Centers for Disease Control - FY 21 Broad Agency Announcement

The purpose of amendment 0001 is to accomplish the following:

1. Remove Topic 11

2. Add Topic 12

3. Update Topic 4.1 & 4.2 POC to reflect the following: Jason Folster @ gux8@cdc.gov.

4. Confirm Diana Bartlett's email address as dbartlett@cdc.gov.

Please do not submit white papers for the aforementioned removed topics. For clarity, white papaers are due 3:00PM *Eastern Standard Time* on January 13, 2021. All other terms and conditions of the original solicitation remain the same. See below:

The Centers for Disease Control is issuing Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Number 75D301-21-R-71738. The NAICS code for this BAA is 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) with a size standard of 1,000 employees. This BAA is open and in effect for 28 days from the date of issuance (December 16, 2020 through January 13, 2021). THIS IS AN IMMEDIATE CALL FOR WHITE PAPERS. Prior to submission of a white paper, offerors are strongly encouraged to contact the CDC BAA technical point of contact for the research topic/subtopic of interest. White papers must be received electronically by 3:00 PM EST on January 13, 2021 in order to be considered for further evaluation. White papers should be submitted electronically to the mailbox at oadsbaaprojects@cdc.gov with a copy to the BAA Technical Coordinator, Diana Barlett at dbartlett@cdc.gov, and with a copy to Dr. Mim Kelly at Mkelly2@cdc.gov.

*Please allow adequate time for your submission to get through the CDC firewall. We highly recommend allowing 5 or more minutes for this process. All white papers received after the 3:00 p.m. deadline will NOT be considered for review.*

The Centers for Disease Control is issuing Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Number 75D301-21-R-71738. The NAICS code for this BAA is 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) with a size standard of 1,000 employees. This BAA is open and in effect for 28 days from the date of issuance (December 16, 2020 through January 13, 2021). THIS IS AN IMMEDIATE CALL FOR WHITE PAPERS. Prior to submission of a white paper, offerors are strongly encouraged to contact the CDC BAA technical point of contact for the research topic/subtopic of interest. White papers must be received electronically by 3:00 PM EST on January 13, 2021 in order to be considered for further evaluation. White papers should be submitted electronically to the mailbox at oadsbaaprojects@cdc.gov with a copy to the BAA Technical Coordinator, Diana Barlett at dbarltlett@cdc.gov, and with a copy to Dr. Mim Kelly at Mkelly2@cdc.gov.

*Please allow adequate time for your submission to get through the CDC firewall. We highly recommend allowing 5 or more minutes for this process. All white papers received after the 3:00 p.m. deadline will NOT be considered for review.*

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) intends to issue Fiscal Year 2021 Broad Agency Announcements (BAA) for Applied Research to Address Emerging Public Health Priorities under Request for Proposal number 75D301-21-R-71738. This BAA is an expression of interest only and does not commit the Government to make an award or pay white paper or proposal preparation costs generated in response to this announcement. The BAA will invite interested offerors to contribute innovative ideas in specific areas of interest. The specific areas of interest will be detailed in the BAA.

This is not a request for white papers or proposals. No response to this notice is requested or required. The solicitation will be posted on beta.SAM.gov on or about November 24, 2020. Interested parties must respond to the solicitation in order to be considered for award of any resultant contract. The Government will not maintain a bidder's list for this procurement. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring beta.SAM.gov regularly for release of the solicitation and any amendments.