Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Notice of Intent to Sole Source Senior Biologist
Deadline: 07 Apr 2026
Posting Date: 03 Apr 2026
Other Information
Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 138946862
Document Ref. No.: PCA-NIDCR-01213
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed-price purchase order as a Total Small Business Set-Aside to:
Corinne M. Goldsmith, Inc. (Small Business)
This requirement is for specialized Senior Biologist services in support of the Sjögren-s Disease Biomarkers Consortium. The contractor will provide biospecimen logistics support, including sample intake, tracking, transport, FFPE block management, tissue microarray (TMA) coordination, and maintenance of audit-ready documentation necessary for multi-omic analyses.
Period of Performance:
Base Year: April 9, 2026 - April 8, 2027
Option Year 1: April 9, 2027 - April 8, 2028
Option Year 2: April 9, 2028 - April 8, 2029
The Government intends to award on a sole source basis pursuant to FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), as only one responsible source is reasonably available. The identified small business contractor possesses unique qualifications, including extensive project-specific experience, established biospecimen workflows, and the ability to perform immediately without disruption to ongoing research.
This procurement is being conducted as a Total Small Business Set-Aside in accordance with FAR Part 19.
NAICS Code: 541380 - Testing Laboratories and Services
Size Standard: $19.0 million
This notice is not a request for competitive quotations. However, any other small business concerns that believe they can satisfy this requirement may submit a capability statement.
Responses must be received no later than April 7, 2026, at 12:00 PM (ET) and shall be submitted via email to:
[email protected]
All capability statements received by the closing date will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses received is at the sole discretion of the Government.
Notice ID: pca-nidcr-01213
Department/Ind. Agency: health and human services, department of
Original Set Aside: total small business set-aside (far 19.5)
Sub-tier: national institutes of health
Product Service Code: b510 - special studies/analysis- environmental assessments
NAICS Code: 541380 - Testing Laboratories and Services
Inactive Dates: apr 22, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
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