SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Biodefense and Emerging Infections Research Resources Program
- Notice Date
- 11/22/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Contract Management Branch 6700 B Rockledge Room 2230 MSC7612, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7605
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7605
- Solicitation Number
- NIH-NIAID-DMID-03-34
- Archive Date
- 4/4/2003
- Point of Contact
- Janet Mattson, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-496-0993, Fax 301-480-5253, - Jacqueline Holden, Senior Contracting Officer, Phone 301-496-7119, Fax 301-402-0972,
- E-Mail Address
-
jm32u@nih.gov, jh55b@nih.gov
- Description
- The purpose of this solicitation is to support the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Resource Program (Biodefense Resource Program, BRP), in achieving its goal of providing unique and quality assured biodefense-related reagents and resources to the scientific community. This program will provide quality-assured reagents and resources to facilitate the understanding of the pathogenesis of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Category A, B & C Priority Pathogens http://www.niaid.nih.gov/dmid/biodefense/bandc_priority.htm, emerging infectious disease agents http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/eid.htm, and aid in the development and testing of vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics for these organisms. Long term, it is anticipated that that the BRP will become the Federal governments national resource and clearinghouse for specimens, reagents, and information on these organisms. By centralizing this function, access to and use of these materials can be governed and quality control of the reagents can be insured. An important rate-limiting step in basic and translational research is the identification and distribution of state-of-the-art reagents and technology. To address this need, the Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID), NIAID is establishing the Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Resource Program. The BRP will acquire, authenticate, store, and distribute state-of-the-art research and reference reagents, standardized panels, and will provide current information through print and electronic medias to facilitate research and product development for biodefense and emerging infectious diseases. These materials and information will be distributed to qualified investigators at little or no cost. Additionally, the BRP will collect information about biodefense-related reagents and standards and will disseminate this information through print, electronic media, and workshops; enhance technology transfer through development and publication of methods; and facilitate commercial development of reagents through proactive communication with biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. Reagent Contributors and users include scientists that meet the registration criteria (Attachment A-1 to the Statement of Work) and are employed by the NIH, Department of Defense (DoD), academic and non-profit institutions, and from industry. RFP NIH-NIAID-03-34 will be available electronically on or about November 29, 2002 and may be accessed through the NIAID Contracts Management Branch (CMB) Home Page using the following address and instructions: NIAID CMB Home Page (via the World Wide Web) may be accessed using http://www.niaid.nih.gov/contract/default.htm . Once you are at the NIAID Contracts Page, select RFPs and then select RFP-NIH-NIAID-03-34. Any responsible Offeror may submit a proposal that will be considered by the Government. This advertisement does not commit the Government to award a contract.
- Record
- SN00209776-W 20021124/021122213152 (fbodaily.com)
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