2026 NATIONAL DEATH INDEX

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center of Health

Statistics (NCHS), Division of Vital Statistics, intends to award fifty-seven

separate sole source firm fixed price awards to the fifty states, the District

of Columbia, New York City, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana

Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands to continue collection of

information data to establish, maintain, and operate the National Death

Index and to assure the qualitative reliability and timely availablity of those

data for the upcoming performance period.

The National Death Index (NDI) is operated by the National Center for

Health Statistics (NCHS) to fulfill its legislatively mandated mission to

procure national vital statistics based on data from the Nation's birth, fetal

death, marriage, and divorce records. Each State or Territory has, by law,

the sole and exclusive authority to collect and record birth, death, and fetal

death events occuring within its borders. As the sole entity authorized to

and engaged in the collection of vital statistics information, each State or

Territory is uniquely and solely capable of providing requisite services.

This contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government

intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of

FAR FAR 6.103-1. Interested persons may identify their interest and

capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals.

This notice of intent, referencing number 2026 NDI Data is NOT a request

for competitive quotations; however, all quotations/responses received

within fifteen (15) days of the issuance of this notice will be considered by

the government. A determination by the government not to compete this

proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the

discretion of the government.

Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of

determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any

quotation/response should be emailed to contract specialist at

dal3@cdc.gov by COB 15 May 2026.