Scientific, Technical Research and Project Management Support Services for USAMRIID

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This opportunity was awarded. See the award notice from .

Solicitation number
HT942525R0005
Agency
Defense Health Agency Department of Defense
Responses due
Set-aside
Competitive 8(a)

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
PSC
AN14 Health R&D Services; Health Care Services; R&D Administrative Expenses
Place of performance
Frederick, Maryland 21702, United States
Points of contact

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Defense Health Agency is seeking scientific, technical, and project management support services for the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) at Fort Detrick, Maryland. The contract requires comprehensive support across multiple research divisions, including Bacteriology, Molecular Biology, Virology, and Diagnostic Systems, with work to be performed in Biosafety Levels (BSL) 2-4 biocontainment laboratories. Contractors must provide personnel capable of supporting research on biological threats, developing medical countermeasures, conducting laboratory testing, and maintaining compliance with regulatory standards such as FDA Good Laboratory Practices. The government will evaluate proposals based on technical approach, management/staffing approach, experience, and past performance, with non-cost factors being significantly more important than price. Proposals are due by 1:30 PM Eastern Time on May 5, 2025, with the government intending to make a single award without discussions.

The solicitation is a 100% 8(a) Small Business set-aside with a NAICS code of 541714 and a size standard of 1,000 employees. The incumbent contractor is Chenega Professional & Technical Services, LLC. The contract will be cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) with a pre-determined Not-to-Exceed amount of $80,000 annually for Other Direct Costs. The contract period includes a base period and four option periods, potentially spanning from August 2025 to March 2030. Contractors must have knowledge of the Army's Biological Personnel Reliability Program (BPRP) and Controlled Substance Personnel Reliability Program (CS-PRP), and be able to provide support for 89 total positions across various scientific and technical roles. The historical level of effort includes positions ranging from Scientists and Laboratory Technicians to Computational Biologists and Project Managers, with responsibilities critical to USAMRIID's mission of protecting warfighters from biological threats and investigating potential disease outbreaks.

Notice text

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Update #3 · Latest ·

AMENDMENT 0002 - The purpose of Amendment 0002 is to provide a response to an additional question received in resposne to the solicitation. The closing date remains unchanged. No additional questions will be accepted. Please refer to HT942525R0005 Amend 0002 for additional information.

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AMENDMENT 0001 - The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to provide answers to questions recieved from potential Offerors and revise attachments accordingly. The closing date specified in the original RFP is being extended to 22 May 2025 as a result of Amendment 0001. Please refer to HT942525R0005 Amend 0001 for additional information.

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The requirement is for non-personal, scientific, technical and project management Contractor support services in support of the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases’ (USAMRIID) required to accomplish their mission of protecting the Warfighter from biological threats, being prepared to investigate disease outbreaks or threats to public health and providing leading edge medical capabilities to deter and defend against current and emerging biological threat agents. Specifically, USAMRIID’s Bacteriology, Molecular Biology, Virology, Diagnostic Systems, Aerobiology, Animal Clinical Pathology, Telemetry, Medicine, Pathology, Regulated Research Administration and Risk Management Divisions have a need for scientific and technical support services necessary to execute funded projects to help meet the USAMRIID mission.

The contractor should have knowledge of the Army’s Biological Personnel Reliability Program (BPRP) and the Controlled Substance Personnel Reliability Program (CS-PRP), and knowledge and capabilities to provide Scientific, Technical Research and Program Management Support Services for USAMRIID, including in Biosafety Level (BSL)-2 through BSL-4 biocontainment laboratories, at Fort Detrick, Maryland. Some of the support services includes but are not limited to:
- Providing research support.
- Providing technical support for technology development and evaluation, and
animal research protocols.
- Providing equipment maintenance and validation for Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) compliance.
- Performing clinical pathology sample evaluation and reporting of data.
- Organizing study rooms with necessary equipment.
- Maintaining a current inventory of telemetry implants.
- Configure telemetry hardware and software for data acquisition.
- Providing administrative and technical guidance with medical background.
- Working in conjunction with the various sciences divisions to project and identify
research needs, develop, and coordinate study protocols, and execute approved
research projects.
- Providing scientific and technical support necessary to execute all aspects of the
sciences divisions and USAMRIID’s current missions.

