Real Time Networks RealCare Elite Service Plan
National Institutes of Health · NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation PCA-ORS-08420 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 8, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
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- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE � PCA-ORS-08420 Real Time Networks RealCare Elite Service Plan Notice Type: Special Notice / Notice of Intent to Sole Source (this is not a solicitation) Agency: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Research Services (ORS), Division of Police (OEPPR/DP) Authority: FAR 13.106-1(b) � Soliciting from a single source (simplified acquisition procedures). Description: This is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source and is not a request for competitive quotations. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Rese… (show all)
arch Services, intends to award a firm-fixed-price purchase order on a sole-source basis to Real Time Networks for the RealCare Elite Service Plan to maintain the existing secure security key storage and management system used by the ORS Division of Police. The requirement is base plus 4- twelve (12)-month service agreement covering maintenance and support of the Division of Police's existing key storage and management system, which ensures physical keys are accessed and used in a secure manner. Coverage includes the following installed components across three RTN Hub locations: RealCare ESP-R Elite (KTA); CVIF 48-key single-terminal system; Police 128-key single-terminal system; and Hospital, Gateway, and CVIF 14-door AS systems. Real Time Networks is the only vendor that provides and can service the currently installed system, which is proprietary. No other vendor can service the existing system, and transition to a different system would increase costs. Accordingly, only one source is reasonably available to meet this requirement. This notice is published for informational purposes. Interested parties that believe they can meet the requirement may submit a capability statement demonstrating their ability to provide and service the existing Real Time Networks system. Responses will be considered solely to determine whether competition is feasible; this notice does not obligate the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract, and a determination not to compete is solely within the discretion of the Government. Estimated Period of Performance: September 15, 2026 � July 31, 2027 = 4- Twelve Month options. Responses Due: 09/11/2026 Point of Contact: Travis Brown, Contract Specialist, NIH/ORS � travis.brown@nih.gov.
Who won similar work
258 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (National Institutes of Health), any industry: a loose match.
Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY · $BDX | 4 | $1.9M | Jan 26, 2026 |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY Durham NC 27705 USA | 3 | $36.3M + 1 shared | Dec 21, 2025 |
| Axle Informatics Rockville MD 20852 USA | 3 | $24.5M | May 22, 2025 |
| Axle Informatics, LLC | 3 | $15.4M | Dec 15, 2025 |
| BRUKER BIOSPIN CORP · $BRKR | 3 | $1.7M | Jul 30, 2026 |
| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC · $A | 3 | $445K | Jul 24, 2025 |
| GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC | 3 | $318K | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Multiple_Awards Bethesda MD USA | 2 | $1.1B | Dec 17, 2024 |
| FISHER BIOSERVICES INC | 2 | $148.0M | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Coriell Institute for Medical Research, Inc. | 2 | $58.8M | Aug 1, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.
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- Oct 7, 2026FISHER BIOSERVICES INC$48.0MVACCINE (AND OTHER BIOLOGIC) MANUFACTURING SERVICES FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES
- Oct 7, 2026BCG FEDERAL CORP.$48.0MVACCINE (AND OTHER BIOLOGIC) MANUFACTURING SERVICES FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES
- Oct 7, 2026ADVANCED BIOSCIENCE LABORATORIES, INC.$48.0MVACCINE (AND OTHER BIOLOGIC) MANUFACTURING SERVICES FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES
- Oct 7, 2026SIA PARTNERS U.S., INC.$48.0MVACCINE (AND OTHER BIOLOGIC) MANUFACTURING SERVICES FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES
- Oct 7, 2026AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION Manassas VA 20110 USA$48.0MVACCINE (AND OTHER BIOLOGIC) MANUFACTURING SERVICES FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES
- Sep 30, 2026Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Washington DC 20024 USA$23.8MNIH TRANShare Program -WMATA SmartBenefits� Program Transit Benefit Services
- Sep 29, 2026THE BROAD INSTITUTE, INC$215KWhole genome sequencing for investigation of age-related chronic disease in HANDLS participants
- Sep 28, 2026EMORY UNIVERSITY 1599 CLIFTON ROAD NE 4TH FLOOR MAILSTOP 1599-001-1BA Atlanta GA 30322 USA$7.4M (shared ceiling)A--Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Natl Institutes of Health (NIH) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Natl Institutes of Health (NIH) job
- $45K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 0 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.
- 3 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 5 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.