Strong Heart Study (SHS) Renewal - Field Centers

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), a component of the National Institutes of Health under the Department of Health and Human Services, is seeking to procure field center services for the renewal of the Strong Heart Study (SHS). This pre-solicitation notice indicates the agency's intent to contract for research and development services in the life sciences, specifically focused on supporting field operations for an ongoing epidemiological study. The procurement falls under NAICS code 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences) and PSC code AN12 (Health R&D Services and Applied Research). While the full details regarding specific contract requirements, qualifications, and evaluation criteria are not detailed in this pre-solicitation notice, interested parties should anticipate standard NIH requirements for research infrastructure, data management capabilities, and compliance with federal research regulations. The due date for submissions is January 7, 2026, providing potential bidders with approximately three weeks from the posting date of December 17, 2025 to prepare and submit their proposals.

This procurement does not utilize any set-aside designations, meaning it is open to all eligible contractors without restrictions based on business size or ownership status. The pre-solicitation notice does not provide information regarding potential incumbent contractors or current field center operators, nor does it disclose specific award values or budget allocations for individual field centers. Interested organizations should monitor the Federal Procurement Data System and SAM.gov for the formal solicitation release, which typically follows a pre-solicitation notice by several weeks, for detailed information on the number of field centers to be funded, the anticipated contract value, performance timelines, and specific deliverables expected from successful bidders.