Please see the attached PDF for the solicitation notice (75N93025R00011).

This contract, called Patient Safety Monitoring in International Laboratories (SMILE), aims to enhance the ability of mostly non-U.S. laboratories participating in NIAID-funded clinical trials to perform reliable testing in accordance with good clinical laboratory practices. The contractor will provide comprehensive oversight, including reviewing audit reports, managing proficiency testing, offering guidance and training, and maintaining a secure web-based data repository. The period of performance is anticipated to be a base year plus six one-year options, for a total possible period of 7 years beginning on or about February 15, 2027. The performance requirement is the delivery of 13.70 full-time equivalents per year, with options to increase effort for additional laboratories. The work supports approximately 150 laboratories in 18 countries.