Joint Project Manager Medical Countermeasure Systems (JPM MCS) Office Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Medical Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Medical Countermeasure Efforts under Procurement Contracts or Grants, and Prototypes unde

Joint Project Manager Medical Countermeasure Systems (JPM MCS) Office Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Medical Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Medical Countermeasure Efforts under Procurement Contracts or Grants, Technology Investment Agreements, and Prototypes under Other Transactions Agreements. The Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (JPEO-CBD) is organized into five Joint Project Management Offices (JPMO), each responsible for specific commodity areas. General information on the JPEO-CBD and subordinate JPMOs can be obtained from the JPEO-CBD website at http://www.jpeocbd.osd.mil/. The medical CBRN countermeasures developed by the Joint Project Manager Medical Countermeasure Systems (JPM MCS) office directly support the current, near-term, and far-term challenges by providing the capability to prevent, diagnose and treat the effects of chemical, radiological and biological warfare agents. Mission areas and technical points of contact for the product management offices within the JPM MCS are shown in Section VII of the BAA document. Proposals are sought from all eligible sources as specified herein, including educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and private industry. This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) provides general information, proposal preparation instructions, evaluation and selection criteria, and award administration. The JPM MCS contemplates the award of procurement Contracts, Grants or Cooperative Agreements, Technology Investment Agreements, and OTA's under this BAA in support of its mission to foster and/or conduct the advanced development of FDA-approved medical CBRN countermeasures. The purpose of this BAA is to identify the best available science, and as such, there are no set-asides associated with any awards resulting from this BAA due to the impracticality of reserving discrete or severable areas/elements of development in the cited areas of interest or to inapplicability. Organizations are strongly encouraged to explore JPM MCS' interest by submitting a preliminary proposal (preproposal). Preproposals may be submitted at any time describing a specific idea or project that pertains to any of the advanced development areas of interest outlined in the BAA. Preproposals should be no longer than three pages, and include a description of the relevant technology including supporting data, the scope of the proposed effort including a high-level Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), and a description of the proposer's research, development, manufacturing, past performance, or other special qualifications. The preproposal should include an anticipated cost for the efforts described in the preproposal. Preproposals and questions may be submitted to the following email address: usarmy.detrick.mcs.mbx.baa@mail.mil. Brochures or other descriptions of general organizational or individual capabilities will not be accepted as a preproposal. All preproposals will be assigned and an email will acknowledge receipt of a preproposal. Usually, the Project Manager of the submitting organization should receive a decision letter or email regarding the preproposal within 60-90 days of submission. If the preproposal for a procurement contract is accepted, ACC-APG Natick Contracting Division will send the a Request For Full Proposal (RFFP) and any additional requirements, including suggested Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs), a Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL), clauses, terms, and conditions. Full proposals shall be submitted within 45 days after being requested. The U.S. Government reserves the right to reject submissions received more than 45 days after the request for a full proposal from the U.S. Government. Receipt of full proposals will be acknowledged by email. Organizations that submit a preproposal or "white paper" and are subsequently invited to submit a full proposal under the BAA for a Grant/Cooperative Agreement or Technology Investment Agreement may be directed to submit through Grants.gov. Early planning with your organization will facilitate this process. If a preproposal for the development of prototypes in accordance with Section 845 of Public Law (P.L.) 103-160, submitted in response to this Announcement is accepted by the U.S. Government, a Request for Full Proposal (RFFP) will be sent to the organization submitting the preproposal. The type of instrument used to reflect the business relationship between the recipient and the U.S. Government will be determined by the Grants, Agreements, or Contracting Officer prior to award. The U.S. Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground Natick Contracting Division, Fort Detrick (ACC-APG Natick), which provides contracting support to JPM MCS, will process proposals selected for funding. Offerors may identify the type of instrument that they feel best suites the proposed effort. An Offeror's suggestion regarding suitable type of instrument does not obligate the government to employ the suggested instrument type. Potential applicants are encouraged to discuss their proposal ideas with the JPM MCS technical contacts listed in Section VII Missions and BAA Areas of Interest. Administrative questions concerning the preparation of preproposals or proposals should be addressed to U.S. Army Contracting Command Natick Contracting Division/ Agreements Officer. They should be emailed to usarmy.detrick.mcs.mbx.baa@mail.mil, ATTN: Natick Contracting Division - Fort Detrick, JPM MCS BAA15-01, or mailed to the following address: Medical Countermeasure Systems ATTN: Natick Contracting Division - Fort Detrick /ACC-APG-NCD 110 Thomas Johnson Drive, Suite 240 Frederick, MD 21702 This announcement of the JPM MCS's current interests will be posted on the Grants.gov web portal (http://www.grants.gov/), the Federal Business Opportunity website (http://www.fedbizopps.gov), Natick Contracting Division http://www3.natick.army.mil/JPMMCSBAA.aspx (Please visit the above website for all documents related to this BAA) Generally, this announcement is continuously open; preliminary proposals (preproposals) may be submitted and will be evaluated for the general requirements of this BAA at any time throughout the year. The availability of funds may limit the ability of the U.S. Government to make awards in specific areas, nevertheless preproposals are sought under this BAA announcement for areas consistent with the mission areas identified in Section VII of this announcement. From time to time, special announcements or calls for proposals referencing this BAA may be issued for specific requirements in addition to any requirements announced in section VIII itself. Additionally, the application process may be amended as other electronic application processes are implemented. All amendments to this BAA will be announced on the websites shown above.