Comprehensive and Rapid Response to NIAID Research Programs

This solicitation seeks proposals for multiple-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts to provide comprehensive and rapid response services to support the research programs of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Services will be performed across seven task areas including clinical analysis, basic research, clinical trials, data management, regulatory and quality assurance services, specialized studies, and small business opportunities. Proposals will be evaluated based on technical and cost factors specified in individual task order requests. The closing date for initial proposals is October 1, 2020.

The anticipated number of awards per task area ranges from two to four, with a maximum ceiling amount per base contract of $545,452,906. One task area is set aside for small businesses. Performance will take place at medical research sites across the United States, Latin America, Africa, and Asia over a seven-year period from May 2021 to April 2028. The minimum total value of all orders is set at $2,000, with a maximum program amount of $545,452,906 to be issued through task orders competed among awardees.