Justification
Justification and Approval for Sole Source Report Requirement
W6QK ACC-APG · Wilmington, North Carolina, 28401
Response status
Active notice
Not published
SAM.gov has not published a response deadline.
- Posted
- Aug 28, 2026
- Archive date
- Sep 27, 2026
- SAM status
- Active
Answer-first brief
What the source record says
- W6QK ACC-APG published this justification.
- The place of performance is Wilmington, North Carolina.
- The notice uses NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)).
Procurement identity
- Notice ID
- 6ce8dd9cf9ba4897a2c774a8f1988777
- Solicitation
- JA-26-Edg-0436
- Base type
- Justification
- Version
- 1 of 1
Solicitation facts
Structured fields from the current SAM notice version. A dash means the source did not publish a value.
- Notice type
- Justification
- Solicitation number
- JA-26-Edg-0436
- Set-aside
- —
- Set-aside code
- —
- Posted
- Aug 28, 2026
- Responses due
- Not published
- Archive date
- Sep 27, 2026
- Archive type
- auto30
- Base type
- Justification
- Organization type
- OFFICE
- Benchmark category
- —
- Category confidence
- —
- Category source
- —
- Last seen
- Sep 5, 2026
Buyer and place
Office hierarchy and place of performance as published.
- Department
- DEPT OF DEFENSE
- Department code
- —
- Subagency
- DEPT OF THE ARMY
- Subagency code
- —
- Office
- W6QK ACC-APG
- Organization path
- —
- Organization path codes
- —
- Office address
- ABERDEEN PROVING GROU, MD, 21010-5424, USA
- Place of performance
- Wilmington, North Carolina, 28401
- City code
- —
- State
- North Carolina
- State code
- NC
- Postal code
- 28401
- Country
- —
Points of contact
Contact details from the current notice version.
primary
Joseph McCaffery
secondary
Alexander Mayatte
Award outcome
Outcome fields appear only when SAM published them on this notice.
- Award number
- W911SR-26-P-A006
- Award date
- Aug 27, 2026
- Award amount
- —
- Line item
- —
- Awardee
- —
- Awardee UEI
- —
- Awardee CAGE
- —
- Awardee location
- —
Notice description
Source text reproduced without an AI summary.
The purpose of this other than full and open competition contract to PPD Development, L.P. to have technical reports written for a completed study using data PPD attained during performance of the study.
Comparable award range
Historical award values for work matched by the fixed rubric—not an estimate of this opportunity.
Low end (p25)$344,756
Median$1,263,838
High end (p75)$2,998,822
- Comparable awards
- 46
- Median
- $1,263,838
- Computed
- Sep 1, 2026
- Rubric
- comparables@2026.08.1
Comparable award values describe completed contracts. They do not state the government's budget and are not a bid recommendation.
Comparable awards
The match score is decomposed so each comparison can be challenged.
