22_75A50126R00001_RFP_0001 Att. 20 BARDA Responses to Contractor Question No's 1-7.pdf
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This document is a Questions and Answers (Q&A) record for BARDA RFP #75A50126R00001 addressing contractor inquiries regarding the "Vaccine Medical Countermeasures for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response" program.
The RFP establishes an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a 5-year base period and one optional 5-year period. All pricing must be fixed at contract award with no annual escalation permitted on firm fixed unit price CLINs; vendors must incorporate price escalation into their proposals. The contract structure does not allow for alternative configurations such as one-year plus one-year mutual option periods. Offerors with multiple manufacturing platforms must submit proposals for all available platforms, regardless of current task order activity. The submission deadline was extended to November 20, 2026, with no further extensions permitted. Required submissions include four attachments as part of the technical proposal (ASPR Security Requirements signed attestation, Vendor Production Facilities, Summary of Related Activities, and Subcontracting Plan Template) and two attachments as part of the business proposal (Breakdown of Proposed Costs and SF-LLL Disclosure Form). The offboarding language has been amended to align with FAR 52.216-22 Alternate II to accommodate both government-initiated terminations and contractor-initiated offboarding requests. Task orders and Blanket Purchase Agreements awarded under the IDIQ may include multiple optional periods as mutually agreed during execution, and contractors may request offboarding using the established procedures.
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No. Question Document Section Response
This RFP looks to be specific to the vaccines. Do you anticipate ASPR releasing an RFP to support the diagnostics side of influenza testing? RFP General
This RFP is specific to the Vaccine Medical Countermeasures for Pandemic Influenza and Emerging Diseases Preparedness and Response program.
Please consult sam.gov, etc. for existing and future solicitations.
Since the Base and potential Option Periods are for 5 years each, can vendors program an escalating price increase to firm fixed unit price (FFUP) CLINs, annually or otherwise, to the Base Period and Option Period pricing? RFP B.2.E (Pg 4)
No. Pricing for all periods will be fixed at the time of contract award. Price escalation should be priced into offeror's proposal.
3 Which, if any, of the solication attachments are to be submitted with the proposal? RFP J.1. Solicitation Attachments
Att. 2.pdf - ASPR Security Requirements (signed attestation), Att 3.xlsx (Vendor Production Facilities), Att 8.doc (Summary of Related Activities) and Att 12 (Subcontracting Plan Template) must be completed and submitted as part of Offeror(s) Technical Proposal. Att 7.xlsx (Breakdown of Proposed Costs) and Att 10 (SF-LLL, Disclosure Form) must be completed and submitted as part of Offeror(s) Business Proposal.
Given competing contractual priorities and the time required to obtain internal governance approval for a comprehensive proposal, would BARDA consider extending the submission deadline from October 30, 2026, to November 20, 2026, to support robust and fully responsive submissions? RFP
L.1. Instructions to Offerors Yes. However, no further extensions will be approved.
Where an offeror has multiple manufacturing platforms, but BARDA has not issued task orders for one platform during the current contract period, may the offeror limit its proposal to the platform(s) utilized under the current contract, rather than to include all available platforms – noting that such an offer would not impact pandemic response? RFP General Offerors must submit a response for all available platforms.
The offboarding language in the RFP seems more Government-oriented (e.g., a for-cause termination/end) and perhaps does not include a company decision to offboard. Do you mind checking that language and seeing if you agree and/or if that needs to be updated?
RFP
B.6.2 Off Ramp Procedures Language has been amended to align with FAR 52.216-22 Alternate II (e),(f)
May the contract be set up as a one year+one year options that are mutually agreed on during execution? RFP B.2. and F.1.
No. Limiting optional periods in the IDIQ contract to only one 5-year option ensures greater continuity of services for this highy critical requirement while also decreasing unnecessary contractual administration. It should be noted that Task order awards and Blanket Purchase Agreements awarded underneath the IDIQ may be structured to include as many optional periods as desired and mutually agreed upon during execution. Likewise, contractors may request to offboard from the IDIQ uitlizing the procedures at FAR 52.216- 22 Alternate II (f).
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BARDA Responses to Contractor Question No's 1-7
"Vaccine MCMs for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response"
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