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Senior Advisor Subject Matter Expert (SME) with Pharmaceutical Development and Pain Expertise for the NINDS

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration (asa) (Department of Health and Human Services), Asa Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration

Taking bids now. The agency is accepting offers. The notice (or its attached solicitation) says what to submit and how.

Deadline: Oct 30, 2026, 1:00 PM ET (7 days left)
Who can bid: Only small businesses can bid (by the SBA size standard for this NAICS code).
Where the work is: Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
Industry (NAICS): 541690 · Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
Solicitation number: 7571PSQ00007
Posted: Oct 23, 2026
Product/service code: R499

From the notice

COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION (COMPETITIVE) Title: Senior Advisor Subject Matter Expert (SME) with Pharmaceutical Development and Pain Expertise for the NINDS Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative, or NIH HEAL Initiative for the Pain Therapeutics Development Program (PTDP) (i) This is a c…

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Read what the agency wants and how it will pick the winner, then send any questions before the questions deadline in the notice.
Submit your offer exactly the way the notice says, before Oct 30, 2026, 1:00 PM ET. Late offers are usually not accepted.

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