The National Library of Medicine, a component of the National Institutes of Health within the Department of Health and Human Services, awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement to BLH Technologies Inc. to procure various information technology, scientific research support, strategic planning, and community outreach services over multiple task orders from FY2020 through FY2024. Place of performance for the task orders is Potomac, Maryland.
Services include support for biomedical and public health information services; strategic planning for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives; capacity building for advancing equity through information; research support; community engagement and training; and development of a data access tools and metadata management prototype. The task orders utilize both firm-fixed-price and labor-hour pricing arrangements. Collective value of the task orders awarded to date totals approximately $49 million under the BPA's $49 million ceiling.
The National Library of Medicine's mission is to advance medical and public health research and practice, suggesting the contracted services are intended to support initiatives like disseminating biomedical literature, engaging communities to help guide research programs, and improving access to data through standardized metadata and tools development. No set-aside designations or subcontracting arrangements were indicated in the task order descriptions.
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