National Institutes of Health contracts

57 open notices from NIH right now. It posted 445 since Aug 7, 2026.

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What NIH buys

Its notices by NAICS code, busiest first. Codes with steady volume link to their own page.

Industry	Notices	Open now
Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing NAICS 334516	111	6
Electronics repair NAICS 811210	52	1
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) NAICS 541715	43	17
Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) NAICS 541714	22	8
Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing NAICS 339112	20	2
All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services NAICS 541990	11	0
Software Publishers NAICS 513210	11	0
Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing NAICS 325414	10	0
Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing NAICS 334510	10	1
Testing Laboratories and Services NAICS 541380	9	0
In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing NAICS 325413	7	0
IT support services NAICS 541519	7	3
Mixed Mode Transit Systems NAICS 485111	5	1
Medical Laboratories NAICS 621511	5	0
Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers NAICS 423490	5	0
Office Furniture (except Wood) Manufacturing NAICS 337214	5	0
Medical equipment supply NAICS 423450	5	1
Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing NAICS 333310	4	0
Computer facilities management NAICS 541513	4	0
Other Management Consulting Services NAICS 541618	4	1
Scientific consulting NAICS 541690	4	0
Periodical Publishers NAICS 513120	4	0
Custom software development NAICS 541511	3	1
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing NAICS 339999	3	0
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools NAICS 611310	3	0

