Study Coordinating Center for Lung Health Cohort

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), a component of the Department of Health and Human Services, is seeking a Study Coordinating Center (SCC) contractor to support ongoing operations of the Lung Health Cohort (LHC), a longitudinal research study. The primary services required include comprehensive program management and study coordination across two task areas: administrative oversight of personnel, biospecimens, data analysis, IRB communications, and repository management; and operational execution of follow-up clinical examinations and remote data collection for approximately 4,000 community-dwelling participants aged 25-35 years. Key contract requirements include establishing a 508-compliant study website within six months of award, conducting minimum annual peer-reviewed publications, managing data in compliance with NHLBI Data Management and Sharing Policies with annual repository deposition, organizing an Observational Study Monitoring Board, and adhering to NIH Public Access Policy. The formal Request for Proposal will be available on SAM.gov no sooner than 15 calendar days after the April 16, 2026 posting date, with an anticipated contract award of March 1, 2027. Interested parties should direct inquiries to Lynn Furtaw, Contracting Officer, at Lynn.Furtaw@nih.gov.

This opportunity carries no set-aside designation and will be awarded as an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a six-year performance period. The contract builds upon a current cooperative agreement that began in 2019 and concludes in early 2027, representing a continuation of established research infrastructure rather than a new initiative. Task Area Two specifically requires conducting five-year follow-up in-clinic examinations across 17 metropolitan regions through the Airways Clinical Research Centers (ACRC) network, including physical assessments, spirometry, chest CT scans, and biospecimen collection (blood, nasal epithelial cells, and urine), supplemented by remote data collection every 3-6 months involving home spirometry, actigraphy monitoring, and health event assessments. All biospecimens collected under this contract become property of the United States Government and must be transported to an NHLBI-approved biorepository upon study conclusion. While specific budget information is not disclosed in the pre-solicitation notice, the scope and complexity of managing a multi-site longitudinal study involving approximately 4,000 participants with substantial clinical and laboratory components suggests a significant contract value.