Vaccine Research Center Clinical Site Monitoring Services Initiative

Introduction
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) supports research related to the basic understanding of microbiology and immunology leading to the development of vaccines, therapeutics, and medical diagnostics for the prevention, treatment, and diagnosis of infectious and immune-mediated diseases. The NIAID, Vaccine Research Center (VRC) has a requirement for General Clinical Research Support Services.

Description
The Contractor will coordinate clinical monitoring activities and complete all necessary clinical trial activities to support the VRC's clinical research efforts and enable the VRC to rapidly establish collaborations with academic institutions and health research organizations in response to the urgent research demands of global importance.

This IDIQ will be administered and used primarily to support Vaccine Clinical Research initiatives. However, other NIH programs may initiate Task Orders under this IDIQ as necessary to help accomplish their mission.

Any responsible offeror may submit a proposal which will be considered by the Agency. This RFP will be available electronically on/about December 7, 2016, and may be accessed through FedBizOpps http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. This notice does not commit the Government to award a contract or Task Order. No collect calls will be accepted. No facsimile transmissions will be accepted.

For this solicitation, the NIAID requires proposals to be submitted online via the NIAID electronic Contract Proposal Submission (eCPS) website. Submission of proposals by facsimile or e-mail is not acceptable.

For directions on using eCPS, go to the website https://ecps.niaid.nih.gov and then click on "How to Submit."

Contracting Office Address
Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Office of Acquisitions, 5601 Fishers Lane, MSC 9821, Bethesda, MD, 20892-9821

Duration of contract: 7 Years
If Options will be included: No options
Anticipated award date: August 1, 2017