MODIFICATION
R -- Science & Technical Engagement Partnership Program - Updated STEP Statement of Objectives
- Notice Date
- 3/2/2015
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 928120
— International Affairs
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (Headquarters), DTRA Annex, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, MSC 6201, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 22060-6201
- ZIP Code
- 22060-6201
- Solicitation Number
- CTB12627
- Point of Contact
- Leslie Simpson, , Natalie Moneyhun,
- E-Mail Address
-
STEP@dtra.mil, STEP@dtra.mil
(STEP@dtra.mil, STEP@dtra.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- STEP Statement of Objectives This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS Announcement (SSSA). SSSAs are issued to assist the agency in performing market research to determine industry interest and sourcing capability. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this synopsis. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. This is not a guarantee of a future request for proposal or an award. This document should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by the U.S. Government. Any information provided to the Government in response to this document will become Defense Threat Reduction Agency and United States Strategic Command Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (DTRA/SCC-WMD) property and will not be returned. The Government will not reimburse contractors for any costs associated with responding to this Sources Sought notice. The Government intends to award a single Time & Materials ‘C' type contract, not to exceed 60 months inclusive of the base period and all option years. The estimated ceiling of the contract is anticipated to range between $100-140 million. The DTRA/SCC-WMD Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Cooperative Biological Engagement Program (CBEP) directly addresses global health security threats by working with partner nations and other stakeholders to improve biosafety, biosecurity, and disease surveillance for traditional select agents (weapons-usable biological material) and emerging pathogens that may cause public health emergencies of international concern (PHEIC). The purpose of this SSSA is to identify potential sources with the requisite experience and skill sets required to perform the DTRA/SCC-WMD CBEP mission requirements of the proposed Scientific & Technical Engagement Partnership (STEP). Through the STEP Program, CBEP will partner with a variety of collaborators (including research institutions, non-governmental organizations, and local scientists) to develop collaborative research programs, leading the way for future CBEP engagements. These activities will be augmented with specialized training in areas such as public health preparedness and emergency response; biological containment research and containment facilities engineering; One Health field surveillance and outbreak response; and, biosafety and biosecurity. The North American Industry Classification System Codes for this requirement are 928120, 541712 and 541690. The contract will build a long-term partnership between strong research and technical centers and CBEP partner country institutions that will nourish and grow hypothesis-driven research programs that result in sustainable funding and academic publications. As a result of STEP engagements, CBEP partner countries will also have reduced the potential impact of biological threats through enhanced biological safety and security, awareness of biological risks, and knowledge related to biological pathogens. Potential sources, either alone or with appropriate teaming partners, must have demonstrated expertise and capability to perform worldwide in all physical and operational environments as detailed in the attached DRAFT Statement of Objectives. Contractors who believe they possess the expertise and experience may submit a written statement, not to exceed one page in length, including: • An overview of the company's technical capabilities clearly indicating the ability to perform the tasks as delineated in the DRAFT Statement of Objectives; • Any small businesses that believe they can accomplish this entire requirement as the prime under a Time & Materials contract should indicate their small business status (See Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 19) in their capability statement.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DTRA/DTRA01/CTB12627/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Defense Threat Reduction Agency, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, MSC 6201, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 22060-6201, United States
- Zip Code: 22060-6201
- Zip Code: 22060-6201
- Record
- SN03656532-W 20150304/150302235236-c0949d39b92a4058ac63738d3189f482 (fbodaily.com)
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