NIH Brain Development Cohorts Biobank
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking capability statements from small businesses to maintain the NIH Brain Development Cohorts (NBDC) Biobank, which processes, stores, analyzes, and distributes biological samples from the ABCD and HBCD studies. The contractor must manage over 550,000 samples initially, receive approximately 170,000 additional samples during the contract, and support 48 research sites nationwide with collection kits and training. Key requirements include expertise in sample management, laboratory information systems, database maintenance, and CLIA-certified lab capabilities for genetic and metabolic analyses. The contractor must also collaborate with study data centers and maintain security compliance with FISMA-low standards. No budget amount or performance location is specified in this sources sought notice.