NOI - Pivot-RP Institutional Subscription
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Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director, Office of Acquisitions, intends to award a firm-fixed-price purchase order on a non-competitive basis to Clarivate Analytics (US) LLC for an institutional subscription to the Pivot-RP research funding intelligence platform. This subscription supports the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Division of Intramural Research (DIR), Office of Translational Science (OTS) Grant Clearinghouse (GCH) initiative. Submissions from responsible sources are due June 16, 2026, by 9:00 AM EDT.
Scope of Work
This requirement is for a two-year institutional subscription to the Pivot-RP platform, providing comprehensive research funding intelligence. Key features and deliverables include:
- Access for all NHLBI DIR users.
- Weekly updates of curated funding opportunities.
- Personalized researcher profiles linked to ORCID and Web of Science.
- An AI-enhanced recommendation engine for funding opportunities.
- Onboarding training and administrator tools.
- Technical support and access to an analytics dashboard.
- Assistance with newsletters and internal opportunity postings. Pivot-RP was selected after a formal pilot and market scan, determined to be the only platform fully meeting NHLBI's programmatic and technical requirements, particularly for its curated database, advanced semantic search, and researcher profile-based recommendations.
Contract Details
- Contract Type: Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase Order.
- Period of Performance: Base Period: June 30, 2026 – June 29, 2027; Option Period 1: June 30, 2027 – June 29, 2028.
- NAICS Code: 519290 – Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services.
- Small Business Size Standard: $47.0 million.
- Set-Aside: This requirement is not set aside for small business.
- Authority: This acquisition is conducted under FAR 12.603, 41 U.S.C. 1901, and FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii), authorizing a non-competitive award.
Submission & Evaluation
- Submission Deadline: Tuesday, June 16, 2026, by 9:00 AM EDT.
- Submission Method: Electronically to nicholas.capobianco@nih.gov.
- Required Information: Submissions should include product/catalog/model/part numbers, product description, documentation of salient characteristics, quantity, estimated price/cost, shipping/handling/installation charges, delivery timeframe, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and business size certification.
- Evaluation Factors: While this is a non-competitive notice, responsible sources submitting proposals may be evaluated based on factors such as past performance, technical capability, special features, lifecycle, warranty, maintenance availability, and environmental/energy efficiency.
- Eligibility: Offerors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).
Additional Notes
This announcement serves as the only solicitation. Although the intent is a non-competitive award to Clarivate Analytics, responsible sources are encouraged to submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation for consideration. The government reserves the right to accept any offer before the expiration date.