Notice of Intent to Sole Source Senior Biologist PCA-NIDCR-01213

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed-price purchase order as a Total Small Business Set-Aside to: Corinne M. Goldsmith, Inc. (Small Business) This requirement is for specialized Senior Biologist services in support of the Sjgren s Disease Biomarkers Consortium. The contractor will provide biospecimen logistics support, including sample intake, tracking, transport, FFPE block management, tissue microarray (TMA) coordination, and maintenance of audit-ready documentation necessary for multi-omic analyses. Period of Performance: Base Year: April 9, 2026 April 8, 2027 Option Year 1: April 9, 2027 April 8, 2028 Option Year 2: April 9, 2028 April 8, 2029 The Government intends to award on a sole source basis pursuant to FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), as only one responsible source is reasonably available. The identified small business contractor possesses unique qualifications, including extensive project-specific experience, established biospecimen workflows, and the ability to perform immediately without disruption to ongoing research. This procurement is being conducted as a Total Small Business Set-Aside in accordance with FAR Part 19. NAICS Code: 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services Size Standard: $19.0 million This notice is not a request for competitive quotations. However, any other small business concerns that believe they can satisfy this requirement may submit a capability statement. Responses must be received no later than April 7, 2026, at 12:00 PM (ET) and shall be submitted via email to: travis.brown@nih.gov All capability statements received by the closing date will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses received is at the sole discretion of the Government.