The Demand Signal: AI

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One year contract for licensing and developing a virtual simulation platform with Ai-driven avatars.

Department of Health and Human Services · NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH · Justification · PCA-NIHGRI-08875

posted 28 September 2026 · awarded 29 September 2026 · NAICS 541715 · PSC AN11

Summary

The government seeks to license and develop a virtual simulation platform that uses AI-driven Virtual Human avatars to conduct research on genetics communication in clinical settings. The effort aims to create a controlled environment for studying provider behavior during simulated autism diagnostic encounters, with additional work by the Immersive Simulation Program to test genomics communication approaches.

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