SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Meeting, Scientific and Administrative Support Services for the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
- Notice Date
- 4/22/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, ATTN: MCMR-AAA, 820 Chandler Street, Frederick, MD 21702-5014
- ZIP Code
- 21702-5014
- Solicitation Number
- W81XWH-10-R-0033
- Response Due
- 8/12/2010
- Archive Date
- 10/11/2010
- Point of Contact
- monica.pileggi, 301-619-2268
- E-Mail Address
-
US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity
(monica.pileggi@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The United States Congress directed the Department of Defense (DOD) to manage appropriations totaling more than $5 Billion, since fiscal year 1992 (FY92), for intramural and extramural programs directed toward targeted medical research initiatives. The US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) is responsible for administering these targeted research program appropriations, and manages them through its office of the CDMRP. The CDMRPs vision is to find and fund the best research to eradicate diseases and support the war fighter for the benefit of the American public. The DOD Breast Cancer Research Program was established in FY92 by Appropriations Conference Committee Report No 102-328, which provided $25 Million (M) for research on breast cancer screening and diagnosis for military women and their family members. In 1993 grassroots efforts by the breast cancer survivors and advocacy communities led to a FY93 congressional appropriation of $210M for peer reviewed breast cancer research. The CDMRP sought the advice of the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine (IOM) on how to best invest the $210M congressional appropriation. While the IOM made several important recommendations, a pivotal one outlining a two-tier review process for evaluating and selecting research applications has become a cornerstone within CDMRP. This novel two-tiered process involves reviewing every research application for scientific merit as well as programmatic relevance. The first tier of the two-tier review process is peer review. Peer review is a criteria-based process where applications are evaluated based on their scientific and technical merit. Applications are evaluated by scientific discipline, specialty area, or award mechanism by scientific, technical and consumer peer reviewers. This process is supported under a separate support contract. The second tier of review is programmatic review. Applications are programmatically reviewed by members of the programs Integration Panel. Programmatic review is a comparison-based process in which applications from multiple research areas compete in a common pool. Programmatic review balances the potential outcomes and risks of scientifically meritorious applications. This support is currently performed by an external scientific peer review contractor because the CDMRP office does not have the capability or the expertise to perform these duties in-house. The CDMRP is the USAMRMC subordinate organization responsible for planning, coordinating, integrating, programming, budgeting, and executing these programs. For a better understanding of the CDMRP, a web site is available to provide a wealth of information about each of the programs: http://cdmrp.army.mil. The Government intends to award a Time and Materials Task Order Requirements Contract to provide continued contractor support for scientific, technical, logistical and administrative requirements of conducting business meetings and conferences; and providing scientific and administrative support to leadership staff and multiple Integrated Program Teams within the CDMRP. It is anticipated that the award will be for a two-year base period and include three single year options. Separate task orders shall be awarded under this contract for each research program by FY. The Contractor shall provide all necessary qualified personnel to provide these services for each of the selected scientific programs. All interested parties should email their interest to Ms. Monica J. Pileggi at monica.pileggi@us.army.mil.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity ATTN: MCMR-AAA, 820 Chandler Street Frederick MD
- Zip Code: 21702-5014
- Zip Code: 21702-5014
- Record
- SN02130184-W 20100424/100422235529-6f1c3a7227e0af2fe9e38e2bd231d331 (fbodaily.com)
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