- Providing FDA GLP expertise.
- Maintaining all laboratory equipment and supplies.
- Developing new ultrastructural and molecular pathology techniques.
- Providing necropsy support in Biosafety Level (BSL)-2 through BSL-4
biocontainment laboratories.
- Being responsible for the overall performance of high complexity clinical and
general laboratory testing in BSL-2 through BSL-4 biocontainment laboratories.
- Providing expertise in bacterial pathogenesis, immunology, vaccines, and
therapeutics.
- Establishing research protocols and providing research governance of data
integrity and good research conduct.
- Providing expertise in high-level bioinformatics for integration and analysis of
approximately four Terabytes of data produced monthly.
- Providing technical support services to include laboratory procedures supporting
sample processing with management of standard operating procedures and
maintaining compliance with USAMRIID Safety regulations.
- Providing personnel with qualifications to support all mission requirements including co-principal investigators, staff scientists, and technicians.

- Providing support to conduct viral pathogenesis research, viral biology research,
viral immunology research, animal modeling, cell biology, viral molecular biology,
and vector assessment.
- Providing personnel with qualification to meet regulatory and accredited activities
under applicable parts of Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 (21 CFR)
Good Laboratory Practices/Current Good Manufacturing Practices, 42 CFR
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Program/Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Amendments, International Organization for Standardization standards and
accreditation agency guidelines as applicable.
- Providing support to conduct aerobiology research in BSL-3 and BSL-4
biocontainment and engineering support to maintain, calibrate and certify aerosol
equipment.
- Providing personnel that will be expected to support and execute research,
repository, reagent production, verification/validation, and diagnostic and service
support in BSL-2 through BSL-4 biocontainment laboratories.

- Providing personnel capable of conducting immunodiagnostic research,
molecular diagnostic research, and advanced development of diagnostics to
support regulatory approval.
- Provide personnel capable of using their knowledge and experience of best
pharmaceutical industry practices related to development of medical
countermeasures, such as vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics, to develop an
integrated program. This includes establishment of the tools and models required
to conduct nonclinical studies of product candidates.
- Provide technical and program management suite supervision support for BSL-2
through BSL-4 biocontainment suites.

Refer to the attached solicitation for additional details. All questions and proposals shall be submitted as outlined in Section L, Instructions to Offerors, of the solicitation.

Update #2 ·

AMENDMENT 0001 - The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to provide answers to questions recieved from potential Offerors and revise attachments accordingly. The closing date specified in the original RFP is being extended to 22 May 2025 as a result of Amendment 0001. Please refer to HT942525R0005 Amend 0001 for additional information.

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The requirement is for non-personal, scientific, technical and project management Contractor support services in support of the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases’ (USAMRIID) required to accomplish their mission of protecting the Warfighter from biological threats, being prepared to investigate disease outbreaks or threats to public health and providing leading edge medical capabilities to deter and defend against current and emerging biological threat agents. Specifically, USAMRIID’s Bacteriology, Molecular Biology, Virology, Diagnostic Systems, Aerobiology, Animal Clinical Pathology, Telemetry, Medicine, Pathology, Regulated Research Administration and Risk Management Divisions have a need for scientific and technical support services necessary to execute funded projects to help meet the USAMRIID mission.

The contractor should have knowledge of the Army’s Biological Personnel Reliability Program (BPRP) and the Controlled Substance Personnel Reliability Program (CS-PRP), and knowledge and capabilities to provide Scientific, Technical Research and Program Management Support Services for USAMRIID, including in Biosafety Level (BSL)-2 through BSL-4 biocontainment laboratories, at Fort Detrick, Maryland. Some of the support services includes but are not limited to:
- Providing research support.
- Providing technical support for technology development and evaluation, and
animal research protocols.
- Providing equipment maintenance and validation for Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) compliance.
- Performing clinical pathology sample evaluation and reporting of data.
- Organizing study rooms with necessary equipment.
- Maintaining a current inventory of telemetry implants.
- Configure telemetry hardware and software for data acquisition.
- Providing administrative and technical guidance with medical background.
- Working in conjunction with the various sciences divisions to project and identify
research needs, develop, and coordinate study protocols, and execute approved
research projects.
- Providing scientific and technical support necessary to execute all aspects of the
sciences divisions and USAMRIID’s current missions.

