Amendment 014 - DRIVe EZ BAA.pdf

Office of Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) Division of Research, Innovation & Ventures

(DRIVe)

Amendment 014 Issuance for Easy Broad Agency Announcement

(EZ-BAA) BAA-22-100-SOL-00003

The purpose of this Amendment is the following:

1) Pause the following Area of Interest (AOI):

AOI #21: Vaccines on Demand

INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW INFORMATION

A. Development Opportunity Objective:

Under this Amendment, DRIVe is doing the following:

1) Pausing the following research Area of Interest (AOI):

AOI #21: Vaccines on Demand

B. Eligible Respondents & Scope Parameters:

This Amendment is open to all responsible sources as described in the EZ-BAA. Abstract submissions that do not conform to the requirements outlined in the EZ-BAA may be considered non-responsive and will not be reviewed. In particular, an entity must have an active registration with https://sam.gov at the time of submission to be reviewed. If not, the abstract submission will not be reviewed and will be rejected. Please do not attempt to submit an abstract if your registration is not active in https://sam.gov.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Interested vendors are strongly encouraged to request and schedule a pre-submission call before submitting an abstract. This request should include the project title, key project staff, and a brief description of the proposed project. Please submit the requests to the following:

AOI #21: Vaccines on Demand (ondemand@hhs.gov)

The closing date for abstract submissions for this AOI is listed below.

NOTE: At this time we anticipate that AOI #21: Vaccines on Demand will be reopened for submissions at a later date.

Area of Interest Closing Date for Abstract Submissions #21 12:00pm ET on September 28, 2023

C. Number of Awards:

Multiple awards are anticipated and are dependent upon the program priorities, scientific/technical merit of abstract submissions, how well the abstract submissions fit within the goals of the AOI, and the availability of funding. The program funding is subject to change based on the Government’s discretion.

Funding is limited, so we encourage any interested vendors to reach out to the respective program as soon as possible before submitting an abstract.

https://sam.gov/ https://sam.gov/ mailto:ondemand@hhs.gov

D. Amendment Application Process:

This Amendment will follow the same submission process and review procedures as those established under this EZ-BAA, unless otherwise noted. For complete details, please read the EZ-BAA in its entirety along with all amendments.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Respondents who are awarded a contract under each of these AOIs will be required to share any collected, de-identified data in an effort to advance the field and knowledge. Interested Respondents are strongly encouraged to commercialize their technology and algorithms, however note that consistent with BARDA’s mission and federal standards, data collected through the use of government funding will be delivered to BARDA for government usage pursuant to applicable regulations and law.