Title: NIH SEED Innovator Support / Entrepreneurs

This solicitation seeks proposals to provide entrepreneurial support services to the Small Business Education and Entrepreneurial Development office within the National Institutes of Health. The scope of work includes providing Entrepreneurs-in-Residence with expertise in areas such as business development, product development partnerships, and commercialization strategies to advise NIH awardees. It also includes employing business analysts to support functions such as identifying knowledge gaps and analyzing commercialization data. Optional tasks involve developing agreements with life science event organizers to connect NIH innovators with investors. Proposals will be evaluated based on technical capability, past performance, and price. The deadline for submissions is February 16, 2024.

This is a total small business set-aside contract with a NAICS code of 541611. The base period of performance is from March 2024 to February 2025, with an option to extend to February 2026. The solicitation requests proposals for four mid-to-senior level experts at 1,900 hours each and one business analyst at 1,900 hours annually. Place of performance will be remote except when travel is required, with an estimated $20,000 budgeted for travel costs in the base period. There is no incumbent contractor.