Transplant Coordinator Support for Clinical Center
Overview
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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) intends to award a non-competitive Firm Fixed-Price purchase order to Hilligoss Healthcare Consulting, LLC for Transplant Coordinator Support at the NIH Clinical Center. While designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside, this is a Notice of Intent to sole-source under the authority of FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii). However, other qualified small businesses are invited to submit proposals demonstrating their capability. Responses are due June 15, 2026.
Scope of Work
The requirement is for specialty clinical expertise in identifying potentially compatible bone marrow donors from the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) for patients undergoing transplantation at the NIH Clinical Center. This includes collating clinical data for compliance with Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) therapeutic clinical protocols (000977-I, 001562-I, 000186-I, 002273-I, 11-I-0007, and 002199-I). The service is critical for timely donor identification, graft procurement, and ensuring ongoing clinical trials and patient care are not adversely affected.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Firm Fixed-Price (Non-Competitive Intent)
- Set-Aside: Total Small Business (FAR 19.5)
- NAICS: 541690 (Small Business Size Standard: $19 million)
- Response Due: June 15, 2026, 5 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
- Published: June 5, 2026
- Place of Performance: NIH / NIAID, Bethesda, MD 20892
Evaluation & Submission
This is a non-competitive action with an intent to award to Hilligoss Healthcare Consulting, LLC. However, proposals are being requested from any other interested parties. Responses must include sufficient information to demonstrate capability, including price quotations (unit price, list price, shipping, delivery timeframe, etc.), product/catalog numbers, descriptions, quantity, and estimated costs. Offerors must provide their Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and business size certification. All offerors must be actively registered in SAM.gov.
Points of Contact
- Primary: Elaine Estrella, Contract Specialist (elaine.estrella@nih.gov)
- Secondary: Brian Lind, Contract Specialist (brian.lind@nih.gov)