Opportunity Overview
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of HIV Prevention, has issued a notice of intent for Formative Research Assessment Data for Expansion of the Rural Outreach Testing Evaluation, NoI-CDC-75D301-2026-0001. The work supports the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative and examines factors affecting adoption of self-collected specimen testing in rural populations.
Deadline and Submission
Capability responses are due September 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM Eastern Time. Interested responsible sources must provide documentation showing they can meet the requirement and follow the submission instructions in the live SAM.gov notice.
Procurement Status
CDC intends to award this requirement on a sole-source basis to Nuru Consortium LLC because the work is a continuation and geographic expansion of the prior TrueLevel Feasibility Study and depends on specialized experiential knowledge and established community relationships developed during that effort. This notice is not a request for competitive quotations or proposals, but CDC states that timely capability responses from responsible sources will be considered in deciding whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
Scope
The research uses Social Cognitive Theory to assess how individual cognition, community influence, and structural factors affect adoption of self-collection behaviors. It builds on prior field implementation in South Carolina, Mississippi, Missouri, and Alabama and expands feasibility assessment to additional sites including South Carolina, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Arkansas. The anticipated period of performance is September 17, 2026 through September 16, 2027.
Contract Value
No contract value is stated in the public notice.