AN13--spinal primate study -WO/WD, bonly POP 5/25/2026 - 5/24/2027
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C26226Q0655
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 22
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services
- Place of performance
- Department of Veteran Affairs VA San Diego Healthcare System San Diego CA 92161 U.S.A
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 (San Diego VA Healthcare System) intends to solicit a service-disabled veteran-owned small business for post-mortem histological analysis and safety evaluation of neural stem cell therapy in nonhuman primates, with responses due by May 25, 2026.
The procurement is set-aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, with alternate competition available if adequate SDVOSBC responses are not received. Work is performed at the VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, California 92161.
The study evaluates the safety of intraparenchymal spinal administration of H9-derived human neural stem cells (H9-scNSCs) in cervical hemicontusion spinal cord injury models using African green monkeys. Contractors must perform Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)–compliant post-mortem tissue collection, processing, sectioning, staining, digital imaging, and histopathologic analysis of spinal cord tissues and systemic organs from three-month and nine-month post-treatment cohorts to support an FDA Investigational New Drug submission for eventual human clinical trials. NAICS code is 541380 (Testing Laboratories and Services).
The performance period runs May 25, 2026 through May 24, 2027. The estimated contract value is $19 million. Interested vendors must be registered in SAM.gov and submit capability statements demonstrating functional area expertise, company information including DUNS number, CAGE code, and tax identification. The government makes no commitment to issue a solicitation or award a contract based on this sources sought announcement.
Notice text
SPINAL PRIMATE STUDY
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C26226Q0655.docx | DOCX document |
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