Chemical Biological Defense and Biomanufacturing Research Support
The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Chemical Biological Center, BioSciences Division (DEVCOM CBC BSD) requires a contract to provide qualified surety and non- surety laboratory technical experience, expertise, technical laboratory work, and administrative support for applied and basic research. This effort will encompass the detection, identification, growth, purification, analysis and detoxification of known and new biological pathogens, naturally occurring and synthetic toxins, biologically active compounds, biomanufacturing studies of biological and chemical products and organophosphorus chemical warfare nerve agents that have high potential for use as warfare and terror.
This is a Request for Proposal (RFP). The Government intends to award a single-award IndefiniteDelivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) for the requirements listed within this solicitation.
All questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to the email address listed below by 12:00 p.m. (Noon), Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on 06 August 2021. Questions should be submitted using the attached Excel spreadsheet labeled “Solicitation Questions Template.” The answers to all questions will be posted at one time, after the Government team has had a chance to adequately address them. NOTE:
The point of contact for this solicitation is:
Mr. Nicholas Granata Jr, Contracting Officer
Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Edgewood Contracting Division (ACC APG ECD)
8456 Brigade Street, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010 Nicholas.granata.civ@mail.mil
Pursuant to the Federal Acquisiton Regulation (FAR) Clause 52.215-1, “Instructions to Offerors- Competitive Acqusition”, the Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with Offerors. The Procuring Contracting Officer may ultimately decide to hold discussions with Offerors in the competitive range if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the Government.
It is anticipated that the contract resulting from this solicitation will have a 36 month ordering period. The period of performance will be specified in each issued Task Order. One executable task order will be issued under this contract.
Upon execution of the contract, the first task order will be issued as Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF), which will represent the guaranteed minimum under this contract vehicle. The anticipated ceiling of this contract vehicle is $24,868,845.00.
Period of Performance. The period of performance will be specified in each Task Order. No task orders will be issued under this contract, nor any new work added to any previously issued task order, after the end of the ordering period. Performance may begin at any time during the ordering period. Any extension to performance periods in individual Task Orders will be made by the Contracting Officer in writing in accordance with appropriate authority (e.g., changes clause etc.). The Contractor shall not perform beyond the current period of performance for which the Contractor has authority, nor will the Government be liable for costs incurred by the Contractor for performing in a period without authorization.
This requirement is being solicited as a total Small Business Set-Aside. Offers will be solicited from only small business concerns and any award resulting from this solicitation will be made to a Small Business pursuant to FAR 52.219-6.
All proposals must be signed, dated, and submitted no later than 5:00 P.M. (EDT) on 14 August 2021, per instructions listed in this solicitation.
All proposals from responsible sources will be fully considered. Offerors that are not registered in the Systemfor Award Management (SAM) database at the time of proposal submission will not be considered responsible. Offerors may register with SAM online at the following website: www.sam.gov.
W911SR-21-R-BMRC Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground
7/14/21, 1:14 PM Chemical Biological Defense and Biomanufacturing Research Support
Chemical Biological Defense and Biomanufacturing Research (CBDBR) Contract
11 May 2021
THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT AN AUTHORIZATION TO START WORK
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP); NO QUOTES OR BIDS ARE BEING SOLICITED BY THE GOVERNMENT, NOR WILL ANY BE ACCEPTED FOR REVIEW IN RESPONSE TO THIS SYNOPSIS.
Pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.204 “Pre-Solicitation Notice”, this is a notification to inform the public of the Government's intent to award a single, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) contract based on the requirements below.
The Army Contracting Command , Aberdeen Proving Ground, Edgewood Contracting Division (ACC APG ECD) on behalf of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Chemical Biological Center, Biosciences Division (DEVCOM CBC BSD) has a requirement to provide qualified chemical surety and non-surety laboratory technical experience, expertise, technical laboratory work and administrative support for applied and basic research. This effort will encompass the detection, identification, growth, purification, analysis and detoxification of known and new biological pathogens, naturally occurring and synthetic toxins, biologically active compounds, Biomanufacturing of biological and chemical products and organophosphorus chemical warfare nerve agents that have high potential for use as warfare and terror. These services will be procured on a competitive basis.
The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 541714 – Research and Development Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology with a Small Business Size Standard of 1,000 employees. The Product Service Code (PSC) is AC12 – National Defense Research and Development Services; Department of Defense – Military; Applied Research.
It is critical that the contractor possess knowledge about, requisite experience working in, and have an active Personnel Reliability Program (PRP) and fully qualified staff on day one of contract award.
