Pre-proposal_Conference_FBO_posting.pdf

PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE

A pre-proposal conference is planned to provide details regarding the following potential Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs):

1. BARDA-CBRN-BAA-12-100-SOL-00011, entitled “Advanced Research and Development of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Medical Countermeasures”;

2. BARDA-SST-BAA-12-100-SOL-00013, entitled “Science and Technology Platforms

Applied to Medical Countermeasure (MCM) Development”, and;

3. BARDA-FLU-BAA-12-100-00018, entitled “Advanced Development of Medical Countermeasures for Pandemic Influenza”.

Note: These BAAs have not yet been issued. Continue to monitor FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov) for BAA postings. Estimated issue dates are not available. Please do not call with questions related to any BAA that has not been issued prior to the meeting.

The conference will provide a short presentation of the requirements for each BAA, followed by scheduled individual meetings between attendees and a Project Officer for an Area of Interest.

Contracts staff and a representative from the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) will also be present to answer any questions about the BAA process. In addition, the conference will provide a unique opportunity to interact with others in the field.

The pre-proposal conference will be held on Thursday, May 3, 2012, from 2:00pm to 4:00pm Eastern Daylight Time at the following address:

US Dept. of Health and Human Services Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 800 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20201

Please note the following regarding the pre-proposal conference:

REGISTRATION

1. To register for the conference, please email the name of your company, as well as the names and *citizenship of registrants to AMCG-Opportunities@hhs.gov by 3:00 PM EDT Tuesday, May 1, 2012.

2. Registration is limited to the maximum room occupancy, and may be suspended without prior notice. Attendance is limited to a maximum of two (2) persons per company. Only one registration per company is allowed; companies may not register for multiple BAAs.

However, information about all BAAs will be available to every attendee.

3. When registering, please indicate your primary and secondary area of interest and the appropriate BAA. We will assign you a 5 minute meeting with Program staff. Every effort will be made to accommodate everyone’s first choice; depending upon the number of registrants, a second meeting may be assigned. Meeting assignments will be provided http://www.fbo.gov/� mailto:AMCG-Opportunities@hhs.gov� upon arrival at the conference. If, after registering, you find that you must cancel, please let us know so that we can open up your meeting slot(s) to other attendees.

4. *Please be advised that in order to obtain security clearance, advanced notification must be provided by all attendees who are not United States citizens. Foreign nationals wishing to participate must submit the attached Foreign Visitor Information Sheet no later than Tuesday, April 24, 2012.

ARRIVAL AND MEETING LOGISTICS

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Bring your photo identification.

6. Enter the Humphrey Building at the Independence Avenue entrance and register with the guard at the front desk to receive a visitor pass.

7. Arrive at least 45 minutes early to allow time to clear security and to be escorted to the conference room.

8. The closest metro stop is Federal Center SW, serviced by the Blue and Orange Metrorail lines. At the top of the escalator turn left. The Humphrey Building is two blocks ahead on the right at the corner of 3rd St., SW and Independence Avenue, SW.

9. Tape recorders, video recording, and the use of any media are prohibited.

For those who are unable to attend, please use the following dial-in information: 1-888-989- 8140 Participant code # 39780.

It is anticipated that a draft agenda and meeting slides will be posted on the FedBizOps website as an amendment to this notice prior to the pre-proposal conference.