- Providing FDA GLP expertise.
- Maintaining all laboratory equipment and supplies.
- Developing new ultrastructural and molecular pathology techniques.
- Providing necropsy support in Biosafety Level (BSL)-2 through BSL-4
biocontainment laboratories.
- Being responsible for the overall performance of high complexity clinical and
general laboratory testing in BSL-2 through BSL-4 biocontainment laboratories.
- Providing expertise in bacterial pathogenesis, immunology, vaccines, and
therapeutics.
- Establishing research protocols and providing research governance of data
integrity and good research conduct.
- Providing expertise in high-level bioinformatics for integration and analysis of
approximately four Terabytes of data produced monthly.
- Providing technical support services to include laboratory procedures supporting
sample processing with management of standard operating procedures and
maintaining compliance with USAMRIID Safety regulations.
- Providing personnel with qualifications to support all mission requirements including co-principal investigators, staff scientists, and technicians.

- Providing support to conduct viral pathogenesis research, viral biology research,
viral immunology research, animal modeling, cell biology, viral molecular biology,
and vector assessment.
- Providing personnel with qualification to meet regulatory and accredited activities
under applicable parts of Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 (21 CFR)
Good Laboratory Practices/Current Good Manufacturing Practices, 42 CFR
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Program/Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Amendments, International Organization for Standardization standards and
accreditation agency guidelines as applicable.
- Providing support to conduct aerobiology research in BSL-3 and BSL-4
biocontainment and engineering support to maintain, calibrate and certify aerosol
equipment.
- Providing personnel that will be expected to support and execute research,
repository, reagent production, verification/validation, and diagnostic and service
support in BSL-2 through BSL-4 biocontainment laboratories.

- Providing personnel capable of conducting immunodiagnostic research,
molecular diagnostic research, and advanced development of diagnostics to
support regulatory approval.
- Provide personnel capable of using their knowledge and experience of best
pharmaceutical industry practices related to development of medical
countermeasures, such as vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics, to develop an
integrated program. This includes establishment of the tools and models required
to conduct nonclinical studies of product candidates.
- Provide technical and program management suite supervision support for BSL-2
through BSL-4 biocontainment suites.

Refer to the attached solicitation for additional details. All questions and proposals shall be submitted as outlined in Section L, Instructions to Offerors, of the solicitation.

Update #1 ·

The requirement is for non-personal, scientific, technical and project management Contractor support services in support of the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases’ (USAMRIID) required to accomplish their mission of protecting the Warfighter from biological threats, being prepared to investigate disease outbreaks or threats to public health and providing leading edge medical capabilities to deter and defend against current and emerging biological threat agents. Specifically, USAMRIID’s Bacteriology, Molecular Biology, Virology, Diagnostic Systems, Aerobiology, Animal Clinical Pathology, Telemetry, Medicine, Pathology, Regulated Research Administration and Risk Management Divisions have a need for scientific and technical support services necessary to execute funded projects to help meet the USAMRIID mission.

The contractor should have knowledge of the Army’s Biological Personnel Reliability Program (BPRP) and the Controlled Substance Personnel Reliability Program (CS-PRP), and knowledge and capabilities to provide Scientific, Technical Research and Program Management Support Services for USAMRIID, including in Biosafety Level (BSL)-2 through BSL-4 biocontainment laboratories, at Fort Detrick, Maryland. Some of the support services includes but are not limited to:
- Providing research support.
- Providing technical support for technology development and evaluation, and
animal research protocols.
- Providing equipment maintenance and validation for Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) compliance.
- Performing clinical pathology sample evaluation and reporting of data.
- Organizing study rooms with necessary equipment.
- Maintaining a current inventory of telemetry implants.
- Configure telemetry hardware and software for data acquisition.
- Providing administrative and technical guidance with medical background.
- Working in conjunction with the various sciences divisions to project and identify
research needs, develop, and coordinate study protocols, and execute approved
research projects.
- Providing scientific and technical support necessary to execute all aspects of the
sciences divisions and USAMRIID’s current missions.

