Getting to Zero HIV Transmission Through Enhanced LEN for PrEP (HELP) Study
National Institutes of Health · NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH - CC
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 26-000806 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 6, 2026 · this noticePre-solicitation
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- 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 (NOI). This notice is published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.101(a)(1) requiring the dissemination of information regarding proposed contract actions. This is a Notice of Intent to award a sole source, firm-fixed price purchase order under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253 (c)(1), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Service Will Satisfy Agency Requirements and is not a request for quotes. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate on an other than full and open competition basis with the University of Maryl… (show all)
and Baltimore for additional services during Option Year 4 of the Contract 75N90022C00017. Only one award will be made as a result of this solicitation. This will be awarded as a firm-fixed price type of contract. Period of Performance(s) are as follows: One Year. An anticipated effective date of September 15, 2026. Acquisition purpose and objectives: The scope of activities for this contract shall focus on the �Getting to Zero HIV Transmission Through Enhanced LEN for PrEP (HELP) Study.� The purpose is to understand LEN uptake, adherence, and retention, and assess an adaptive intervention to improve LEN adherence and continuation. HELP will be implemented in Washington, DC, Baltimore, Maryland and West Virginia. The services are: Complete all activities necessary to design an adaptive intervention for LEN adherence and retention for the HELP multicenter clinical trial during the first 12-18 months of the project. HELP is a five-year multi-site effectiveness implementation hybrid type 2 randomized controlled trial using the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, and Sustainment (EPIS) implementation science framework. Establish HELP study three geographic locations (nodes) that include Washington, DC, Baltimore and West Virginia. If necessary, node locations may be added or removed in consultation with the COR Through coalition building with partners, design intervention focused on LEN adherence and retention. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. All responsible sources that could provide the required services may submit a capability statement that will be considered by email by the due date and time on the closure of this posting. All responses received by the closing date of this notice will be considered by the Government. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for any information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.
Who won similar work
25 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (National Institutes of Health), same product/service code (PSC) R499.
Single-winner award sizes (25): middle half $70K to $12.3M, median $3.5M; range $12K to $154.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axle Informatics Rockville MD 20852 USA | 3 | $24.5M | May 22, 2025 |
| CONCRETE GOALS, LLC | 2 | $5.7M | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Axle Informatics, LLC | 2 | $4.2M | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Guidehouse Digital LLC | 1 | $154.0M | Oct 22, 2024 |
| MEDICAL SCIENCE & COMPUTING, LLC | 1 | $105.0M | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Multiple_Awards Bethesda MD USA | 1 | $100.0M | Dec 3, 2024 |
| MITCHELL GROUP, INC. | 1 | $45.0M | Apr 25, 2025 |
| TATRA TEAM PLACEMENT HEALTHCARE SERVICES JV, LLC | 1 | $15.0M | Jul 29, 2026 |
| DATACONSULT-IO LLC | 1 | $12.3M | Aug 1, 2025 |
| BG CONSULTING SERVICES LLC | 1 | $10.0M | Jul 29, 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.
- Aug 19, 2026CONCRETE GOALS, LLC$5.4MR--Research and Development Support Services (Clinica
- Jul 29, 2026TATRA TEAM PLACEMENT HEALTHCARE SERVICES JV, LLC$15.0MNIH Medical Support Assistants
- Jul 29, 2026BG CONSULTING SERVICES LLC$10.0MNIH Medical Support Assistants
- Jul 21, 2026SUN TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC$2.1MService Contract for Bottled Drinking Water
- Dec 15, 2025Axle Informatics, LLC$3.6MNCATS Research Services Core (RSC) Limited Specialized Scientific Services
- Nov 17, 2025MIDNIGHT SUN PROFESSIONAL SOLUTIONS LLC$12KAssay Development Consultant Support Services
- Oct 31, 2025Axle Informatics, LLC$591KNCATS Research Services Core (RSC) Limited Specialized Scientific Services
- Sep 16, 2025ARALDI GIAN LUCA San Marcos CA 92069 USA$250KProcess Development Consultant Support Services.
- Aug 1, 2025DATACONSULT-IO LLC$12.3MAward - Neurodegenerative Disease Scientific Data Analysis Services
- May 22, 2025Axle Informatics Rockville MD 20852 USA$4.3MNCATS Informatics Support
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
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 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.