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Introduction This Sources Sought Notice is for interested small businesses. This notice is NOT a request for proposals and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. No solicitation is available at this time. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether small businesses are classified as HUBZone; service-disabled, veteran-owned; 8(a); veteran- owned; woman-owned; or small disadvantaged; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. The NAICS Code for this acquisition is 541715 – Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Small business organizations must have their size status certified by the Small Business Administration. An organization that is not considered a small business under NAICS code 541715 should not submit a response to this notice. Background The Division of Cardiovascular Sciences of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), is conducting a market survey to assess the availability and potential technical capability of small business firms to perform as Community Field Centers to establish a new population-based cohort to address key population gaps in the health of Native Americans (NAs) and to enhance understanding of the leading causes and risks of heart, lung, blood, and sleep (HLBS) conditions in NA populations. This proposed acquisition represents a strategic expansion of the existing Strong Heart Study (SHS) program and its prior research infrastructure—rather than a continuation of existing efforts—to establish a new epidemiologic cohort that will ensure the long-term scientific viability, relevance, and continuity of the SHS research. THIS NOTICE ADDRESSES THE EXPANSION COMPONENT FOR THE COMMUNITY FIELD CENTERS ONLY. It is anticipated that up to five (5) awards may be made on or about August 2027 for a period of ten (10) years. The Strong Heart Study (SHS) is a longitudinal observational study of two (2) combined cohorts followed prospectively: the original SHS cohort recruited in 1989 to 1991, and a Strong Heart Family Study (SHFS) cohort recruited in 1998 to 1999. The original and family cohorts together form the largest, multicenter, prospective epidemiological study of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in American Indians. The study's main objective is to examine the etiology and natural history of cardiovascular disease in American Indians. Overall, there have been seven (7) phases of the study, with each phase corresponding to a multi-year project period. In Phase I, the original SHS recruited 4,549 par…

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