Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC) Alcohol Registry
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health under the Department of Health and Human Services, is seeking to procure services to update and analyze an established registry of patients diagnosed with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) or alcohol misuse. The primary objective is to leverage comprehensive electronic health record (EHR)-based data from Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC) to study the onset, progression, and long-term outcomes of alcohol problems, including early identification, treatment initiation and engagement, and recovery outcomes. Key requirements include the ability to access and analyze longitudinal, multi-dimensional patient-level data encompassing health service utilization, diagnoses, medications, laboratory tests, and health questionnaire responses collected since 2005. While this is being issued as a sole source contract notice in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations Part 5.101, all responsible sources may submit capability statements demonstrating their ability to provide the requested registry services or justification for a sole source exception. The pre-solicitation notice was posted on April 2, 2026, with an April 17, 2026 deadline for interested parties to submit responses.
This procurement carries no set-aside designations and currently identifies Kaiser Permanente Northern California as the intended sole source contractor based on its unique integrated healthcare system structure and mature, fully developed EHR system. The notice does not specify an explicit award value or budget range in the published pre-solicitation materials. The contract scope encompasses comprehensive registry development and analysis activities spanning multiple years to support research on the full course of alcohol problems, though specific timeline requirements and budget details are not detailed in this notice. The primary evaluation criteria focus on the applicant's demonstrated capability to access and analyze the required EHR data while maintaining appropriate data governance and research compliance standards. Interested parties should monitor for the formal Request for Proposal (RFP) release, which will likely contain more detailed specifications regarding budget, performance timelines, and technical requirements.
75N94026R00004 Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
4/2/26, 2:58 PM AUD Registry and Data Analysis
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), administered through the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Department of Health and Human Services, is seeking a contractor to maintain, update, and analyze a registry of patients diagnosed with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) or alcohol misuse using comprehensive electronic health record (EHR)-based data. The primary objective is to leverage EHR data from Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC) to conduct various analyses including characterizing recovery processes, identifying relapse trajectories, and examining treatment effectiveness. Interested organizations must demonstrate experience maintaining a health registry of at least 1.3 million patients with AUD, possess qualified personnel, and provide documentation of at least two past government or commercial contracts. Capability statements will be evaluated based on technical capabilities, personnel qualifications, facilities and equipment, and past performance, with responses limited to 15 pages in 10-point font or larger. The deadline for submission is January 29, 2026, at 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, with responses to be submitted electronically to Contracting Officer Sarah Bank at sarah.bank@nih.gov.
This contract opportunity is not designated as a set-aside and represents a follow-on contract from the incumbent Kaiser Foundation Research Institute, whose current contract (75N94021C00003) runs through September 21, 2026. The new five-year contract will commence on September 22, 2026, and continues the existing work of updating and expanding the KPNC Adult Alcohol Registry, including expansion to include injectable medication administrations and specific research initiatives such as investigating alcohol recovery in relation to opioid prescriptions and COVID-19 drinking patterns. The applicable NAICS code is 541715 (Research and Development in Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences), with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees or less. While no specific budget range is provided in this pre-solicitation notice, the five-year contract duration and the scope of work involving analysis of data from 1.3 million patients suggest a substantial federal investment in this research initiative.
75N94026R00004 Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
1/14/26, 9:37 AM