Latest notices from NIH

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Opportunity	Place	Posted	Deadline	Source
Intent to Sole Source - Medrad Stellant Flex OCS Injection System NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH	Bethesda, MD 20892	Sep 16, 2026	Sep 26, 2026	SAM.gov
Intent to Sole Source - Cross Platform for Pediatric Patients at the Clinical Center NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH	Bethesda, MD 20892	Sep 17, 2026	Sep 27, 2026	SAM.gov
Med Associates NIR Video Fear Conditioning Omni System NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OLAO	Bethesda, MD 20892	Sep 22, 2026	Sep 28, 2026	SAM.gov
NIMH: Competitive Combined Synopsis/Solicitation f NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OLAO	Not listed	Sep 18, 2026	Sep 28, 2026	SAM.gov
NIMH: Procurement of Assay Kits NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OLAO	Not listed	Sep 18, 2026	Sep 28, 2026	SAM.gov
66--NIMH: Procurement of Multishank neural recording p NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OLAO	Not listed	Sep 18, 2026	Sep 28, 2026	SAM.gov
NIMH: Competitive Combined Synopsis/Solicitation f NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OLAO	Not listed	Sep 18, 2026	Sep 28, 2026	SAM.gov
Health Information Management Support Services NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OLAO	Bethesda, MD 20892	Sep 22, 2026	Sep 28, 2026	SAM.gov
Maintenance and Support Agreement for NIH Hazardous Waste Management Tracking Information Software (EnviroWare) NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OLAO	6138, MD 20892	Sep 23, 2026	Sep 28, 2026	SAM.gov
Maintenance and Support Agreement for NIH Hazardous Waste Management Tracking Information Software (EnviroWare) NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OLAO	6138, MD 20892	Sep 15, 2026	Sep 28, 2026	SAM.gov
Maintenance and Support Agreement for NIH Hazardous Waste Management Tracking Information Software (EnviroWare) NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OLAO	6138, MD 20892	Sep 14, 2026	Sep 28, 2026	SAM.gov
Request For Information for NHLBI Executive Management & Advisory Services NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OLAO	Bethesda, MD	Sep 17, 2026	Sep 28, 2026	SAM.gov
Piflufolastat F-18 injection drugs (Pylarify) from Lantheus (Notice of Intent to sole source) NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH - CC	Bethesda, MD 20814	Sep 22, 2026	Sep 29, 2026	SAM.gov
CTN Data, Statistics, and Clinical Trial Support Center (DSC7) NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIDA	Not listed	Sep 9, 2026	Sep 30, 2026	SAM.gov
CTN Data, Statistics, and Clinical Trial Support Center (DSC7) NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIDA	Not listed	Sep 9, 2026	Sep 30, 2026	SAM.gov
Statistical and Data Coordinating Center (SDCC) for Clinical Research in Infectious Diseases NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIAID	Not listed	Sep 15, 2026	Sep 30, 2026	SAM.gov
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H)	Washington, DC 20005	Sep 11, 2026	Oct 1, 2026	SAM.gov
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H)	Washington, DC 20005	Sep 10, 2026	Oct 1, 2026	SAM.gov
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H)	Washington, DC 20005	Sep 1, 2026	Oct 1, 2026	SAM.gov
Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) - Clinical Coordinating Center (CCC) NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NHLBI	Not listed	Sep 18, 2026	Oct 2, 2026	SAM.gov
R--National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Executive Management & Adviso NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OLAO	Not listed	Sep 17, 2026	Oct 2, 2026	SAM.gov
A--CureSCi Long-Term Follow-Up (LTFU) Consortium: Coordinating Center Activities, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OLAO	Not listed	Sep 2, 2026	Oct 2, 2026	SAM.gov
A--Whole-person Assessment of Response and Risk after transformative therapies: In NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OLAO	Not listed	Sep 2, 2026	Oct 2, 2026	SAM.gov
ARPA-H Comprehensive Organ System Modeling in Outer Space (COSMOS) Innovative Solutions Opening ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H)	Not listed	Sep 23, 2026	Oct 7, 2026	SAM.gov
ARPA-H Comprehensive Organ System Modeling in Outer Space (COSMOS) Innovative Solutions Opening ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H)	Not listed	Sep 21, 2026	Oct 7, 2026	SAM.gov
ARPA-H Comprehensive Organ System Modeling in Outer Space (COSMOS) Innovative Solutions Opening ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H)	Not listed	Sep 17, 2026	Oct 7, 2026	SAM.gov
ARPA-H Comprehensive Organ System Modeling in Outer Space (COSMOS) Innovative Solutions Opening ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H)	Not listed	Sep 16, 2026	Oct 7, 2026	SAM.gov
TRAVEL SERVICES FOR NON-FEDERAL PEER REVIEWERS NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OLAO	Not listed	Sep 23, 2026	Oct 7, 2026	SAM.gov
ARPA-H Emerging Health Innovators (EHI) Initiative Proposers Day ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H)	DC 20003	Sep 8, 2026	Oct 12, 2026	SAM.gov
UNifying Imaging with QUantum Entanglement (UNIQUE) Proposers' Day ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H)	Not listed	Sep 16, 2026	Oct 13, 2026	SAM.gov
Restorative and health-Enhancing Sleep Time (REST) ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H)	Not listed	Sep 21, 2026	Oct 13, 2026	SAM.gov
Restorative and health-Enhancing Sleep Time (REST) ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H)	Not listed	Sep 15, 2026	Oct 13, 2026	SAM.gov
Restorative and health-Enhancing Sleep Time (REST) ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H)	Not listed	Sep 14, 2026	Oct 13, 2026	SAM.gov
Systems for Phenotypic Evaluation, Clinical Trajectories, Response, and Agency (SPECTRA) ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H)	Not listed	Sep 17, 2026	Oct 18, 2026	SAM.gov
A--Risk Underlying Rural Areas Longitudinal (RURAL) H NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OLAO	Not listed	Sep 14, 2026	Nov 5, 2026	SAM.gov
Risk Underlying Rural Areas Longitudinal (RURAL) H NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OLAO	Not listed	Aug 19, 2026	Nov 5, 2026	SAM.gov
Fast Assessment of Solutions, Therapeutics, Pharmaceuticals, and SupplieS (FASTPASS) Innovative Solutions Opening ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H)	DC 20005	Aug 20, 2026	Nov 10, 2026	SAM.gov
UNifying Imaging with QUantum Entanglement (UNIQUE) Innovative Solutions Opening (ISO) ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H)	Not listed	Sep 16, 2026	Dec 16, 2026	SAM.gov
ARPA-H Emerging Health Innovators (EHI) Initiative ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H)	DC 20003	Sep 15, 2026	Feb 10, 2027	SAM.gov
NINDS BPN Preclinical Testing and Toxicology Program NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OLAO	Not listed	Sep 17, 2026	Not listed	SAM.gov

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Hensel Phelps Construction Co UEI GPYDJ1NKULS8	5	$1.4B
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Kelly Services, Inc. UEI Y3FCQR7FW2E1	350	$1.3B
Westat, Inc. UEI NVUWAFWQ57S5	65	$1B
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc UEI JCBMLGPE6Z71	45	$846M
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PPD Development LP UEI ZANENSW6C665	18	$787M
The Emmes Company, LLC UEI NBQCBJ6FXBU4	52	$723M
Technical Resources International, Inc. UEI FAA2LVENETH4	20	$639M

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