CPR BAA 2019 public health emergency preparedness and response applied research (PHEPRAR)

This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) seeks proposals to conduct innovative research to improve the ability of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its partners, especially state and local health departments, to effectively prepare for and respond to public health emergencies and disasters. CDC, Center for Preparedness and Response (CPR) anticipates that the knowledge resulting from awards made under this announcement will contribute significantly to the evidence base for preparedness and response and lead to improved efficiency, effectiveness, and outcomes in several domains.
CDC issues this BAA under the provisions of Federal Acquisition Regulations 35.016 and 6.102(d)(2), which provide for solicitation of proposals and the acquisition of basic and applied research and that part of development not related to the development of a specific system or hardware procurement. The use of the BAA mechanism to solicit proposals is authorized under 48 CFR 35.016. Contracts that are awarded based on responses to this BAA are the result of full and open competition and therefore, in full compliance with the provisions of PL 98-369, "The Competition in Contracting Act of 1984."
Potential offerors are encouraged to submit Concept Papers to be considered for award. Concept papers may be submitted to the Government beginning on April 17, 2019 and must be submitted no later than 12:00 p.m. EST on May 17, 2019. There are no exceptions to this deadline. The selection of proposals for award will be based on a scientific review of proposals submitted in response to each BAA topic. The concept paper is used to determine whether the concept is of sufficient technical merit and relevance to the Government's programmatic needs prior to submission of a formal proposal. Concept papers should contain a Rough Order of Magnitude estimate (Estimated Cost). The Government reserves the right to select for award all, some, or none of the proposals received. Potential Offerors may (but are not required to) e-mail the Contract Specialist, Michael Crow, at cprbaa2019@cdc.gov with questions regarding the concept paper submission process or other aspects of the acquisition process no later than Monday, April 29, 2019 at 12:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST).

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