Pre-solicitationPosted Aug 6, 2026·Responses due Aug 20, 2026

Getting to Zero HIV Transmission Through Enhanced LEN for PrEP (HELP) Study

National Institutes of Health · NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH - CC

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
54199
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
26-000806
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
R499
Place
Baltimore, MD, USA
Contact
Susan Nsangou (susan.nsangou@nih.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 26-000806 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 6, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 15, 2026 to Jun 7, 2027, middle of the range Oct 9, 2026.
Measured from 68 past early notices at National Institutes of Health that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 6, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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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.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
Axle Informatics Rockville MD 20852 USA3$24.5MMay 22, 2025
CONCRETE GOALS, LLC2$5.7MAug 19, 2026
Axle Informatics, LLC2$4.2MDec 15, 2025
Guidehouse Digital LLC1$154.0MOct 22, 2024
MEDICAL SCIENCE & COMPUTING, LLC1$105.0MOct 22, 2024
Multiple_Awards Bethesda MD USA1$100.0MDec 3, 2024
MITCHELL GROUP, INC.1$45.0MApr 25, 2025
TATRA TEAM PLACEMENT HEALTHCARE SERVICES JV, LLC1$15.0MJul 29, 2026
DATACONSULT-IO LLC1$12.3MAug 1, 2025
BG CONSULTING SERVICES LLC1$10.0MJul 29, 2026

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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 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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