NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE MODIFICATION UNDER CONTRACT NO. 75N95022D00017 WITH THE EMMES COMPANY, LLC.
ID: 75N95022D00017Type: Special Notice
2 AwardsSep 2, 2022
$62.3M$62,309,292
AwardeeTHE EMMES COMPANY LLC MD 20850-1785 USA
Award #:75N95022D00017
Overview

Buyer

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OFNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTHNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIDABethesda, MD, 20892, USA

NAICS

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715)

PSC

HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SERVICES; BASIC RESEARCH (AN11)

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    The Department of Health and Human Services, specifically the National Institutes of Health (NIH), intends to award a sole source modification under Contract No. 75N95022D00017 to The Emmes Company, LLC, increasing the contract value by $13,158,436 to a total of $44,313,082. This modification aims to ensure the continuation of critical support services for ongoing and upcoming clinical trials related to substance use disorders, particularly in response to the national opioid crisis. The contract encompasses a range of services, including the establishment of secure data management systems, clinical trial design and analysis, and quality monitoring of study data. Interested parties may submit capability statements or objections to the proposed modification by December 30, 2025, to the primary contact, Llakim Dubroff, at llakim.dubroff@nih.gov.

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