Influenza Reagent Resource

Added: February 29, 2008 Contractors will provide questions, comments, and recommendations to CDC having to do with USG?s requirement, proposed SOW while still in draft form, for Influenza Reagent Resource (see attachments to this special notice). Contractor will propagate, characterize and store and distribute (as approved) CDC-furnished viruses and bacterial pathogens, including human influenza, low and highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses and their derivatives, and other viral and microbial respiratory pathogens associated with influenza-like illness. It is the intension of the CDC, based on responses received from Contractors, to refine or finalize USG?s SOW and to determine if adequate competition exists for the Influenza Reagent Resource requirement. Contractors must submit all questions or comments to the following e-mail address no later than March 11th by 5:00PM EST: afx2@cdc.gov. A presolicitation conference will be held to answer Contractor?s questions and requests for clarifications, etc., on March 14, 2008 at the Holiday Inn Conference Center, 130 Clairemont Avenue, Decatur, Georgia 30030 from 9:00AM to 1:00PM. Contractors that have any questions can contact Jeff Miller at 770-488-2651 or e-mail him at the above mentioned e-mail address.