The solicitation requirements and documents, which will include instructions for submission, evaluation criteria and the response date will be available on or about late May or early June 2021. Neither telephonic, mailed nor faxed requests for hard copies of this solicitation will be accepted. The solicitation will only be available online; in order to download the solicitation offerors must access the SAM.Beta.GOV (https://beta.sam.gov/).
The Government anticipates a single award, IDIQ contract to be issued in August/September 2021. This action will be competed and set aside for certified Small businesses. The services will extend for a three year ordering period.
You must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) Database to receive a Government contract award. You may register for SAM at: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.
Any responsible and eligible sources meeting the aforementioned standards may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the ACC APG ECD agency. Additional questions may be emailed to the Contract Specialist at Sheila.l.ramos2.civ@mail.mil or the Contracting Officer Nicholas.granata.civ@mail.mil.
No attachments or links have been added to this opportunity.
W911SR-21-R-BMRC Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground
5/11/21, 5:35 PM Chemical Biological Defense and Biomanufacturing Research Support
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) FOR THE
COMBAT CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT COMMAND, CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER (DEVCOM CBC)
“CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE AND BIOMANUFACTURING RESEARCH EFFORT”
INTRODUCTION:
The United States Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground, Edgewood Contracting Division (ACC-APG ECD), on behalf of the Combat Capabilities Development Command, Chemical Biological Center, Biosciences Division (DEVCOM CBC BSD) is issuing this RFI as a means of conducting market research to invite participation from all those engaged in related research activities and appreciates responses from all capable and qualified sources with an active Personnel Reliability Program (PRP) having an interest in and the resources that would be capable of supporting a new requirement to provide qualified chemical surety and non-surety laboratory technical experience and expertise, technical laboratory work, programmatic support for applied and basic research and administrative support to defeat chemical/biological threats. This effort will encompass the detection, identification, growth, purification, analysis and detoxification of known and new biological pathogens, naturally occurring and synthetic toxins, biologically active compounds, Biomanufacturing of biological and chemical products and organophosphorus chemical warfare nerve agents that have high potential for use as warfare and terror. The mission of the DEVCOM CBC BSD is to enhance the Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) defense programs through scientific expertise aimed at defeating chemical and biological threats. The intention is to procure these services on a competitive basis
BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS RFI NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET ASIDE FOR CERTIFIED SMALL BUSINESSES (IN FULL OR IN PART) OR MAY BE PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. All Small Business set-aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:
It is anticipated that this effort will primarily take place at U.S. Army laboratory facilities located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Edgewood Area (APG EA).
DISCLAIMER
“THIS RFI IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A “REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)” TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF ANY ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT.”
PROGRAM BACKGROUND:
The U.S. Army DEVCOM CBC BSD at APG EA is responsible for basic research, advanced development, testing, and evaluation of technology in microbiological, biochemical, chemical and analytical fields of science, which support a broad range of research studies that include chemical and biological detection technology and sensors, immunosensor assay development, validation, production of biological reference material and biological reagents, production of tri-service biomaterials and commodity chemicals with downstream processing and data management. Furthermore, the DEVCOM CBC BSD maintains a formal Quality Management System to support its International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) certification for quality analytical and operational processes.
The DEVCOM CBC BSD will support the current capability primarily through the conduct of chemical and biological surety and non-surety laboratory expertise. In accordance with these assignments, the DEV COM CBC BSD provides the following:
a. Research and Development programs in the areas of biomanufacturing, microbiological, biochemical, chemical and computational fields, which support a diverse base of research topics, to include pathogen studies, decontamination, toxic small molecules, threat characterization, sensor and assay development/evaluation and the production of biologically derived materials to include both biological material and chemical commodities.
REQUIRED CAPABILITIES: For specific details, please refer to the draft Performance Based Work Statement (PWS) incorporated as an attachment to this announcement (Attachment 1).
a. The contractor must have an active PRP and provide a fully qualified PRP staff with requisite experience on day one of contract award.
b. The contractor shall provide hands on support for biomanufacturing efforts at DEVCOM CBC BSD. The contractor shall conduct hands on bioproduction, technical interpretations and laboratory test support to the Government on matters dealing with the use and development of laboratory testing approaches and methodologies, laboratory instrumentation, analyses and proper waste disposal procedures cited in Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
c. The contractor shall provide technical expertise and conduct hands on analyses for Government programs using, but not limited to, the following analytical instrumentation and equipment:
5-1500 L Fermenters
Alfa Laval Centrifuge
Continuous Flow Centrifuge
Distillation Column
Filter Press
Ion Exchange Chromatography
KARR or Scheible Column
Lyophilizer
Millipore Ultrafiltration Unit
Spray Dryer
Tangential Flow Filtration Unit
Rotary Evaporator
Thin Layer Chromatography Tanks
Miller
Tube Furnace
d. The Contractor shall provide hands-on chemical surety and non-surety biological expertise, technical interpretations and laboratory test support to the Government on matters dealing with the use and development of surety and non-surety laboratory testing approaches and methodologies, laboratory instrumentation, analysis and proper waste disposal procedures.
