SPECIAL NOTICE
B -- Study and Analysis of Infectious Agents in South Africa
- Notice Date
- 5/21/2012
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (Headquarters), DTRA Annex, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, MSC 6201, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 22060-6201
- ZIP Code
- 22060-6201
- Solicitation Number
- SSSA01
- Archive Date
- 6/19/2012
- Point of Contact
- Regina Cronin, Phone: 7037674614
- E-Mail Address
-
regina.cronin@dtra.mil
(regina.cronin@dtra.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract to the Association of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) to conduct a study of the state of biosafety and biosecurity in South Africa as detailed below. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) intends to negotiate and award a sole source contract to ASSAf. This contract will be for systematically assessing the state of biosafety and biosecurity in South Africa through an evaluation of practice and legislation at the national and institutional levels, including a risk assessment and recommendations for change. This requirement includes an evaluation of existing measures and capacity to detect, identify, control, and prevent the natural, accidental, or deliberate spread of infectious agents. The project requires current and extensive relationships with the South African government and scientific community. The period of performance contemplated for this effort is 24 months. DTRA anticipates the total price for this effort will not exceed $83,000. This requirement will result in a Firm-Fixed price contract. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 541990 and the Product Service Code (PSC) is B537. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. Interested parties have fifteen (15) days from the date of publication of the Synopsis, to submit in writing, to the identified point of contact, clear and convincing evidence of their qualifications and/or capabilities. Such qualifications and/or capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. Responses received after fifteen (15) days, or without the required information, will be considered non-responsive to this synopsis and will not be considered. A determination by the Government not to conduct this effort as a full-and-open competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely with the Government's discretion. In the absence of qualified sources, a contract will be awarded under the Other than Full and Open Competition procedures, pursuant to 10 United States Code (U.S.C.) 2304(c)(1) or 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source. All inquiries must be submitted in writing to the address stated herein and to the attention of Mr. V., Contracting Officer. Response to this notice must be received by 3:00 PM EST June 4th, 2012. Responses must include your business name, point of contact, address, and telephone number with area code. Telephonic inquiries will not be accepted. Responses may be emailed to regina.cronin@dtra.mil. Contracting Office Address: DTRA Annex 8725 John J. Kingman Road, MSC 6201 Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060-6201 Place of Performance: Non-U.S. South Africa
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