Pre-solicitationPosted Oct 13, 2026·Responses due Oct 19, 2026

Notice of Intent to Sole Source � Guidehouse Digital LLC � Pediatric Oncology Support

National Institutes of Health · NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OLAO

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541990
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
NOI-OD-27-000467
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
R499
Place
Bethesda, MD, USA
Contact
Chris Ryssa Nix (ryssa.nix@nih.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation NOI-OD-27-000467 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Oct 13, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Nov 22, 2026 to Aug 14, 2027, middle of the range Dec 16, 2026.
Measured from 68 past early notices at National Institutes of Health that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Oct 13, 2026).

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

This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested. This procurement is for a 2-month bridge contract for Pediatric Oncology Support at the NIH Clinical Center and National Cancer Institutes (NCI), Pediatric Oncology Branch (POB). This is a sole source �bridge� contract because the services requested are urgent and immediate to provide continuity of service for patient safety and regulatory compliance. This acquisition is being conducted using policies unique to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part… (show all)

13 �Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstance of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements. Comments to this announcement, referencing this posting number, may be submitted to the NIH, Clinical Center, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, to the attention of Ryssa Nix, Contract Specialist via email to Ryssa.nix@nih.gov by close date. Notice Type: Notice of Intent NAICS Code: 541990 PSC Code: R499 Posted Date: 10/13/2026 Close Date: 10/19/2026 12pm EST End User IC: Clinical Center POC Name: Ryssa Nix Email Address: Ryssa.nix@nih.gov

Who won similar work

2 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 541990.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
Guidehouse Digital LLC1$154.0MOct 22, 2024
MEDICAL SCIENCE & COMPUTING, LLC1$105.0MOct 22, 2024

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Latest awards

Competitive landscape

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  • 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
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

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  • 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
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Market

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  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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