Contract · Federal · No Set aside used

Notice of Intent to Award to a Single Source

Agency: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF / NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Location: Bethesda, IL
Amount: Amount not listed
Posted: Sep 14, 2026
Set-aside: No Set aside used
NAICS code: 541714 - Scientific Research and Development Services (general category) look up NAICS codes
PSC code: AJ11

Timeline

Posted

Sep 14, 2026
Status

Closing soon

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What this contract is for

Agency: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF / NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Location: Bethesda, IL
Set-aside: No Set aside used
NAICS: 541714 - Scientific Research and Development Services (general category)
Scope: Federal

Notice of Intent to Award to a Single Source - University of Illinois School of Chemical Sciences K101 and K110 pellets This is a Notice of Intent (NOI), not a request for proposal.

The National Institutes of Health Office of the Director Office of Acquisitions intends to negotiate on an other-than-full-and-open competition basis with the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, School of Chemical Sciences, 505 S.

Mathews, Urbana, IL 61801, USA for a requirement of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD).

NIDCD needs slow-release of study compounds K101 and K110 in pellets that achieve superior steady-state release for 90-day study periods.

It is critical to the ongoing studies that the exceptionally even release of study compound in the University of Illinois product not be varied by introducing a new supplier.

The quality of the University of Illinois pellets’ compound release rates has been tested and unmatched by similar pellets obtained on the commercial marketplace and provides critical data for these ongoing studies.

To preserve the study data’s integrity, the supplier must remain the same.

While this pre-solicitation does not constitute a solicitation, interested vendors may identify their interest and capability to satisfy this requirement.

The Government understands that the University of Illinois is the inventor and manufacturer of the required product currently being utilized by NIDCD per compatibility requirements.

However, vendors who believe that they can provide the capability required to fully meet the Government's requirement may submit a capabilities statement, including past performance, in writing to the identified point of contact prior to the closing date and time of this notice.

Interested parties should clearly addr...

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