Loren Data's SAM Daily™

FBO DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 13, 2002 FBO #0376
SOLICITATION NOTICE

B -- COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECT ON BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS PROLIFERATION PREVENTION PROGRAM IN KAZAKHSTAN AND UZBEKISTAN

Notice Date

12/11/2002
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

Defense Threat Reduction Agency , DTRA Annex, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, MSC 6201, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6201
 

ZIP Code

22060-6201
 

Solicitation Number

DTRA01-03-R-0080
 

Archive Date

3/14/2003
 

Point of Contact

RICHARD BORREGO, 703.767.7883
 

E-Mail Address

Email your questions to Defense Threat Reduction Agency
(richard.borrego@dtra.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

NA The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) proposes to procure a new effort for services entitled: BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS PROLIFERATION PREVENTION (BWPP) PROGRAM COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION FOR KAZAKHSTAN AND UZBEKISTAN. This research manag ement effort is to be performed under a sole-source basis by the following contractor: United States Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF) for the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union, Cage Code 1J5V1. An Indefinite-Delivery Inde finite-Quantity Contract on a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee basis with a five (5) year ordering period is considered appropriate. Task Orders for specific projects will be issued against the basic contract. This contractor will provide a mechanism to directly impl ement United States Department of Defense (DoD) Collaborative Research Projects in Kazakhstan (KZ) and Uzbekistan (UZ). Under Collaborative Research Projects, as required, United States research personnel are placed in Former Soviet Union (FSU) Biological Weapons (BW) research institutes in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to work side-by-side with FSU counterparts on projects approved by the United States DoD. The contractor (CRDF) will: disburse funding to scientists, engineers, and other staff at KZ and UZ r esearch institutions selected for support by DTRA; procure and transfer equipment and supplies to institutes in KZ and UZ; provide in-country support; and execute specific projects in accordance with corresponding Task Orders. The contractor (CRDF) will conduct these activities as the Cooperative Threat Reduction designated agent under existing intergovernmental agreements with KZ and UZ. The contractor (CRDF) will further assist in meeting the following overall objectives of the BWPP Program, the exten t of such assistance as defined in specific Task Orders: 1) Leverage FSU Biological Weapons (BW) expertise and technology to enhance DoD force protection and biological defense capabilities; 2) Ensure secure and safe storage and handling of biological pa thogens to reduce vulnerability to theft or release; 3) Dismantle and eliminate BW equipment and infrastructure to remove the capability for BW development, testing or production without major reconstituting and refitting; 4) Eliminate barriers to and promote possibilities for increased involvement by Western commercial, governmental and non-governmental entities to increase presence and transparency. The statutory authority for this non-competitive action is as follows: 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1), as cite d in FAR 6.302-1: Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Under Public Law 102-511-Oct 24, 1992, the National Science Foundation (NSF) was authorized to establish the Civilian Research and Developmen t Foundation (CRDF), an endowed, non-governmental, nonprofit foundation to promote and support NSF nonproliferation and disarmament goals. CRDF is the only U.S source that works directly with BW scientists in the FSU with a mission to instruct FSU scienti sts on how to create collaborative biodefense research proposals and to locate U.S. scientists (collaborators) as partners in their efforts. Attention: Notes No 22 and No 26 apply.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Defense Threat Reduction Agency DTRA Annex, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, MSC 6201 Fort Belvoir VA

Zip Code: 22060-6201

Country: US
 

Record

SN00221656-W 20021213/021211213610 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

---

| FSG Index  |  This Issue's Index  |  Today's FBO Daily Index Page |