Sources Sought Notice
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Qualification Details
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) / Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) has issued a Sources Sought Notice for a potential "Repository of Mouse Models for Down Syndrome." This notice is for market research to identify qualified small businesses capable of performing the required Research & Development. Capability statements are due March 19, 2026.
Scope of Work
Potential contractors will be responsible for:
- Breeding, maintaining, and distributing specific mouse models of Down syndrome (e.g., Ts65Dn, Dup(16)Yey, TcMAC21, Ts66Yah).
- Ensuring an adequate supply of mice (approximately 1200-2400 per year).
- Potentially acquiring new strains of interest.
- Convening a quarterly Scientific Advisory Board.
- Evaluating mouse fertility and distributing animals to approved investigators.
- Periodically testing animals for pathogens.
- Characterizing clinical and neurobehavioral phenotypes of mouse models.
- Publicizing the availability of mouse models and associated data.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Sources Sought (not a solicitation)
- Anticipated Contract Type: Cost-reimbursement
- Anticipated Duration: One-year base period plus four (4) one-year option periods (total five years)
- Anticipated Award: Single award
- Response Due: March 19, 2026, 4:00 PM Eastern Time
- Published: March 9, 2026
Submission & Evaluation
This is for market research only and is not a request for proposals. Interested small businesses must submit a capability statement demonstrating experience, qualifications, facilities, and ability to perform the effort. Statements must include specific business information (Unique Entity ID, Company Name, Address, POCs, accounting system, company type). Submissions are via e-mail to Gannon White (gannon.white@nih.gov) and Gisele Beaudoin (gisele.beaudoin@nih.gov) in PDF format. No individualized feedback will be provided.
Eligibility / Set-Aside
This is a Small Business Sources Sought (SBSS). All small business organizations (SB, SOB, WOSB, HUBZone, VOSB, and SDVOSB) are encouraged to respond. Organizations not considered small businesses under NAICS Code 541714 should not respond. Based on responses, the acquisition may be solicited as a small business set-aside.
Additional Notes
Offerors must be registered in SAM.gov. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in responses. The Government is not obligated to award a contract or pay for information provided.