CWMD 5-Year Research and Development (R&D) Open Broad Agency Announcement (OBAA) 70RDND19R00000003 and Topic Solicitation 15 RFP 70RWMD23R00000007 for Agent Agnostic Biodetection System

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Solicitation number
70RWMD23R00000007
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of Homeland Security seeks to develop an agent agnostic biodetection system through a research and development project. Interested offerors should submit technical and cost proposals in accordance with Topic Solicitation 15 under the department's Research and Development Open Broad Agency Announcement 70RDND19R00000003 by May 5, 2023. Proposals will be evaluated based on technical qualifications and cost. The resulting contract will utilize a cost-plus-fixed-fee type for up to 48 months to provide increased capability for detecting and identifying chemical and biological threats without agent-specific detection methods.

There is no set-aside designation. The NAICS code is 541715, PSC code is C499, and performance will occur within the United States. The estimated period of performance is four to five years with a total funding ceiling of $8 million to be awarded across multiple contracts. Monthly reporting and evaluation of technical achievements will occur during potential multiple phases.

Notice text

3 versions

Update #3 · Latest ·

OBAA Topic Solicitation No. 15: RFP # 70RWMD23R00000007 (Posted 5/5/2023)

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Procurement Operations (OPO), Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Acquisition Division (CWMDAD) issues this Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit capable vendors for the submission of technical and cost proposals in accordance with this Topic Solicitation No. 15, RFP No. 70RWMD23R00000007, titled “Agent Agnostic Biodetection System", its attachments, and the overarching Research and Development (R&D) Open Broad Agency Announcement (OBAA) No. 70RDND19R00000003. This requirement supports the DHS Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD), Acquisition Development (AD), under BAA focus area CWMD.07 – Chemical and Biological Detection: Provide increased capability to detect and identify chemical and biological threats in response to emerging operational needs.

RFP and ATTACHMENTS:
SF 33 & RFP # 70RWMD23R00000007, 38 pages

  1.  Attachment 1: Topic Solicitation 15 Agent Agnostic Biodetection System, 20 pages
  2.  Attachment 2: SOW R&D Contracts Template, 11 pages
  3.  Attachment 3: Mayvin Company to Company NDA, 1 page
  4.  Attachment 4: LMI Company to Company NDA, 1 page
  5.  Attachment 5: REMOVED (by Amendment # 0002 on 6/13/23)
  6.  Attachment 6: CWMD R&D 5 Year OBAA 70RDND19R00000003, 45 pages
  7.  Attachment 7: Monthly Reporting Template, 12 pages
  8.  Attachment 8: Phase Activities and Exit Criteria, 1 page (Added 5/19/23 for Amendment 0001)

Amendment # 0001 (Posted 5/19/2023):

The purpose of Amendment 0001 to RFP # 70RWMD23R00000007, Topic Solicitation No. 15, is to provide the Government's responses to Offeror questions (attached, 2 pages) and to provide Offerors a new RFP Attachment #8 Phase Activities/Exit Criteria (attached, 1 page).

Amendment # 0002 (Posted 6/13/2023):

The purpose of Amendment 0002 to RFP # 70RWMD23R00000007, Topic Solicitation No. 15, is to notify offerors that the use of Contractor Support Services for Proposal Evaluation Process by Noblis, Inc will no longer be utilized for this Topic Solicitation. As a result, Non-disclosure Agreements (NDAs) are no-longer required for Noblis, Inc. and Attachment # 5: Noblis Company to Company NDA (1 page) is removed from the RFP, and also, FAR Clause 52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (Jun 2023) is incorporated into this RFP.

Update #2 ·

OBAA Topic Solicitation No. 15: RFP # 70RWMD23R00000007 (Posted 5/5/2023)


The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Procurement Operations (OPO), Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Acquisition Division (CWMDAD) issues this Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit capable vendors for the submission of technical and cost proposals in accordance with this Topic Solicitation No. 15, RFP No. 70RWMD23R00000007, titled “Agent Agnostic Biodetection System", its attachments, and the overarching Research and Development (R&D) Open Broad Agency Announcement (OBAA) No. 70RDND19R00000003. This requirement supports the DHS Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD), Acquisition Development (AD), under BAA focus area CWMD.07 – Chemical and Biological Detection: Provide increased capability to detect and identify chemical and biological threats in response to emerging operational needs.

RFP and ATTACHMENTS:
SF 33 & RFP # 70RWMD23R00000007, 38 pages

  1.  Attachment 1: Topic Solicitation 15 Agent Agnostic Biodetection System, 20 pages
  2.  Attachment 2: SOW R&D Contracts Template, 11 pages
  3.  Attachment 3: Mayvin Company to Company NDA, 1 page
  4.  Attachment 4: LMI Company to Company NDA, 1 page
  5.  Attachment 5: Noblis Company to Company NDA, 1 page
  6.  Attachment 6: CWMD R&D 5 Year OBAA 70RDND19R00000003, 45 pages
  7.  Attachment 7: Monthly Reporting Template, 12 pages
  8.  Attachment 8: Phase Activities and Exit Criteria, 1 page (Added 5/19/23 for Amendment 0001)

Amendment # 0001 (Posted 5/19/2023):

The purpose of Amendment 0001 to RFP # 70RWMD23R00000007, Topic Solicitation No. 15, is to provide the Government's responses to Offeror questions (attached, 2 pages) and to provide Offerors a new RFP Attachment #8 Phase Activities/Exit Criteria (attached, 1 page).

Update #1 ·

OBAA Topic Solicitation No. 15: RFP # 70RWMD23R00000007 (Posted 5/5/2023)


The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Procurement Operations (OPO), Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Acquisition Division (CWMDAD) issues this Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit capable vendors for the submission of technical and cost proposals in accordance with this Topic Solicitation No. 15, RFP No. 70RWMD23R00000007, titled “Agent Agnostic Biodetection System", its attachments, and the overarching Research and Development (R&D) Open Broad Agency Announcement (OBAA) No. 70RDND19R00000003. This requirement supports the DHS Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD), Acquisition Development (AD), under BAA focus area CWMD.07 – Chemical and Biological Detection: Provide increased capability to detect and identify chemical and biological threats in response to emerging operational needs.

RFP and ATTACHMENTS:
SF 33 & RFP # 70RWMD23R00000007, 38 pages
1. Attachment 1: Topic Solicitation 15 Agent Agnostic Biodetection System, 20 pages
2. Attachment 2: SOW R&D Contracts Template, 11 pages
3. Attachment 3: Mayvin Company to Company NDA, 1 page
4. Attachment 4: LMI Company to Company NDA, 1 page
5. Attachment 5: Noblis Company to Company NDA, 1 page
6. Attachment 6: CWMD R&D 5 Year OBAA 70RDND19R00000003, 45 pages
7. Attachment 7: Monthly Reporting Template, 12 pages

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Notice history

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