SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Biosurveillance Information Gathering
- Notice Date
- 7/11/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Office of Procurement Operations, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Washington, DC, 20528, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-TCA2007
- Response Due
- 7/25/2007
- Archive Date
- 8/9/2007
- Description
- In response to the emergence of biothreats and emerging diseases, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has the responsibility to track the severity and global spread of disease. The DHS Science & Technology (S&T) Directorate intends to negotiate a contract with Georgetown University under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source, to develop an Indicators and Warning Alert System that will monitor, collect and anlyze open source media for evidence of relevant biosurveillance threats. Additionally, this contract will provide for an event detection model estimating the probability that a socially disruptive event is occuring, provide an analytical framework and process whereby an analyst can assess the validity of an alert, and provide a user interface that allows an analyst to monitor, collect and post information. This system will build upon an existing research and development project, Global Argus, developed by Georgetown University and MITRE. This contract will consist of a one-year base period, plus two one-year option periods. This synopsis is not a request for competitive quotations and no solicitation will be issued as a result of this announcement. Parties who believe they possess the capabilities to perform this requirement may identify their interest and submit a capability statement to albert.dainton@dhs.gov within 10 days of this announcement. See Numbered Note 22.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington, DC
- Zip Code: 20005
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20005
- Record
- SN01339186-W 20070713/070711220730 (fbodaily.com)
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