RFP ANNOUNCEMENT: FOOD AND WATERBORNE DISEASES INTEGRATED RESEARCH NETWORK - NIH-NIAID-DMID-03-04 Release Date: August 14, 2002 NOTICE: NOT-AI-02-046 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) (http://www.niaid.nih.gov) Receipt Date: November 18, 2002 DESCRIPTION The Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID) of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), is re-competing and expanding their program on enteric diseases research currently contracted with the University of Maryland at Baltimore under contract N01-AI-65299. This will be a multiple award solicitation which is to be competed on a Full and Open Competitive basis, NAICS Code 541710. It is anticipated that up to eight (8) cost-reimbursement, completion-type contracts will awarded for a period of seven (7) years. This RFP solicits proposals for research units in the Food and Waterborne Diseases (FWD) Integrated Research Network (IRN). The FWD IRN will facilitate the integration of research programs to develop products to rapidly identify, prevent, and treat food and waterborne diseases that threaten public health. The FWD IRN will: 1) evaluate vaccines, therapeutics, and rapid detection methods; 2) integrate human mucosal immunity with clinical research; 3) increase research and product development activities, and 4) include the ecology and microbiology of food- and water-borne zoonoses as well as drug- resistant pathogens. This RFP consists of four (4) parts: A-Microbiology Research Units, B- Immunology Research Units, C-Zoonoses Research Units, and D-Clinical Research Units. Offerors are not required to submit proposals for all parts; however, offerors may submit proposals for only one part, or for any combination of the four parts (A, B, C, and D). Proposals must be separated so that each part is able to stand on its own. Multidisciplinary research will be achieved through interactive research projects with the other units of the FWD IRN. Coordination, administration, and statistical support will be provided to the FWD IRN through a separate solicitation entitled "Coordinating and Biostatistics Center" which is being solicited as RFP NIH- NIAID-DMID-03-28. In the event of a public health threat, each unit will be required to respond and research will be re-directed at the direction of the Project Officer. Therefore, it is envisioned that these units will implement, staff and maintain coordinated groups that can provide activities needed to enhance the U.S. capacity to better prevent, treat and control food and waterborne diseases, especially those associated with agents on the NIAID Category A, B, C priority organisms list. The ability to enhance and facilitate response and research efforts with the efforts of local, state and federal public health and regulatory agencies in a coordinated biodefense response is an essential part of this contract activity. It is anticipated that the period of performance for this contract will be a total of seven (7) years. RFP-NIH-NIAID-DMID-03-04 will be available electronically on or about July 29, 2002, may be accessed through the NIAID Contract Management Branch (CMB) Home Page at http://www.niaid.nih.gov/contract and is also posted on FedBizOpps http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. Any responsible Offeror may submit a proposal that will be considered by the Government. This advertisement does not commit the Government to award a contract. No collect calls will be accepted. No facsimile transmissions will be accepted. Contracting Office Address: National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Contract Management Branch 6700-B Rockledge Drive Room 2230, MSC 7612 Bethesda, MD, 20892-7612 Point of Contact: Kristen Mistichelli, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-496-0384, Fax 301-480- 5253, Email km359d@nih.gov Lawrence M. Butler, Senior Contracting Officer, Phone 301-496-0192, Fax 301- 402-0972, Email lb13t@nih.gov
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