BARDA: Advanced Research for Medical Countermeasures against Infectious Diseases Grant

This BAA is open to ALL responsible sources. Offerors may include single entities or teams from private sector organizations, Government laboratories, and academic institutions.

To be eligible for award, a prospective recipient must meet certain minimum standards pertaining to financial resources, ability to comply with the performance schedule, prior record of performance, integrity, organization, experience, operational controls, technical controls, technical skills, facilities, and equipment.

Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) and Government entities (Government/National laboratories, military educational institutions, etc.) are subject to applicable direct competition limitations and cannot propose to this BAA in any capacity unless they address the following conditions. FFRDCs must clearly demonstrate that the proposed work is not otherwise available from the private sector AND must also provide a letter on letterhead from their sponsoring organization citing the specific authority establishing their eligibility to propose to government solicitations and compete with industry, and compliance with the associated FFRDC sponsor agreement and terms and conditions. This information is required for FFRDCs proposing to be prime or subcontractors. Government entities must clearly demonstrate that the work is not otherwise available from the private sector and provide written documentation citing the specific statutory authority (as well as, where relevant, contractual authority) establishing their ability to propose to Government solicitations. Specific supporting regulatory guidance, together with evidence of agency approval will be required to fully establish eligibility. BARDA will consider eligibility submissions on a case-by-case basis; however, the burden to prove eligibility for all team members rests solely with the Proposer.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), Minority Institutions (MI), Small Business concerns, Small Disadvantaged Business concerns, Women-Owned Small Business concerns, Veteran-Owned Small Business concerns, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concerns, and HUB Zone Small Business concerns are encouraged to submit proposals and to join other entities as team members in submitting proposals.

In accordance with federal statutes, regulations, and HHS policies, no person on grounds of race, color, age, sex, national origin, or disability shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving financial assistance from the HHS.

Areas of Interest:
The purpose of this BAA is to solicit proposals that focus on one or more of the following area of interest as listed here and further described in Part I.

Development Areas of Interest:
Area of Interest #1: Platform Technologies to Expedite the Identification, Development, and Manufacturing of Medical Countermeasures against Infectious Diseases

BARDA anticipates that research and development activities awarded from this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) will serve to advance the knowledge and scientific understanding of candidates’ platform technologies submitted for consideration under this Area of Interest should fully describe all aspects of the platform and supportive technologies and should include a statement of work that applies the platform to a known pathogen or disease, as an example, to demonstrate the capabilities of the platform and allow evaluation of its feasibility and performance.
The Government intends to have a full & open competition for this requirement in the form of a BAA. This synopsis is not a BAA; a BAA itself is anticipated to be posted on or about October 13, 2015. The Government expects to make 1 or more awards, subject to the availability of funds. The open period of the BAA will be specified in the BAA itself.