ARPA-H Emerging Health Innovators (EHI) Initiative
Updated
Solicitation from the National Institutes of Health, for work in District of Columbia. Due Feb 10, 2027, 2:00 PM (UTC-5), 110 days left.
| Solicitation number | ARPA-H-SOL-26-150 |
|---|---|
| Agency | National Institutes of Health |
| Office | Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) |
| Notice type | Solicitation |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714) |
| Product or service code | AN41 |
| Place of performance | District of Columbia |
| Posted | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Feb 10, 2027, 2:00 PM (UTC-5) (110 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Official notice and attachments
Description
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Emerging Health Innovators (EHI) aims to or seeks to ensure ARPA-H identifies and engages early career investigators. To achieve this goal, ARPA-H is soliciting proposals from these researchers and innovators and their organizations to develop cutting-edge biomedical, health, and community-engaged research and innovation. ARPA-H anticipates multiple Other Transaction awards resulting from this announcement Amendment 1: This amendment clarifies the number of submissions that may be submitted by each offeror.
See section 2.4 of the ISO. It also updates the solution summary cover sheet and the FAQ. Amendment 2: This amendment uploads two question and answer documents.
Contracting contact
- EHI Program Team · [email protected]
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 541714, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,000 employees (SBA size standard, with exceptions in the notes). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Notice history
- Sep 25, 2026: Solicitation Due Feb 10, 2027, 2:00 PM (UTC-5)
- Sep 15, 2026: Solicitation Due Feb 10, 2027, 2:00 PM (UTC-5)
- Sep 15, 2026: Special Notice Due Feb 10, 2027, 2:00 PM (UTC-5)
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for research and development in biotechnology work, who also hold NIH contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- PPD Development LP $40.1 million in this trade
- Battelle Memorial Institute $27.0 million in this trade
- Technical Resources International, Inc. $22.3 million in this trade
- Psychogenics Inc. $14.8 million in this trade
- Trustees Of Boston University $10.9 million in this trade
About the buyer
The National Institutes of Health awarded $5.8 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Leidos Biomedical Research Inc, M. A. Mortenson Company and Deloitte Consulting LLP. See what NIH is buying now.
Research and Development in Biotechnology contracts right now
There are 38 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 541714), 7 posted in the last 7 days; 45% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, National Institutes of Health and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Most of the work with a stated place is in District of Columbia, New Mexico and Maryland. A notice in this trade gives a median of 74 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 111 days.
All open research and development in biotechnology contracts
Coming up in this trade
Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.
Recent awards in this trade
- Red Duke Strategies LLC $1.5 million · Department of Veterans Affairs · Sep 23, 2026
- Reagan-Udall Foundation For The Food And Drug Administration, Inc. $1.2 million · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) · Sep 14, 2026
From the award notices agencies publish.