Announcement - Phase II.pdf

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Resources for Improvement of Surveillance and Emergency Response

(RISER)

Virtual Large and Small Business Meet and Greet – Call for Small Business Information (Phase II)

This posting is in connection with the following announcements:

• Notice ID: 75D30125R73218 RISER Meet and Greet Special Notice published on October 31, 2024.

• Notice ID: 75D30124R73168 (Sources Sought – Resources for Improvement of Surveillance and Emergency Response (RISER)) published on August 16, 2024.

• Notice ID: 75D301-TBD-R-72996 (Industry Day Special Announcement) originally published on May 2, 2024.

This announcement is not a solicitation. This announcement does not constitute an invitation for bid, request for proposal, or request for quotation and is not to be construed as a commitment by the government. This is for informational purposes only; the government will not reimburse any costs associated with attending the meet and greet.

This announcement is phase two in a three-phase process that will be accomplished by the publication of this announcement and by amending it for future phases. Below is a summary of the phases:

1. Phase I – call for interested large businesses.

2. Phase II – publish information received from large businesses and initiate call for interested small businesses.

3. Phase III – provide the link and finalized dates/times for the virtual meet and greet once the final number of large and small businesses is known.

PHASE II – CALL FOR INTERESTED SMALL BUSINESSES

Interested parties shall respond to this notice no later than December 5, 2024 (2:00 PM Eastern Time).

Email your responses to Jennifer Gartzke at jgartzke@cdc.gov. An emailed response confirming receipt will be sent once the information is received by the CDC. If you have not received a confirmation email by close of business December 5, 2024, please email the Contracting Officer at the email address above at your earliest convenience.

The CDC is seeking interested small businesses with the current capabilities to provide the services outlined in the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) and Large Business Response Chart. The intent of this announcement is to obtain a list of qualified small businesses that would be interested in meeting with the large businesses who provided responses and indicated they were interested in a prime contracting role for this multiple award IDIQ. Once the small business community has a chance to respond, CDC will then provide a Zoom conference line that will allow businesses to meet to begin to establish a relationship. Do not provide a proposal for this requirement; the CDC is only asking for the information listed below in the announcement at this point.

mailto:jgartzke@cdc.gov

In order for this to be an effective exchange, the government requests the following information from interested small businesses:

• UEI

• One page capability statement addressing the area(s) listed as potential subcontracting portions of work (found in attached Large Business Response Chart); this may also address other areas where your firm is capable if those aren’t listed in the large business response chart

• Large business/businesses your firm would like to speak with

• Primary NAICS

• Relevant past performance at either the prime or subcontracting level

• Point of contact to include name, email, and telephone number

• Parts of the PWS not listed that your firm could provide service as a sub-contractor

The Phase III announcement will provide the date, time, finalized list of attendees for the meet and greet.

The Zoom link will be emailed privately to the point of contact listed in the response as requested above to the small and large businesses who responded to Phases I and II.

TENTATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEET AND GREET

The meet and greet conference call will be conducted over one business day tentatively (depending on the number of responses) beginning at 9 am Eastern Time on December 11, 2024.

Audience: Members of industry

When: December 11, 2024 (tentatively)

Where: Virtual via Zoom

Address: Zoom link to be provided at a later date

Specific Sections for Battelle:

Section IV, DETAILED TECHNICAL CORE REQUIREMENTS

Subsection F: Manage Laboratory Registration for RISER Account

Contact Center- and Customer Service-related activities, such as:

3. “Contractor will notify registrant regarding any omissions or items needing additional clarification and assist registrant as necessary to complete.”

5. “The contractor shall notify registered laboratories regarding account activation, triage request for level upgrades or changes in shipment addresses, and other similar account related activities.”

Subsection H: Receive Reagent Orders and Manage Shipping Logistics

Contact Center- and Customer Service-related activities, such as:

2. “Contractor shall establish a customer service team to communicate order status to recipient laboratories, manage shipping logistics, track order and shipment status, notify recipient laboratories of delays or product recalls, and respond to customer inquiries. Customer service representatives shall communicate with recipient laboratories via standardized response...”

3. “Customer service shall notify recipient laboratory of order approvals or denials, as well as any increases/decreases in order quantities made by the COR, within two business days of receipt of order approval. Customer service shall also notify CDC of any customer-initiated changes to already approved orders...”

15. “RISER customer service shall support recipient laboratories import processes by inquiring about delays and providing certificates of analyses, conformance, or quality, CDC donation letters or other similar type reagent documentation upon request.”

Shipping and logistics-related activities, such as:

4. “The contractor shall retain the following written documentation in support of each order…record of shipment; confirmation of courier delivery and/or receipt by intended recipient…”

Company Portions Interested in Sub-Contracting Specialized Reagents Ancillary Reagent Repository Offisite/Surge Repository IT Support Staff Augmentation to Support Client Mission Subsection F - Contact Center numbers 3 and 5 Subsection H - Contact Center 2, 3, and 15;

Shipping and logistics 4, 6, 11, 13, and 14

NARMD No Response to question.

Leidos No determination yet.

LMI No determination yet.

ATCC

Battelle

6. “The contractor shall ensure that shipping is performed in compliance with all international, federal, state and local laws and regulations for safe-handling and shipment of non-infectious and infectious materials. The contractor shall utilize shipping containers for reagents that fully comply with current domestic and international transport regulations…”

11. “The contractor shall utilize a secure package tracking and delivery system and written verification of receipt at destination shall be obtained to document that approved shipments are made to intended recipients in a timely manner.”

13. “The contractor shall coordinate all shipments to ensure that viability, biological activity or chemical integrity of viruses, bacteria, and reference reagents will not be adversely affected.”

14. “RISER reagents shall ship internationally as door-to-airport whenever possible.”