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UNifying Imaging with QUantum Entanglement (UNIQUE) Innovative Solutions Opening (ISO)

Issued by HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF · NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH · NIH ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H) · via SAM.gov — US federal contract opportunities

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Published
24 Sept 2026
Closes
16 Dec 2026, 04:59 UTC
Reference
ARPA-H-SOL-26-162
Location
United States
Sector
Research, Studies & Evaluation

At a glance

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF · NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH · NIH ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H) in United States has published a tender in research, studies & evaluation: “UNifying Imaging with QUantum Entanglement (UNIQUE) Innovative Solutions Opening (ISO)”. Submissions close on 16 December 2026, 44 days from today. Quote reference ARPA-H-SOL-26-162 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 7 notices from this buyer since 2026, 5 of them currently open. There are 76 open research, studies & evaluation notices in United States on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through SAM.gov — US federal contract opportunities, not through FreeTender.

Details

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF · NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH · NIH ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H) is soliciting UNifying Imaging with QUantum Entanglement (UNIQUE) Innovative Solutions Opening (ISO). Solicitation number ARPA-H-SOL-26-162. Classified under NAICS 541714 — Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology). Product/service code AN13 — BIOMEDICAL (ADVANCED). Responses are due by 16 December 2026 04:59 UTC. Posted on SAM.gov, the US federal contract opportunities system; registration is required to bid.

Amendment 01: The Proposers' Day has been updated to October 16th, 2026.

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) is posting this Innovative Solutions Opening (ISO) in support of the UNifying Imaging with QUantum Entanglement (UNIQUE) Program. ARPA-H anticipates that multiple Other Transaction (OT) Agreements will result from this announcement. Interested parties are invited to review the attached UNIQUE-ISO-ARPA-H-SOL-26-162 and UNIQUE ISO Attachments. Additionally, proposers are encouraged to review the separate Special Notice, ARPA-H-SN-26-162, for information regarding the UNIQUE Proposers’ Day. Special Notice, ARPA-H-SN-26-162, is an independent announcement and is not attached to this ISO announcement. All questions submitted to the ISO will be compiled and addressed. All answers will be posted to the UNIQUE Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page. Potential proposers are encouraged to monitor the FAQs page regularly for the latest information and updates: https://arpa-h.gov/explore-funding/programs/unique/faqs

Context for bidders

We hold 7 notices from HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF · NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH · NIH ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H), going back to September 2026 — 5 of them still open. There are 76 open Research, Studies & Evaluation tenders in United States. This one closes in 44 days.

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