| Award | Contractor | Value | Awarded | Score | Why it matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYSTEMATIC EVIDENCE REVIEWS TO SUPPORT THE U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE (USPSTF) - | RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE | $1,995,250.00 | May 19, 2026 | 60 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| EO 14398 ADDING ADDITIONAL BLOOD WORK | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | $1,120,631.50 | Jun 11, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| EO 14398 | VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | $769,724.20 | Jul 6, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| EO 14398 | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE | $468,344.00 | Jun 30, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| WAR RELATED STUDIES | THE HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE, INC. | $1,263,837.72 | Apr 28, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| MICE AND MICE HABITAT SUPPLIED FOR THE CLEVELAND VAMC RESEARCH DEPT. DE-OBLIGATION. | CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY | $29,922.50 | Jul 16, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE CENTERS (EPC) VII - TOPIC DEVELOPMENT BRIEF ON PEDIATRIC QUALITY M | THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | $33,000.00 | Jun 23, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| EPC VII - SELF-EXTRICATION FROM MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS TECHNICAL BRIEF | THE RAND CORPORATION | $250,000.00 | Jul 6, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE CENTERS (EPC) VII - TECHNICAL BRIEF ON PEDIATRIC QUALITY MEASURES | THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | $250,000.00 | Jun 30, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| CDC AFM CASE CLASSIFICATION | UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | $16,787.00 | Jun 1, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| 2021 SYSTEMATIC EVIDENCE REVIEWS TO SUPPORT THE USPSTF - GROUP A - TOO CHANGE | KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS | $2,405,539.82 | Jul 10, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| SYSTEMATIC EVIDENCE REVIEWS TO SUPPORT THE U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE (USPSTF)-GR | KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS | $3,602,716.00 | May 22, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| NHRC MILITARY RESEARCH FAMILY SERVICES | ABT GLOBAL LLC | $1,329,691.79 | Apr 28, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| DEVELOPMENT OF A WASTEWATER SURVEILLANCE NETWORK TO DETECT AND MONITOR THE EMERGENCE AND S | CULMEN INTERNATIONAL, LLC | $545,886.00 | Apr 28, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| SURVEILLANCE AND ETIOLOGY OF MALARIA AND ACUTE UNDIFFERENTIATED FEBRILE ILLNESSES AND MAPP | CULMEN INTERNATIONAL, LLC | $697,460.00 | May 1, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| DFARS PGI INSTRUCTIONS ADDED PER DFAS REQUEST FOR CDR CN190658 | CULMEN INTERNATIONAL, LLC | $11,650,037.29 | Apr 28, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| R&D SERVICES PROVIDED BY ACADEMIC AFFILIATE - IMAGING/SCANS - EO 14398 | ALLELICA INC | $20,400.00 | May 29, 2026 | 47 | Same industry code (20), Same product and service code (12), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| INTEGRATED SAFETY SUMMARY REPORT OF CLINICAL STUDIES ASSESSING SAFETY OF INFLUENZA VACCINE | RHO FEDERAL SYSTEMS DIVISION INC | $2,983,502.00 | Jul 22, 2026 | 47 | Same industry code (20), Same product and service code (12), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| EO 14398. STATISTICAL DATA COORDINATING CENTER - COVID NEXT GENERATION VACCINE | RHO FEDERAL SYSTEMS DIVISION INC | $74,941,695.00 | Jul 21, 2026 | 47 | Same industry code (20), Same product and service code (12), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| CLINICAL TRIAL PLANNING & EXECUTION FOR SUBLINGUAL ATROPINE BIOEQUIVALENCE BY ROUTE OF ADM | RHO FEDERAL SYSTEMS DIVISION INC | $1,849,420.00 | Jul 22, 2026 | 47 | Same industry code (20), Same product and service code (12), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
Record provenance
Field-level lineage for the current opportunity version.
| Field | Source | Source as of | Parser | Transform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| agency_name | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| archive_date | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| archive_type | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| award_date | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| award_number | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| base_type | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| city_name | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| contacts | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| country_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| description | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| naics_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| notice_id | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| notice_type | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| office_city | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| office_country_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| office_name | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| office_postal_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| office_state_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| organization_type | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| pop_postal_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| posted_date | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| psc_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| sam_url | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| solicitation_number | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| state_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| subagency_name | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| title | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| upstream_active | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
Sources and method
Figures on this page are computed from public federal award records. Numbers are never estimated or generated; where a figure is withheld, the reason is stated rather than filled in.
Comparable awards are scored on benchmark category, product and service code, industry code, buyer, place, recency, and contract type. Rubric version comparables@2026.08.1.
- 1Notice fields come from the SAM.gov contract opportunities record last seen Sep 5, 2026. SAM.gov remains authoritative.
- 2Computed from 46 completed federal awards using comparables@2026.08.1, as of Sep 1, 2026. Award values are neither unit prices nor a forecast.
Note 1 covers the solicitation record; note 2 covers the comparable range. No synthetic FAQ or inferred solicitation value is published.