CEIRR iDPCC 75N93020R00002 Pre-solictitation Notice.pdf

CEIRR Influenza Data Processing and Communication Center (iDPCC) 75N93020R00002

Type of Requirement

New Requirement

Follow-on (Contract No.:______________)

Other (specify):__Recompetition_______

Place of Performance

Place of performance is unknown currently

Place of performance is known. Address or general location:__________________

Recompetition

Name: CEIRS Data Processing and Coordination Center (DPCC)

Contract Number: HHSN272201400026C

Address: Digital Infuzion, Inc 656 Quince Orchard Road, Suite 300 Gaithersburg, MD 20878

Contracting Office Address

Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Office of Acquisitions, 5601 Fishers Lane, MSC 9821, Bethesda, MD, 20892-9821

Duration of contract: 1 Base Year plus 6 One-Year Options

Additional Options: Level of Effort Quantity Options, Collaborative Analytics

Projects, and Communication Options

Anticipated award date: ____12/31/2020___________

Pre-solicitation Notice Information

Introduction

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) supports research related to the basic understanding of microbiology and immunology leading to the development of vaccines, therapeutics, and medical diagnostics for the prevention, treatment, and diagnosis of infectious and immune-mediated diseases. The NIAID, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases has a requirement to establish an Influenza Data Processing and Communication Center (iDPCC) in support of NIAID’s Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Response (CEIRR) Network.

Description

The iDPCC will function as the main data processing and communication hub for the CEIRR Network, with an emphasis on data processing, coordination, and reporting.

The iDPCC will also include responsibilities to function as a central communication resource for the CEIRR Network and other NIAID Universal Influenza Vaccine programs and resources. These responsibilities will include extensive outreach to the broad scientific community to publicize NIAID’s influenza research programs and facilitate access to influenza reagents and resources generated by the programs.

The iDPCC will provide established facilities, infrastructure, equipment, qualified personnel, and all necessary resources and services for archiving, analyzing, updating, and maintaining genomics, surveillance, reagents, and other types of research data from the CEIRRs sites and for the reporting and submission of such data to appropriate, publicly accessible databases with the responsibility for carrying out the following functions:

a) Transfer of data, resources, and contract-generated materials from prior Data Processing and Coordination Center contract.

b) Data collection, management, and quality control of all study data generated by the CEIRR Network.

c) Communication, outreach, collaboration, and coordination of CEIRR Network activities to include publicizing network-generated influenza data and resources and facilitating collaboration between CEIRR sites and other investigators.

d) CEIRRs site training, assessment, and technical assistance to support the data submission and management of data by site staff.

e) Project Management, integration, and coordination of all iDPCC contract activities.

f) Support all data tracking and reporting needs of the CEIRR Network.

An RFP will be available electronically on/about 01/06/2020 and may be accessed through Sytem for Award Management (SAM) at https://beta.sam.gov/. Any responsible offeror may submit a proposal, at that time, to be considered by the Agency.

In response to the solicitation, the NIAID will require proposals to be submitted via the NIAID electronic Contract Proposal Submission (eCPS) website. Submission of proposals by facsimile or e-mail will not be accepted.

For directions on using eCPS, go to the website https://ecps.nih.gov and then click on "How to Submit."

This pre-solicitation notice does not commit the Government to award a contract.

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