e. The contractor shall provide a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the development processes for fermentation, downstream processing, and characterization of microbial products, to include specialty chemicals, biological polymers, proteins and phage-based products.
f. The contractor shall provide support to the biomanufacturing effort.
g. The contractor shall provide information technology services to include support for dedicated software, hardware for biomanufacturing operations, data and information collection, management, analysis, and communication.
h. The contractor shall assist the Government with the study of cell processes and shall have an understanding of gene sequencing, cell signaling, and gene expression. The contractor shall participate in laboratory procedures following protocols, to include Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) sequencing, cloning and extraction, Ribonucleic acid (RNA) purification, gel electrophoresis and/or protein expression and purification protocols.
i. The contractor shall assist the Government to grow and study a number of viruses or bacteria at Biosafety Level (BSL)1, 2, and/or 3. The contractor shall be responsible for investigating growth, structure, development and other characteristics of microscopic organisms. The contractor shall participate in characterization, detection, identification and decontamination studies using a wide range of analytical and scientific techniques.
j. The contractor shall provide expertise in downstream processing for biomanufacturing and facilities design.
k. The contractor shall provide administrative, program and project management support.
If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.
The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to: 1) provide services consistent, in scope and scale, with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; event and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Personnel and Facility Security Clearances: Laboratory personnel within the CBC BSD must have an active security clearance at time of contract award.
A DD Form 254 Contract Security Classification Specification shall apply to this requirement.
Enrollment in an active PRP
ELIGIBILITY:
The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 541714 – “Research and Development Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) and 541690 – “Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services” with a Small Business Size Standard of 1,000 employees. The Product Service Code is AC12 – “National Defense Research and Development; Department of Defense Military; Applied Research”. Please note that AC12 "National Defense Research and Development, Department of Defense; Militatary; Applied Research" is the most current Product Service Code and will apply to this effort. The beta.sam.gov system may not yet have applied those updates.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS (CAPABILITIES STATEMENT):
A draft Performance Work Statement (PWS Attachment 1) is provided for review.
Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than ten (10) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 3:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time (EST), 23 February 2021.
This documentation must address at a minimum the following items:
1.) What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement?
2.) Can or has your company managed a task of this nature? If so, please provide details.
3.) Provide documentation of enrollment with an active PRP in accordance with Army Regulation (AR) 50-6.
4.) Provide detailed experience with qualified chemical surety and non-surety laboratory work and the ability to operate under approved Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for hazardous operations.
5.) Can you demonstrate the ability to provide qualified technical CPRP scientists and technicians on the first day of contract award, as well as additional administrative support?
6.) Can or has your company managed a team of subcontractors before? If so, please provide details.
7.) What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensure successful capability to perform the tasks
8.) If you are a certified Small Business, please note that under a Small-Business Set-Aside, in accordance with FAR 52.219-14, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance. Please provide an explanation of your company’s ability to perform at least 50% of the tasks described in the draft PWS for the Period of Performance, which is anticipated to be one 12 month base period and two 12 month option periods.
9.) Respondents to this notice must indicate whether they qualify as certified Small Business Concern. Please provide a statement including current status, company name and address, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, Tax Identification number and company profile, to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office locations, Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, etc.
10.) Include in your response your ability to meet the requirements in the Facility and Safeguarding requirements.
The anticipated period of performance consists of one 12 month base period and two 12 month option periods.
The contract type is anticipated to be a Cost plus Fixed Fee (CPFF).
Your response to this RFI, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, Sheila Ramos, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email at sheila.l.ramos2.civ@mail.mil.
All data received in response to this RFI that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.
No phone calls will be accepted.
QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS FOR CLARIFICATION:
Only electronically submitted questions and requests for clarifications regarding this RFI will be accepted and must be submitted to the contract specialist identified above or the Contracting Officer at Nicholas.granat.civ@mail.mil no later than 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) 15 February 2021. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this RFI.
W911SR-21-R-BMRC Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground
1/25/21, 3:40 PM