Solicitation # ARPA-H-SOL-26-164Updated Nov 13, 2026Scored Nov 15, 2026
Amended Nov 14, 2026: Description updated
Nov 30
Nov 30, 2026, 5:00 PM EST
Summary by RFP Detector
National Institutes of Health (Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (Arpa-H)), part of the Department of Health and Human Services, posted a solicitation titled “Simulation-augmented, Real-time Platform Adaptive Seamless Trials (SURPASS)” under solicitation number ARPA-H-SOL-26-164. It was first posted on Sep 30, 2026 and has been updated once since. Responses are due Nov 30, 2026, 5:00 PM EST. It is classified under NAICS 541714 (Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)) and product/service code AN13. No set-aside is listed. The listed point of contact is The SURPASS Team.
RFP Detector Score
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Starts at 50
No value published. Typical award is about $373K: the median of 268 National Institutes of Health contracts over $25K awarded in NAICS 541714, FY24–FY26.
Full and open competition. The largest recipient took 10% of these dollars in FY24–FY26, and spending is spread across many vendors.
National Institutes of Health obligated $778M on NAICS 541714 across 416 contracts in FY24–FY26. 15 other notices from this office in the past 12 months.
Solicitation, bids due: 16 days to respond (due Nov 30, 2026, 5:00 PM EST).
Documents not listed, named contact with email, 117-word description.
Updated yesterday (scope change).
50 + contributions = 67 (B, Strong)
Informational, not advice to bid or not bid. Score version 1.0.0, evaluated Nov 15, 2026.
Eligibility · Full and open competition
Full and open competition means the notice states no set-aside: any responsible business can respond, subject to the requirements in the notice.
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From the official notice
13 NOV: Amendment 1 provides minor revisions to the ISO (see orange text). The link to the SURPASS webinar has also been added to this posting. 30 SEP: The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) posts this solicitation in support of its Simulation-augmented, Real-time Platform Adaptive Seamless Trials (SURPASS) Program. ARPA-H anticipates multiple Other Transaction Agreement awards will result from this opportunity. Interested parties are invited to review the attached Solicitation (ARPA-H-SOL-26-164) and associated attachments. As detailed in Special Notice ARPA-H-SN-26-164, ARPA-H will host an informational webinar on 15 OCT 2026 and a 2-day Proposers’ Day on 6 and 9 NOV 2026 in support of SURPASS. All questions related to SURPASS should be submitted to SURPASS@ARPA-H.GOV.
No documents are listed for this notice.
The SURPASS Team
PrimaryPoints of contact as published on the notice.
1 change since posting.
Solicitation posted
Solicitation posted
Description updated
Responses dueNext · in 15 days
Archive date on the official notice
Federal award history
National Institutes of Health · NAICS 541714 · FY24–FY26
Recipients of past awards in this market, not the incumbent of this RFP.
| Fiscal year | Obligated ($) |
|---|---|
| FY2022 | 434,629,685.93 |
| FY2023 | 279,172,393.31 |
| FY2024 | 331,134,025.38 |
| FY2025 | 205,403,204.05 |
| FY2026 | 241,178,208.92 |
Federal contract award records, award types A–D, FY24–FY26. Updated Nov 13, 2026.
Same NAICS group or Research & Scientific Services, nearby first, ranked by score.
Department of the Air Force · Washington, DC
Why this score
34 days to respond, active buyer ($36.7B FY24–FY26).
Department of the Air Force · Langley AFB, VA
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Active buyer ($36.7B FY24–FY26), 136 days to respond.
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
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37 days to respond, active buyer ($98.2B FY24–FY26).
Department of the Air Force
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Active buyer ($36.7B FY24–FY26), well documented (5 files).
Department of the Air Force
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Active buyer ($36.7B FY24–FY26), well documented (7 files).
Department of the Air Force
Why this score
Active buyer ($36.7B FY24–FY26), well documented (5 files).
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60 open RFPs from this issuer and its offices.
National Institutes of Health · Bethesda, MD
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But only less than a day left.
National Institutes of Health · Maryland
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Not openly competed. Notice signals a sole-source or brand-name intent.
National Institutes of Health · Bethesda, MD
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Active buyer ($981M FY24–FY26), clear, complete notice; but only 2 days left.
National Institutes of Health
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Recently updated, active buyer ($793M FY24–FY26); but only 2 days left.
National Institutes of Health · Bethesda, MD
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Active buyer ($4.4B FY24–FY26), recently updated; but only 3 days left.
National Institutes of Health · Bethesda, MD
Why this score
Active buyer ($4.4B FY24–FY26), recently updated; but only 3 days left.
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