Pharmacology Consulting Services
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 75N94025Q00081
- Agency
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- PSC
- R499 Support- Professional: Other
- Place of performance
- Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
- Points of contact
-
- Michael L Falzone falzoneml@nih.gov (130) 182-7873
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), part of the National Institutes of Health, intends to award a non-competitive contract for pharmacology consulting services to Gardner Pharmacology LLC of Vienna, Virginia. The procurement seeks pre-clinical and clinical pharmacology consulting services to support NICHD's Contraception Research Branch product development initiatives, providing expert consultation on pre-clinical, ethical, policy, and regulatory issues related to contraceptive research and product development. This is a pre-solicitation notice indicating the agency's intent to proceed without full and open competition under simplified acquisition procedures. Interested parties may submit capability statements that must include technical and cost proposals, period of performance, Unique Entity ID, Taxpayer Identification Number, and business size certification. All responses must be received by June 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM Eastern time and submitted electronically to the designated contracting officer, with the agency retaining discretion to determine whether to proceed competitively or non-competitively based on received responses.
This procurement operates under NAICS code 541690 with a $40 million size standard and is classified as having no set-aside designation, making it available to all business types. Gardner Pharmacology LLC has been identified as the intended awardee for this non-competitive procurement, suggesting they may be an incumbent or possess unique capabilities for the required services. The contract value will not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000, as it is being conducted under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The base performance period is established for one year, running from September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026. The procurement is exempt from standard competition requirements due to its classification under simplified acquisition procedures, and all potential offerors must maintain active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for consideration.
Notice text
INTRODUCTION
THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME).
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Office of Acquisitions (OA) intends to negotiate and award a contract without providing for full and open competition (Including brand-name) to:
Gardner Pharmacology LLC:
1802 Brookstone CT
Vienna, Virginia 22182-1995
NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE
The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 541690 with a Size Standard $40M.
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-99-1, July 16, 2018. This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold ($250,000).
STATUTORY AUTHORITY
This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1 (b) (1), Soliciting from a single source and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements.
GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Title: Pharmacology Consulting Services
2. Background Information: The objective of this requirement is to obtain pre-clinical and/or clinical pharmacology consulting services for a range of product development considerations supported by NICHD’s Contraception Research Branch. These services shall provide expert consultation to NICHD staff on pre-clinical, ethical, policy, and regulatory issues related to NICHD’s extramural contraceptive research portfolio and other related product development related areas, as directed by NICHD staff.
Period of Performance:
Base Year: September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026
CLOSING STATEMENT
This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include a technical proposal, a cost-price proposal, the period of performance, the Unique Entity ID (UEI), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.
A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement.
All responses must be received by June 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM Eastern time and must reference solicitation number 75N94025Q00081. Responses may be submitted electronically to Mr. Michael Falzone, Contracting Officer at Michael.falzone@nih.gov. Fax responses will not be accepted.
"All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency."
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