The NIH National NeuroHIV Tissue Consortium - New Clinical Site

This pre-solicitation notice announces the National Institutes of Health's intent to solicit proposals to establish a new National NeuroHIV Tissue Consortium clinical site to provide biospecimens and clinical data to support NeuroHIV research. The new clinical site will function as part of the NNTC, collecting and distributing central nervous system and peripheral nervous system biospecimens and antemortem clinical data from both HIV-positive and negative participants. Proposals in response to solicitation number 75N95024R00013 will be due at least forty-five days following solicitation release on or around February 26, 2024. The anticipated single-award, cost-reimbursement contract has an expected period of performance of five years.

There is no set-aside designated for this procurement. The main NAICS code is 541715 and PSC code is R425. The contract award is anticipated for September 2024. Key deliverables for the contractor include quarterly and annual progress reports, transition plans, and a final transition plan. The statement of work outlines tasks related to acquiring donor specimens and associated clinical data from a cohort of people with HIV over the five-year period of performance.