Agarwal, Elena

Agarwal, Elena (doing business as Agarwal Elena, Deep Oceans Film Division), a woman-owned small disadvantaged business sole proprietorship based in Clarksburg, Maryland, provides specialized medical research patient photography services exclusively to the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center as a prime contractor on full-and-open (non-set-aside) delivery orders and an indefinite delivery contract. The vendor operates under NAICS 512110 (Motion Picture and Video Production) and holds self-certified small disadvantaged business and woman-owned small business designations, competing across nine prime awards with zero subcontract engagement.

Agarwal Elena's capability is narrowly focused: on-site professional photography documentation supporting clinical care and medical research at NIH Clinical Center's Bethesda campus, including specialized imaging of patient posture, skin conditions, eyes, and mouth for research and clinical purposes. Work is performed full-time (32 to 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) on-site with required proficiency in both film-based and digital camera systems, Adobe Photoshop, medical terminology, sterile and aseptic procedures, and emergency-facility protocols. Representative awards include a $411.45 thousand firm fixed-price delivery order for Option Year 4 patient photography (September 2022), an $83.2 thousand Option Year 2 delivery order (August 2021), and an April 2026 $182.4 thousand base-year delivery order under a newly awarded indefinite delivery contract ceiling of $750 thousand covering April 2026 through April 2027, with three optional one-year extensions through March 2030.

Customer concentration is absolute: 100% of nine prime awards split between the NIH Clinical Center (7 awards, $1.8 million combined potential value) and the NIH Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations (2 awards, $932 thousand combined potential value). The vendor holds two parent indefinite delivery vehicles—a $709 thousand IDC with five task orders and a $182 thousand IDC with one task order—both held against the same federal customer. Activity is sparse but consistent: one award in 2020, one in 2021, two in 2022, one in 2025, and two in 2026, with combined potential value of $2.7 million and $1.1 million in obligated dollars (40% of ceiling). One award carrying $182 thousand reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, triggering recompete exposure. The most recent award, dated April 9, 2026, was procured on a sole-source basis; the NIH identified Agarwal Elena as the only vendor possessing the specialized expertise in medical photography and familiarity with NIH clinical workflows required to meet the requirement.