OpportunityTitle: Immunological Assays (ELISA) for the Detection of Ricin, Abrin, and Botulinum Toxins (IADRABT)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: This BAA is open to ALL responsible sources.    Offerors may include single entities or teams from academia, private sector organizations, Government laboratories and FFRDC&apos;s, including DOE National Laboratories &amp; Centers. FFRDC&apos;s can respond individually or as a team member of an eligible principal offeror so long as they are permitted under a sponsoring agreement between the Government &amp; specific FFRDC. HBCU and MI&apos;s are strongly encouraged to submit proposals or join as team members. No portion of this BAA will be set-aside pursuant to FAR Part 19.502-2. Organizational conflict of interest issues will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis (explained in Full BAA). Offerors with existing contract(s) to provide scientific, engineering, technical and/or admin support directly to DHS S&amp;T will receive particular scrutiny.
Description: This solicitation is a BAA as contemplated in FAR 6.102(d)(2) &amp; 35.016. Pursuant to Homeland Security Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-296), the DHS S&amp;T Chemical Biological Division seeks technologies to prevent, detect, &amp; defend against chemical and biological attacks. Also, this division is charged with pursuing research to improve response &amp; testoration, conduct threat risk assessments &amp; invest in bioforensics R&amp;D. The focus of this BAA is in the area of biological toxin detection assay R&amp;D. A formal Request for Proposals (RFP) will not be issued. It is available via the FedBizIpps website at (http://www.fbo.gov) and posted on the HSARPA website (http://www.hsarpabaa.com). An award may be a cost reimbursement contract; however, the Government reserves the right to award other types of contracts, grants, cooperative agreements or other transactions. If you have difficulty accessing the full announcment electronically, please contact: Michele Midgett, Contract Specialist Dept. of Homeland Security Office of the Chief Procurement Officer Washington, DC 20528 michele.midgett@dhs.gov Phone: 202-254-6836
GrantorContactEmailDescription: DHS
GrantorContactText: Barbara Fuller &lt;br/&gt;Grants Officer &lt;br/&gt;Phone 609-813-2834
CloseDateExplanation: The due date and time established for the receipt of White Papers and Full Proposals are indicated in Section IV of the BAA.