STEAM Sources Sought Amendment

STEAM Sources Sought Notice Amendment
NIH Scientific & Technical Expertise Acquisition & Management Sources Sought Reference Number: 75N98027R00012
Amendment Number: 0002
Date Issued: November 10, 2026

Purpose of amendment
This amendment revises the requirements for a respondent to be considered capable of supporting Task Area A or Task Area B. Full coverage of every identified labor category is required within each task area for which the respondent seeks to be considered capable. Task Area B also requires support for all identified BSL and ABSL levels. NIH will assess capability separately for each task area; capability in both task areas is not required. The Sources Sought Notice is amended as follows.

1 Introduction

Replace the second paragraph under “Introduction” with the following:

Interested small businesses may respond for Task Area A (Professional Services), Task Area B (Highly Specialized Scientific Services), or both. Respondents should identify their ability to perform as a prime contractor, joint venture, or subcontracting team, distinguish their own capability from that of team members, and identify limitations within each task area addressed. NIH will assess capability separately for each area. To be considered capable of supporting a task area, respondents must demonstrate that their proposed performance arrangement meets the full capability requirements stated for that task area below. Capability in both areas is not required to respond. Partial capability is insufficient to be considered capable of supporting the full task area. The Government has not made a final setaside determination.

2 Task Area A Professional Services

Add the following paragraph immediately after the existing Task Area A description and before its laborcategory list:

To be considered capable of supporting Task Area A, respondents must demonstrate the ability to fill every labor category identified under this task area with personnel who meet the applicable role-specific qualifications. Responses must address capability across all labor categories and identify any limitations. Capability in only a subset of the identified labor categories is insufficient to be considered capable of supporting Task Area A.

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3 Task Area B Highly Specialized Scientific Services
Replace the two descriptive paragraphs under Task Area B, before its labor-category list, with the following:

This area covers scientific research and development, specialized scientific computing and