PSTSS TO 1457 to SOARS
Past New Requirement Updated
- Agency
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National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
- Solicitation expected
- Estimated value
- $700,000 to $1,500,000
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Forecast facts
- Anticipated award
- NAICS code
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Points of contact
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- Robin D Knightly robin.knightly@nih.gov (301) 827-5302
- Christopher Hanson chanson@niaid.nih.gov
Forecast details come from HHS's procurement forecast. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.
About this forecast
The National Institutes of Health plans to award a new task order, forecast as PSTSS TO 1457 to SOARS, for FOIA records-review and processing support, with an estimated solicitation release and award both on 2026-06-01. The requirement renews expired and expiring task orders for a Scientific Program Manager, level 12 contractor to continue NIAID-related FOIA litigation work and related request processing, as sustained FOIA workload and the upcoming attrition of 5 FOIA contractors at OD strain the program. PCA-NIAID-04903 and PCA-NIAID-04905 cover the same services under different contracts and are not duplicate requests.
Task order performance periods are 5/21/2026 through 5/20/2027 and 6/29/2026 through 6/28/2027. The estimated award value range is $700,000 to $1,500,000 under NAICS 541990, with no set-aside used. Points of contact are Robin Knightly, Contracting Officer (robin.knightly@nih.gov, +13018275302), and Christopher Hanson, Associate Director, NIAID (chanson@niaid.nih.gov).
Forecast text
New TO Order: POP 6/29/2026-6/28/2027
New Task Order, POP: 5/21/2026-5/20/2027 ***** PLEASE NOTE: PCA-NIAID-04903 and PCA-NIAID-04905 are not duplicate requests. These are for the same services but different contracts.
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requires federal agencies to respond to public records requests while protecting sensitive information, such as proprietary commercial data and personally identifiable information. Failure to comply accurately and in a timely manner with FOIA requirements poses significant legal and reputational risks. Sustained increases in FOIA workload have placed severe strain on the FOIA program across NIH, which relies heavily on contractor support for records review and processing. Without action to renew the task order, the FOIA program is at risk of longer FOIA processing times and increased litigation, resulting in higher attorneys' fees to Plaintiffs. Upcoming contractor attrition includes 5 FOIA contractors at OD. This level of attrition critically impairs the agency's ability to meet statutory requirements, manage growing backlogs, and defend against increasing litigation. The current request to renew the task order for a Scientific Program Manager, level 12 contractor, will enable NIH FOIA to continue work on specific NIAID-related FOIA litigation and continue processing related FOIA requests. To avoid processing slowdowns and the related risk of new FOIA litigation, we recommend NIH authorize funding for the renewal of expired and expiring contractor Task Orders supporting FOIA services.
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