Sentinel 3. 0_2026 Updated Market Research
Cancelled Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 75F40126SSN00100
- Agency
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FDA Office of Acquisition and Grant Services
Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 518210 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services
- PSC
- Not on record
- Place of performance
- North Bethesda, Maryland, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Acquisition and Grant Services has issued a Pre-Solicitation Notice for market research regarding the Sentinel 3.0 program, which seeks to procure healthcare data and related support services to inform acquisition planning. This market research initiative does not constitute a formal solicitation and will not result in an award. The FDA is gathering intelligence on three separate contract structures: Contract 1 for Data Partners (Tiers 1-6) under a Data Broker-led model where a prime contractor acquires, licenses, governs, and provides access to multiple healthcare data types; Contract 2 for a Government-Owned, Contractor-Operated (GOCO) platform (Tier 7) serving as a data repository and informatics hub; and Contract 3 for Scientific Support Services (Tier 8) providing data analytics and pharmacovigilance capabilities. Prospective respondents must address six key capability areas including current data provision capabilities, tier-specific pricing constructs for commercial and government clients, data delivery mechanisms and Data Use Agreement execution practices, user-based subscription pricing approaches, resource requirements and fee structures, and recommendations for optimizing draft requirements. Responses are due by 10:00 a.m. EST on March 23, 2026, and must be submitted to the Contracting Officer, Narissa Charles, at Narissa.charles@fda.hhs.gov.
This procurement involves no set-aside designations and does not identify any current incumbents or previous contractors. The market research specifically focuses on Contract 1 (Data Broker Services for Tiers 1-6), which encompasses commercial healthcare claims data covering approximately 100 million lives, claims aggregator data, healthcare insurance claims-EHR linked data, specialty and registry data covering approximately 10 million lives, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data, and outpatient prescription data. The FDA anticipates a Firm-Fixed-Price task order structure with an authorized budget of up to $25,000,000 annually for optional supplemental dataset acquisition services across five separate task orders per year. Respondents should assume a five-year contract period with government ownership or control of all delivered data. The anticipated NAICS code is 518210 (Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services), and submissions are limited to 10 pages for capability statements and answers to the six primary questions, with unlimited pages for recommendations to draft attachments.
Notice text
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issues this Noitce as a means of conducting market research to inform acquisition planning in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 7 and 10. This notice is not a Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quotation (RFQ), or Invitation for Bid (IFB), and no award will result from this announcement.
As part of its market research, the FDA previously issued Notice FDARFI5302025. The operational framework described in that notice has since been revised. The FDA now anticipates supporting its Sentinel 3.0 programmatic requirements with the following contract structure:
Contract 1:
Sentinel 3.0 – Data Partners (Tiers 1–6, previously Tiers 1–5) providing access to multiple types of healthcare data. The FDA is considering a Data Broker–led acquisition model in which a prime contractor is responsible for acquiring, licensing, governing, and providing access to healthcare data across Tiers 1–6, including coordination with third-party data providers. Respondents should assume a single prime contractor retains full contractual, legal, and compliance responsibility for all data delivered under this model.
Contract 2:
Sentinel 3.0 – Government-Owned, Contractor-Operated (GOCO) platform (Tier 7) serving as a data repository, enabling interoperability, and delivering informatics tools and capabilities. Uder this model, the Government will not require platform development, platform hosting, platform replacement, alternative architectures, or contractor-operated environments. All pricing responses should assume data is delivered to, accessed through, or integrated with the existing Government platform.
Contract 3:
Sentinel 3.0 – Scientific Support Services (Tier 8). Provide scientific services including data analytics support (e.g., capability to conduct complex pharmacoepidemiology and pharmacovigilance studies, and advanced analytics).
Specifically, under this notice, the Government is seeking information to better understand the commercial market’s capabilities to support Tiers 1–6 under a Data Broker–led acquisition model for Sentinel 3.0. The Government anticipates requiring the expertise of an experienced and qualified provider to acquire, aggregate, de-identify, govern, license, and facilitate access to healthcare data across multiple data types and sources. This may include coordination and management of third-party data providers, as outlined in the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS).
See attached documents for complete notice.
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