Contract · Federal · No Set aside used

Notice of Intent to Sole-Source: Online recruitment platform for behavioral nutrition studies

Agency: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF / NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Location: Rockville, MD
Amount: Amount not listed
Posted: Sep 9, 2026
Set-aside: No Set aside used
NAICS code: 541690 - Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services look up NAICS codes
PSC code: R422 - Professional, Administrative, and Management Support Services (general category)

Timeline

Posted

Sep 9, 2026
Status

Closing soon

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est. $80K-$479K

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What this contract is for

Agency: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF / NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Location: Rockville, MD
Set-aside: No Set aside used
NAICS: 541690 - Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
Scope: Federal

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION.

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS.

GENERAL This notice is issued in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 12.201-1(c)(2), advertising the Government's intent to issue an award on a sole source basis under the authority established in RFO 12.102(a).

The National Institutes of Health, Specialized Scientific Information Technology (SSIT) Division anticipates issuing a single Purchase Order (PO) to the following entity: PROLIFIC ACADEMIC LTD 483 Green Lanes London, N13 4BS United Kingdom BACKGROUND Researchers within the Division of Population Health Research of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) require services from an online recruitment platform to support behavioral nutrition studies with English-speaking adults.

The studies require recruiting participants from specific populations, including adults, parents of young children, and U.S. residents.

Access to a separate online participant pool, distinct from those used in other phases of the research, is required to maintain the scientific integrity of the research, as recruiting participants from the same pool across study phases would compromise the study design by increasing the likelihood of prior exposure to study materials and repeat participation.

This platform must meet the following requirements: The platform must be designed specifically to support research studies rather than general crowdsourcing activities for which research is only a secondary use.

The platform must allow researchers to estimate, prior to recruitment, the number of active participants available who meet specified eligibility criteria, incl...

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