- Providing FDA GLP expertise.
- Maintaining all laboratory equipment and supplies.
- Developing new ultrastructural and molecular pathology techniques.
- Providing necropsy support in Biosafety Level (BSL)-2 through BSL-4
biocontainment laboratories.
- Being responsible for the overall performance of high complexity clinical and
general laboratory testing in BSL-2 through BSL-4 biocontainment laboratories.
- Providing expertise in bacterial pathogenesis, immunology, vaccines, and
therapeutics.
- Establishing research protocols and providing research governance of data
integrity and good research conduct.
- Providing expertise in high-level bioinformatics for integration and analysis of
approximately four Terabytes of data produced monthly.
- Providing technical support services to include laboratory procedures supporting
sample processing with management of standard operating procedures and
maintaining compliance with USAMRIID Safety regulations.
- Providing personnel with qualifications to support all mission requirements including co-principal investigators, staff scientists, and technicians.

- Providing support to conduct viral pathogenesis research, viral biology research,
viral immunology research, animal modeling, cell biology, viral molecular biology,
and vector assessment.
- Providing personnel with qualification to meet regulatory and accredited activities
under applicable parts of Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 (21 CFR)
Good Laboratory Practices/Current Good Manufacturing Practices, 42 CFR
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Program/Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Amendments, International Organization for Standardization standards and
accreditation agency guidelines as applicable.
- Providing support to conduct aerobiology research in BSL-3 and BSL-4
biocontainment and engineering support to maintain, calibrate and certify aerosol
equipment.
- Providing personnel that will be expected to support and execute research,
repository, reagent production, verification/validation, and diagnostic and service
support in BSL-2 through BSL-4 biocontainment laboratories.

- Providing personnel capable of conducting immunodiagnostic research,
molecular diagnostic research, and advanced development of diagnostics to
support regulatory approval.
- Provide personnel capable of using their knowledge and experience of best
pharmaceutical industry practices related to development of medical
countermeasures, such as vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics, to develop an
integrated program. This includes establishment of the tools and models required
to conduct nonclinical studies of product candidates.
- Provide technical and program management suite supervision support for BSL-2
through BSL-4 biocontainment suites.

Refer to the attached solicitation for additional details. All questions and proposals shall be submitted as outlined in Section L, Instructions to Offerors, of the solicitation.

Attachments

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B08 - HT942525R0005 Amend 0002.docx DOCX document
B08.02 - HT942525R0005 Amend 0001_Attachment 02 - QASP_rev 04.29.2025.docx DOCX document
B08.04 - HT942525R0005 Amend 0001_Attachment 04 - Labor Categories and Descriptions_rev 04.29.2025.pdf PDF
B08.14 - HT942525R0005 Amend 0001_Attachment 14 - Pricing Sheet_04.29.2025.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
B08 - HT942525R0005 Amend 0001.docx DOCX document
B08.16 - HT942525R0005 Amend 0001_Attachment 16 - Offerors Questions and Answers_04.29.2025.pdf PDF
B08.01 - HT942525R0005 Amend 0001_Attachment 01 - Performance Work Statement_rev 04.29.2025.docx DOCX document
B08.05 - Attachment 05 - Historical LOE Key Personnel and BPRP_CS-PRP Requirement.pdf PDF
B08.06 - Attachment 06 - DD254.pdf PDF
B08.09 - Attachment 09 - DA Form 3180-2.pdf PDF
B08.10 - Attachment 10 - DA Form 7708.pdf PDF
B08.13 - Attachment 13 - Past Performance Questionnaire.docx DOCX document
B08 - HT942525R0005_Science Support Services.docx DOCX document
B08.11 - Attachment 11 - BPRP Factors to Consider.pdf PDF
B08.01 - Attachment 01 - Performance Work Statement.docx DOCX document
B08.03 - Attachment 03 - Non-Disclosure Statement.docx DOCX document
B08.07 - Attachment 07 - List of GFP.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
B08.12 - Attachment 12 - OCI Certification.docx DOCX document
B08.02 - Attachment 02 - QASP.docx DOCX document
B08.04 - Attachment 04 - Labor Categories and Descriptions.pdf PDF
B08.08 - Attachment 08 - DA Form 3180-1.pdf PDF
B08.14 - Attachment 14 - Pricing Sheet.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
B08.15 - Attachment 15 - WD 2015-4269 rev 28.pdf PDF
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Notice history

Notices posted for this opportunity, newest first
Notice Type Posted
Scientific, Technical Research and Project Management Support Services for USAMRIID Award Award Notice
Scientific, Technical Research and Project Management Support Services for USAMRIID This notice · Latest solicitation Solicitation
Scientific, Technical Research and Program Management Support Services for USAMRIID Original Pre-Solicitation

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