Development and maintenance of Biosafety Outreach Program

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to award a fixed price contract for technical and scientific advice and guidance on the design and implementation of programs that enhance understanding of the NIH requirements pertaining to the oversight of research involving recombinant DNA. The commercially available services needed would be: coordinate the development and implementation of national and regional programs involving education and outreach strategies relevant to the oversight of recombinant DNA research and other Office of Biotechnology Activities (OBA) program areas; develop and implement strategies to stimulate enhanced communication between Institutional Biosafety Committees (IBCs), Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs), and Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) relevant to OBA program areas-strategies include conducting meetings and developing correspondence and communications systems to disseminate information; serve as a key point of contact with the research and patient communities; conduct research and gather informational materials to be used in various educational activities; review and coordinate informational materials and products associated with external communications initiatives; conduct workshops and presentations at national and regional meetings, seminars and conferences to convey information about the NIH Guidelines and other OBA activities; serve as a key member of a team that conducts site visits to evaluate institutional compliance with the NIH Guidelines; and provide biosafety expertise in OBA discussions of biosafety policy matters. This performance-based, total small business set aside would be awarded for an initial period of one year, with two successive one-year renewable option periods, for a maximum of three years. The NAICS code for this requirement is 541690 and the size standard is 6.5M.



The Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated for release to the vendor community on or about August 18, 2008. The RFP, RFP amendments, and questions and answers related to the procurement shall only be available via the Internet at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. Offerors are responsible for accessing the website. Interested parties must respond to the RFP to be considered for award. At this time, no written solicitation document is available, telephone requests shall not be honored, and no list of offerors shall be maintained.