MARKET RESEARCH · SOURCES SOUGHT

Automated Ultrasound-Based, Super Intelligence (SI)-Enabled Fracture Detection

Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (Department of Health and Human Services), Barda - Aspr / Daappo / Barda Dcma

Market research. Sources sought: not a bid yet. The agency wants to know which businesses can do the work. Answering can put you on its radar and can lead to a small-business set-aside.

Deadline: Nov 18, 2026, 1:00 PM ET (26 days left)
Who can bid: Open to any business (no set-aside).
Where the work is: Washington, Missouri
Industry (NAICS): 334510 · Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing
Solicitation number: BARDA-FY27-10192026
Posted: Oct 20, 2026
Product/service code: 6525

From the notice

The Center for Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) intends to use responses to this Sources Sought Notice (SSN) for planning purposes. BARDA will not award any contracts under this Notice, but rather seeks current and forecasted prices, inventories, capabilities, and other…

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What to do next

Open the notice on SAM.gov and read what the agency is asking.
Send the short response it asks for (usually your capabilities, size status and past work) before the deadline.
Mention your small-business status: enough small businesses answering can lead the agency to set the contract aside.
Watch for the solicitation that may follow.

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