Cell Sorting MaxV

The Department of the Army Medical Command seeks cell sorting services to discover monoclonal antibodies against the Machupo virus. The contractor shall isolate B cells from Machupo survivors to clone and express 100-300 fully human anti-Machupo antibodies in the base period. In option years, the contractor will characterize top candidates through in vitro neutralization and downselect leads for rodent and nonhuman primate efficacy studies. Proposals are due by September 15, 2021 and will be evaluated based on past performance as evidenced on the attached questionnaire, where respondents rate offerors' performance as considerably surpassing, generally exceeding, meeting, or not meeting expectations.

There is no set-aside designation for this requirement. The NAICS code is 541711 and PSC code is R425. Performance will take place at Fort Detrick, Maryland over one base year and two optional years. Proposals shall include pricing for the base period to discover 100-300 antibodies and optional work to characterize leads and produce material for animal efficacy studies. The place of performance is Fort Detrick, Maryland and the period of performance is one base year beginning in September 2021 with two optional years to follow.