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The National Institutes of Health (NIH), anticipates a requirement titled High-Resolution Connectivity Profiles of the Human Vagus Nerve. This is a Small Business Sources Sought Notice is to determine... The National Institutes of Health (NIH), anticipates a requirement titled High-Resolution Connectivity Profiles of the Human Vagus Nerve. This is a Small Business Sources Sought Notice is to determine the availability of potential small businesses (e.g., 8(a), Veteran-owned Small Business, Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, and Woman-owned Small Business) to construct high-resolution connectivity profiles for human vagal nerves with special focus at pre-defined points of interest (branching points and potential sites of neuromodulation device interface), in support of Council-cleared activities for SPARC Stage 2 (see link on attached SOO). The draft Statement of Objectives is posted herein. The anticipated period of performance is 36 months (July 2022 through July 2025). THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, PROPOSAL ABSTRACTS OR QUOTATIONS and does not commit the Government to any contractual agreement. Interested small business organizations that believe they possess the capabilities necessary to undertake this project should electronically (email) submit capability statements tailored to be responsive to the tasks described in this announcement. Capability statements shall be submitted as follows: Emailed as one PDF document; Shall be limited to thirty (30), 8.5x11 size pages; No less than 12 font Arial characters; No less than one-inch margins; No less than single spaced; Resumes/CVs should be attached to the capability statement and submitted as part of the single PDF document. For example, if a 45-page PDF document is submitted, up to the first 30 pages should be the capability statement and any pages thereafter should be resumes/CVs; Tables, charts and pictures are included in the 30-page limitation; Front and back covers are not included in these page counts; Capability statements exceeding the 30-page limitation will not be considered; Capability statements should be submitted to louis.kuta@nih.gov no later than Friday, November 26, 2021, 3:00 P.M., EST. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether enough small businesses possess the experience, expertise, and qualifications to ensure competition under a set-aside acquisition. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement as a set-aside based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The North American Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541715.