Pre-solicitationPosted Sep 24, 2026·Responses due Oct 9, 2026

Biomedical Research Application Evaluation and Support Services (BRAES)

Defense Health Agency · DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
813920
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
HT942726RE022
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
R408
Place
Frederick, MD, USA
Contact
Deanna S. Moose (deanna.s.moose.civ@health.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation HT942726RE022 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 24, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 14, 2026 to Dec 1, 2026, middle of the range Oct 25, 2026.
Measured from 67 past early notices at Defense Health Agency (Dha) that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 24, 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

The purpose of this pre-solicitation is to announce the forthcoming solicitation for Biomedical Research Application Evaluation and Support (BRAES) on behalf of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) within the Defense Health Agency Research and Development (DHA R&D), Medical Research and Development Command (MRDC) located in Frederick, MD at Fort Detrick. This requirement is a performance-based non-commercial, non-personal services support requirement and is anticipated to be a multiple award indefinite delivery indefinite quality (MA-IDIQ) contract. The CDMRP requires… (show all)

BRAES for Scientific Peer Review, and support encompasses: 1) funding opportunity announcement set-up within CDMRP�s electronic biomedical research application portal (eBRAP) (awarded to a single vendor); 2) oversight of electronic receipt and processing of intramural and extramural pre- and full research applications in eBRAP (awarded to a single vendor); 3) application compliance review in eBRAP (awarded to a single vendor); and 4) scientific merit peer review including operation of a secure Contractor-owned, Contractor-operated web-based electronic system, which supports all activities and capabilities specific to peer review (i.e. Scientific Administration and Management) (awarded to multiple vendors).

Who won similar work

8 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY), same product/service code (PSC) R408.

Single-winner award sizes (8): middle half $3.9M to $5.4M, median $4.7M; range $2.3M to $41.6M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
CONCEPT PLUS, LLC2$9.8MMar 10, 2026
INSIGNIA FEDERAL GROUP, LLC1$41.6MOct 23, 2025
CHEROKEE NATION INTEGRATED HEALTH, L.L.C.1$5.8MOct 8, 2025
CONTRACTING RESOURCES GROUP INC1$4.7MAug 6, 2025
DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP1$3.9MNov 18, 2025
VISTA GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, LLC1$3.8MMar 6, 2025
KINDRED PARTNERS, LLC1$2.3MSep 17, 2026

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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.

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Competitive landscape

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  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff 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
  • 32 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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