Naval Medical Research Unit Two (NAMRU-2) Southeast Asia Biosurveillance and Epidemiology Research (SABER) II IDIQ

The purpose of amending Pre Solicitation Notice N6264518R0046, is to attach the RFP and associated attachments. Please pay attention to the question and proposal due dates listed in section L of the RFP.

The Naval Medical Logistics Command (NMLC) on behalf of The Naval Medical Research Unit Two (NAMRU-2) has a requirement for a Single Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract (anticipated to be FFP and CPFF Task Orders) for Biosurveillance and Epidemiology research support services in Southeast Asia,

NAMRU-2, headquartered in Singapore with its main laboratory in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, is at the forefront of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)'s disease surveillance and response efforts in the PACOM Area of Responsibility (AOR). Within the context of its ongoing biomedical infectious diseases research activities, NAMRU-2 is well-positioned to evaluate novel diagnostics products and therapeutic interventions, test disease control strategies and to develop local expertise via training. In consonance with its mission, NAMRU-2 requires contractor services to support the development, performance and management of research and clinical activities across the Southeast Asia (SEA) region in collaboration with US government, biotech and host-country partners.
The contractor shall provide research support services to include: 1) provide management between the US Government and potentially foreign personnel located at the client's site; and 2) assist in the design and execution of field and laboratory research related to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. The latter may include but not be limited to: (a) collection of samples and specimens under biosurveillance and research protocols (e.g., drawing of blood), (b) collection of vectors and reservoirs of disease (including taxonomy and identification of said vectors) for entomology/vector studies, (c) laboratory diagnoses and characterization of samples and specimens), (d) in vitro and in vivo studies (e) laboratory assay development, (f) proposal and protocol writing, (g) diagnostic testing and pathogen characterization; evaluation of vector control, vaccine and therapeutic countermeasures, (h) development and maintenance of data repositories containing information from the aforementioned, (i) performance of epidemiological research using as a basis the aforementioned, and (j) safety maintenance of personnel involved with research (e.g., personnel medical physicals, laboratory tests, vaccine injections, etc.).
The Government envisions a single award ID/IQ contract, in which Task Orders will be issued for specific services.
The services required are non-personal in nature and will be performance based. The contract is will consist of a base and four option periods. The guaranteed minimum is anticipated to be $25,000.00.

This is not a new requirement. The incumbent contractor is Vysnova Partners Inc. and the legacy contract number is W911QY-16-D-0058.

If for any reason there are no successful proposals, the Government reserves the right to re-open the solicitation.

This requirement is a full and open competition with no set- asides.

The requirement is being solicited IAW FAR Part 15.

A solicitation will be posted on or about 11 May 2018 to FBO.gov. Solicitations are to be downloaded from
FBO.gov and no solicitations will be mailed. All proposals shall be submitted per the instructions in the solicitation.

Please email any questions to thomas.l.hood26.civ@mail.mil and roger.k.batchelor2.civ@mail.mil. No phone calls or faxes will be accepted. The Government reserves the right to change any of this information.