Summary
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), through its Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations (OLAO), has issued Presolicitation 75N98026Q00701 seeking laboratory services for PAXgene Blood RNA extraction, quantitation, normalization, Agilent-based quality control, and aliquoting of whole-blood specimens to support ongoing clinical protocol research. The procurement will leverage the established NIH NIDDK clinical research pipeline, with the contractor required to process PAXgene-stabilized biospecimens using validated protocols including DNase treatment, Agilent RNA integrity assessment, and aliquoting up to 21 portions per sample with chain-of-custody documentation. Responses must be received by July 6, 2026, at 9:00 AM Eastern Time and must reference solicitation number 75N98026Q00701.