75N94027R00003 EmbracheHEALTH CC RFI 11.12.2026_final.pdf

Request for Information (RFI)

Request for Information No.: 75N94027R00003

Title: EmbraceHealth Clinical Research Network (CRN) Coordinating Center

Type: Research and Development (R&D) RFI

NAICS Code: 541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life

Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

Response Date: 4:00PM (Eastern) Tuesday, November 17, 2026.

Primary Point of Contact: Jordan Neal, Contract Specialist – jordan.neal@nih.gov

Secondary Point of Contact: Gannon White, Contracting Officer – gannon.white@nih.gov

Description:

This is a Request for Information (RFI) for Research and Development (R&D) open to all interested organizations, regardless of business size. This is NOT a solicitation for capability statements, proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain industry input to inform requirements development and acquisition planning for the proposed research services described in the attached draft Statement of Work (SOW). The anticipated

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541715 — Research and

Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and

Biotechnology).

This RFI is for market research and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Government. Interested organizations are encouraged to review the attached draft SOW and respond to the information requests outlined in this notice. The Government anticipates issuing a solicitation for this requirement at a later date under a separate announcement. Issuance of this notice does not obligate the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract.

Background and Project Requirements:

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) within the National

Institutes of Health (NIH) seeks input on the proposed establishment and operation of a

Coordinating Center (CC) for the EmbraceHealth Clinical Research Network (EmbraceHealth

CRN). The envisioned network would conduct solutions-oriented clinical, behavioral, and health services research to improve clinically meaningful and measurable health outcomes and reduce health disparities.

The EmbraceHealth CRN is anticipated to comprise approximately four (4) Research Consortia

(RCs) and a CC, with participating research and health care settings in rural and urban areas mailto:jordan.neal@nih.gov mailto:gannon.white@nih.gov across the United States and its territories. The CC would provide centralized scientific, methodological, statistical, data management, technical, and administrative support for studies conducted by individual RCs and collaborative studies involving multiple RCs. The RCs would remain responsible for conducting research at their participating sites.

The contemplated CC would support multiple concurrent studies with differing designs, populations, timelines, and operational needs. The scope and volume of support would vary according to approved research protocols, program priorities, and individual task orders. The attached draft Statement of Work (SOW) describes the proposed responsibilities and service areas for respondent review.

Anticipated Period of Performance:

The anticipated ordering period for the resultant Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is approximately five years. Coordination activities in support of the Research Consortia will be conducted and specified on a task order basis.

Draft Statement of Work (SOW) Feedback

Respondents are encouraged to provide comments and recommendations on the draft SOW, including opportunities to clarify requirements, improve performance outcomes, identify potential challenges, and recommend alternative or commercially available approaches.

Commercial Availability of Services

Based on preliminary market research, the Government anticipates that the contemplated research services may be noncommercial in nature. However, interested respondents are encouraged to identify comparable services available in the commercial marketplace. If so, describe which portions of the requirement could be met commercially and which would require customization, integration, or specialized development. Provide supporting information, including customary pricing practices and potential firm-fixed-price arrangements, if available.

The Government seeks information regarding the commercial availability of the contemplated research services. Respondents are encouraged to identify comparable services available in the commercial marketplace and describe which portions of the requirement could be met commercially and which would require study-specific customization, integration, or specialized development, considering the varying research designs, study sizes, durations, and complexity.

Respondents are encouraged to provide supporting information, including examples of comparable services offered to nongovernmental customers, customary commercial pricing practices, and potential firm-fixed-price arrangements, if available.

General Information

All interested organizations, regardless of business size, are encouraged to respond to the information requests in this RFI. Respondents may address the proposed requirement in its entirety, or in portions, and should identify the areas addressed in their response. The primary purpose of this RFI is to obtain industry feedback on the draft Statement of Work (SOW), assess the commercial availability of the contemplated services, and identify potential alternative approaches. Respondents may provide relevant experience or examples of comparable services to support their feedback; however, formal capability statements are not required.

Responses must include the company name, Unique Entity ID from SAM.gov, physical address, and technical and administrative points of contact, including names, titles, addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses.

Respondents shall identify their business size status under the anticipated NAICS code.

Respondents will not receive individualized feedback.

Information Submission Instructions:

All responses submitted in response to this RFI must be submitted electronically via email to

Jordan Neal, Contract Specialist, at Jordan.neal@nih.gov and Gannon White, Contracting

Officer, at gannon.white@nih.gov, in either MS Word or Adobe Portable Document Format

(PDF), by Tuesday, November 17 at 4:00pm EST.

Please reference Notice Number "75N94027R00003" on all correspondence. All information furnished must be in writing. Questions must be in writing and emailed to the Contracting

Officer and Contract Specialist.

Disclaimer and Important Notes:

This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work.

Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback regarding any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a solicitation may be published in SAM.gov. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Any determination regarding competition will be made by the Government.

Confidentiality:

Responses to this notice should not include proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information.