Acquisition Support for Walter Reed Army Institute Research (WRAIR)

The United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) has a follow-on requirement in support of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) for Acquisition Support Services. The purpose of this requirement is to provide support services to assist with effective and efficient administrative and procurement processes and execution for equipment, materials and services. Additionally some support will be required in support of assistance agreements. These services include but are not limited to 1) developing procurement packages for WRAIR divisions; 2) organizing and developing organizational products to support business efficiencies and procurement speed (to include training); and 3) analyzing, developing, and training internal business processes, procedures and policies to promote efficiencies and speed to award.

The WRAIR requires expertise to advise and support WRAIR divisions on contracting strategy (to include spend plan strategy) and activities for a variety of funding types (i.e. Army and Defense Health Program Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (DHP RDT&E), Defense Health Program (DHP), Operation and Maintenance, Army (OMA), Reimbursables from other Government partners and big- Pharma companies). WRAIR requires assistance in the evaluation of contracting strategies or plans to be used in support of outgoing WRAIR and SFA proposals (intra- and extra-mural) as well as for any Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA). (Proposal Realism)

This requirement is set aside as an 8(a) competitive solicitation under the North American Industry Classification Code of 541611 with a size standard of 15,000,000. USAMRAA intends to award a firm fixed price contract to include a one-year base period and 4 one-year options period. The closing date for receipt of proposals is 20 June 2018 at 10:00 a.m. Local Time, Frederick, MD. The solicitation will be posted on or about 20 May 2018 in the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at www.fbo.gov. No solicitations will be accepted by hard copy. All offerors are responsible for checking for amendments to the solicitation from the Internet. It is the responsibility of the vendor to ensure that the RFP is received from the Internet accurately and in its entirety. To be eligible for an award or payment from any DOD activity, offerors must be registered with the System for Award Management and have completed the on-line representations and certifications located at www.sam.gov. Any questions concerning this solicitation must be submitted by 05 June 2018 at 10:00 a.m. Local Time, Frederick, MD to flodean.p.billings.civ@mail.mil.