Sources Sought USACEHR WRAIR.docx

Request for Information (RFI)

RFI Number: W81XWH-20-RFI-DRD1

1. RFI Title: Senior Science Support for Safe Water Assessment for Microbial Pathogens and Toxicants and Subterranean and Dense Urban Environments Medical Research

2. Agency: United States Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC)

3. Office: The United States Army Center for Environmental Health Research (USACEHR) in transition to Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR)

4. Contracting Office: U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD

5. Location: Fort Detrick, MD

6. Disclaimer: In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201 "Exchange with industry before receipt of proposals," this RFI is for information and planning purposes only at this time, and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the USAMRDC, or collaborative Department of Defense (DoD) activities. Neither unsolicited proposals nor any other kind of offers will be considered in response to this RFI. Responses to this notice are not offers and will not be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. In keeping with the standards of FAR Part 10, the Government may request additional information from responders. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI or any follow-up information request. All information received in response to this RFI or any follow-up information request that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. At this time, questions concerning the composition and requirements for a future request for proposal will not be entertained.

7. Background: The United States Army Center for Environmental Health and Research (USACEHR) has had the lead among the United States Army Medical Research and Development Command (MRDC) laboratories to address potential health effects resulting from exposures to environmental toxicants, hazardous materials, and pollutants. USACEHR researchers in the Environmental Health Program develop surveillance tools and countermeasures against adverse health effects that degrade Warfighter health and performance, to include products that assess responses to environmental toxicant/pollutant exposures in field drinking water and in dense urban and subterranean environments. USACEHR is currently in the midst of decommissioning where research activities and mission will be transitioned to and become part of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR).

8. Scope and Purpose: The United States Army Center for Environmental Health and Research (USACEHR) has a required for subject matter expertise and technical support for a number of collaborative research efforts as well as participate as a technical collaborator for in-house research and advanced development efforts within the Environmental Health Program at USACEHR as it transitions to WRAIR. During the transition USACEHR/WRAIR will continue to have a requirement for a knowledgeable life scientist/subject matter expert (SME) with experience conducting and supporting the research efforts and programs

9. Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). DRAFT PWS Tasks are included with this Sources Sought for informational purposes and identifies the scope of work.

10. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: The NAICS code for this potential action is 541990 – All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services with a Size Standard of $16.5M.

11. Capability Statement: To be eligible for submitting any future proposal, contractors must have experience working within the industry, and in related government sector(s), and be thoroughly familiar with medical research and guidelines. Respondents must provide proof of experience if requested. The offeror shall include with the Capability Statement relevant experience from three (3) contracts within the last five (5) years that demonstrate relevant successful past experience.

12. Anticipated period of performance: Twelve (12) Month Base Period and 4 12 month options.

13. Response Due Date: Interested parties should submit the attached RFI response electronically by 1:00 pm (EST) December 19th 2019 via e-mail to David Daniel at david.r.daniel27.civ@mail.mil. Please request confirmation of receipt.

14. Instructions to Responders:

15.1 The Government appreciates responses from all capable and qualified sources.

15.2 The Government welcomes input and will accept questions pertaining to this RFI; however, the Government reserves the right to answer or not to answer all questions pertaining to this RFI. Questions pertaining to the RFI are due by 1:00 PM EST 09 December 2019. Only one set of questions per vendor will be accepted. Telephone requests will not be entertained. Answers to the questions will be provided on or about 11 December 2019 and posted as an attachment as part of a modification on https://beta.sam.gov.

15.3 The subject header of the e-mail for submission of questions and/or the RFI response shall be: W81XWH-20-RFI-DRD1 RFI

15.4 Interested firms should submit a response (Capability Statement) that demonstrates the Offeror’s ability to perform the scope of work identified in this RFI. The Capability Statement shall not exceed ten (10) typed pages; additional sheets for cover page, table of contents, tables and charts will not be counted toward page limitation.

15.4.1 Format specifications include 12 point Arial font, single spaced, single sided, 8.5 by 11 inches paper with 1 inch margins. All submissions must be made electronically (as described below) and be in one of the following formats: Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF.

a. Cover Page (1 page)

i. Title

ii. Organization

iii. Responders technical and administrative points of contact (names, addresses, phone, fax number and email addresses)

iv. Topic area(s) addressed

b. Current Technical Expertise, Knowledge and Management Capability

i. Executive Summary

ii. Discussion of capabilities/challenges/ technologies

iii. Technical response, the breadth of disciplines and experience, relevance of Offeror’s expertise that demonstrates a full understanding and experience of the support services required

c. Brief summary of relevant experience pertaining to the requirement (for example government, academia or industry experience).

d. List of citations and other relevant documents describing experience and past performance

15.5 Fill in the below table when respond to this Sources Sought / RFI.

RFI Number

Company Name

Company Address

Point of Contact

Phone Number

E-mail Address

Tax Identification Number (TIN)

Cage Code

DUNS

Company Web Page

Company Location(s)

Company is / is not a Small Business

Company is / is not SAM Registered

Other Classifications (e.g. 8(a), HubZone, Woman-Owned, Veteran-Owned, Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned)

If 8(a), date that the company graduates from the program.

15. Disclaimer and Important Notes: The purpose of this RFI notice is to gain market knowledge. The Government is not obliged to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in the responses received. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its responses are complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's solution and qualifications to perform the work. Responders are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received, or to provide feedback to respondents regarding any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published on System for Award Management, Beta at https://beta.sam.gov. Responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.

16. Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in submitted responses. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).