SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- REQUEST FOR PRE-PROPOSALS � Biological Sequencing and in Field Sample Preparation for JPEO CBRND
- Notice Date
- 4/8/2024 12:26:17 PM
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541715
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- W6QK ACC-APG ABERDEEN PROVING GROU MD 21010-5424 USA
- ZIP Code
- 21010-5424
- Solicitation Number
- W911SR-24-R-FFBS
- Response Due
- 4/10/2024 2:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 04/25/2024
- Point of Contact
- BOTAA Central Mailbox
- E-Mail Address
-
usarmy.apg.acc.mbx.jpeo-cbrnd-botaa@army.mil
(usarmy.apg.acc.mbx.jpeo-cbrnd-botaa@army.mil)
- Description
- This requirement will be handled through the procedures established in the Broad Other Transaction Authority Announcement (BOTAA) Supporting Other Transaction Authority Agreements for Prototype Development Efforts for the JPEO CBRND � Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (�JPEO-CBRND CWMD BOTAA-24-01�).� Please review the BOTAA announcement and submission requirements in full prior to submitting a Pre-Proposal.� Ensure that your submission references �Far-Forward Biological Sequencing (FFBS).� Interested / capable parties are encouraged to submit Pre-proposals through BOTAA NLT April 10, 2024. The full request for pre-proposals along with the draft performance work statement (PWS) are attached to this posting.� Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): If a specific question is not noted on this list, it is not relevant at this time.� Additional opportunities for questions will be provided to vendors which the Government decides to invite to the request for full proposal (RFFP).�� OTA Process:� Performance work statement (PWS) is not final.� The PSpec will be sent directly to vendors the Government chooses to invite to submit proposals under the request for full proposal (RFFP).� It will be important to narrow your focus on the BOTAA pre-proposal process, outlined in section III.B.1, when it comes to submission of the pre-proposal instead of focusing on the PWS.� Mention of �options� in the PWS refer to the base award under the OT aside from C7 (First Article Tests) and C8 (Full Rate Production) where follow-on awards can be considered.� Pursuant to 10 USC 4022 (f), after successful completion of this effort, the Government may award a follow-on production contract or transaction to the participants without the use of competitive procedures.� This may include low-rate initial production (LRIP) and/or full-rate production (FRP). GFE: None provided. Incremental Approach: Increment 1 will leverage manual sample preparation, combined with nanopore sequencing technology. United States Special Operation Command (USSOCOM) is engaging with industry for future increments through a SOFWERX investment. �Increment 2 will focus on automating the sample preparation process and meeting any key performance parameters (KPP) thresholds that were unmet in Increment 1. �As the market for sequencers develops, we will leverage competition to reduce costs and increase consumable shelf life.� Regarding TRL, keep in mind we are looking at what can be accomplished now and what will pertain to future increments.� If a vendor can partially meet the requirements, we would recommend they still submit a pre-proposal.� We highly recommend organic partnerships with other vendors if possible, we are not opposed to multiple vendors meeting different components. Our timeline is aggressive with developmental testing and evaluation (DT&E) and operational test and evaluation (OT&E) beginning as soon as possible in FY25. For pre-proposals, questions can be directed to the FFBS team (APM: hope.e.poster.mil@army.mil, T&E Lead: jonathan.p.sabol2.civ@army.mil, Technical POC: robert.c.bernhards.civ@army.mil). Once we get to the full proposals stage, all communications will go through the contracting team (AO: alex.m.schupp.civ@army.mil, Specialist: kevin.t.rohe.civ@army.mil). For Pre-Proposals, a rough order of magnitude (ROM) is sufficient. If a vendor is invited to submit RFFP, then detailed cost estimates will be needed as outlined in section III.B.2; Full Proposals, of the BOTAA document. A request for information (RFI) was released by the CWMD OT Consortium in September that was similar to this request.� This is a new contracting vehicle that has just been published, separate from CWMD Consortium. The CWMD Consortium forecasted RPP for FFBS has now been pulled down; we are no longer going that route. Where the PWS reads �customer test� it should read �EMD testing�. Size/Weight/Power: No specialized adapters are necessary, standard cables are acceptable if they are compatible with the sequencing device.� Adapter weight can be additional to the size/weight/power requirement listed in the pre-proposal. Data Rights/IP rights do not need to be provided with preproposal submissions. Cover page and/or table of contents will not count toward the 11-page limit for pre-proposal. The Wednesday, April 10, 2024, deadline is final for pre-proposal. �
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Gunpowder, MD 21010, USA
- Zip Code: 21010
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 21010
- Record
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