QA_IBMSC Consortium RFI.pdf
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This document is a Questions and Answers (Q&A) file for the IBMSC Resilient Industry and Supply Chain Enterprise (RISE) Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) Consortium Request for Information (RFI). The document clarifies key details about the RFI response requirements, including a July 13th at 8:00 AM EST submission deadline. Respondents are asked to provide a 10-page or less description of company experience and infrastructure, with additional unlimited pages addressing specific perspectives on industry consortium participation, including potential barriers, government access to infrastructure during public health emergencies, capability sustainment during low-demand periods, and data sharing approaches for supply chain risk management.
The RFI seeks responses from companies interested in either leading or participating in the consortium, with no geographical performance limitations (nationwide US coverage accepted). The opportunity is issued by the Center for Industrial Base Management and Supply Chain (IBMSC), Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), with the primary goal of collecting feedback from pharmaceutical and biomanufacturing industry partners to develop a potential partnership program focused on pandemic preparedness goals.
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Questions and Answers
IBMSC Resilient Industry and Supply Chain Enterprise (RISE) OTA Consortium RFI
1. Could you please clarify the due date – date and time – for the RFI response?
Answer: Responses to this RFI are due on or before July 13th at 8:00 AM EST.
2. Is there a page limit on the entire RFI response (not just the 10-page limit on the company experience section)?
Answer: IBMSC is looking for a brief description (10 pages or less) of company experience and existing infrastructure related to manufacture and/or supply of any of the aforementioned resources or services; plus additional pages (no limit) comprising:
• Discussion/perspective on potential barriers (financial, technological, legal, etc.) to, and/or concerns over, participating in consortia of industry participants to meet preparedness and response requirements;
• Perspective on granting the USG access/rights to USG-funded infrastructure and technologies on a preferential basis (“priority access”) in the event of a declared public health emergency (PHE);
• Perspective on sustainment of capacities and capabilities during periods without declared PHE’s or other sharp drops in demand.
• Discussion/perspective on data sharing with respect to supply chain signals, prime and subprime contractor production and risks, overall supply chain risk management plans, as well as inflow/outflows of materials.
3. The RFI lists the place of performance as “HHS ASPR IBMSC,” without specifying a geographic location, while the relevant sam.gov notice lists the place of performance as Atlanta, GA. Could you please clarify?
Answer: The Government is not limiting performance to any one geographical area.
Place of performance can be US (Nationwide).
4. Are you seeking responses from companies interested in becoming active members of the Consortium, or only those interested in leading the Consortium at this time?
Answer: IBMSC is interested in hearing from respondents that are interested as serving as a Consortium Lead and/or interested in participating in the Consortium.
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