 research sites, and maintain a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).
- What's the contract structure and timeline? The notice doesn't say.
- How will they pick the winner? The notice doesn't say.
- When and how do you bid? Submit a capability statement electronically to Shaun Rostad at shaun.rostad@nih.gov by July 2, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. EST.
Routine commodity buy — low-effort bid, modest payoff.
Who can apply
- Must be a certified small business, preferably with experience in biobanking, LIMS, and database management.
If you're interested, do this first
- Submit a capability statement electronically to Shaun Rostad at shaun.rostad@nih.gov by July 2, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. EST.
Primary point of contact
Name
Shaun Rostad
Email
shaun.rostad@nih.gov
Phone
(301) 594-9516