On May 1st, 2015, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) issued a presolicitation notice requesting proposals for Newborn Screening Pilot Studies.
Purpose: The purpose of this acquisition is to create a pool of high throughput newborn screening laboratories with the capacity to screen a large number of newborns in relatively short periods of time that are representative of various regions of the United States. The selected Contractors will operate under an IDIQ Task Order contract to rapidly develop protocols and initiate testing shortly after the addition of a new condition to the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP). See full presolicitation notice for greater detail.Â
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