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Module Announcement; Universal PatchinG and Remediation for Autonomous DEfense (UPGRADE)

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ARPA-H-MAI-24-01-05Federal

Submission Closed10/15/2024, 04:00:00 PM UTC

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AI Contract Overview

The ARPA-H UPGRADE program is seeking innovative proposals to develop a cybersecurity platform aimed at enhancing hospital and health system defenses against cyberattacks. The initiative focuses on creating vulnerability mitigation tools that empower hospital IT teams to efficiently identify, source, and deploy security upgrades for connected medical equipment, thereby ensuring patient care continuity without additional staffing or manual intervention. The solicitation emphasizes the importance of collaboration with hospital partners and equipment manufacturers, requiring supporting letters to be included in technical submissions. The solicitation process has undergone multiple amendments to clarify submission instructions, extend deadlines, and update templates and requirements. Notably, the proposal deadline has been extended to October 15, 2024, with various updates to templates and submission procedures, including system support for zip files and clarification on document attachments. Interested parties are directed to submit proposals via the designated ARPA-H Solutions portal by the specified deadline, with detailed program information and templates available in the final solicitation document.

General Info

Develop cybersecurity platform to protect hospitals from cyberattacks enhancing patient care.

Agency

Department Of Health And Human Services → NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

NAICS

541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

Place of Performance

MD, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

ARPA-H-MAI-24-01-05 UPGRADE Amendment 1

45 pages · amendment

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ARPA-H-MAI-24-01-05 UPGRADE Amendment 2

45 pages · amendment

High

ARPA-H-MAI-24-01-05 UPGRADE Amendment 3

45 pages · amendment

High

ARPA-H-MAI-24-01-05 UPGRADE Amendment 4

45 pages · amendment

High

ARPA-H-MAI-24-01-05 UPGRADE Amendment 5

45 pages · amendment

High

ARPA-H-MAI-24-01-05 UPGRADE Amendment 6

45 pages · amendment

High

ARPA-H-MAI-24-01-05 UPGRADE Amendment 7 Module Announcement

45 pages · amendment

High

ARPA-H-MAI-24-01-05 UPGRADE Module Announcement

46 pages · module-announcement

High

ARPA-H-MAI-24-01 Master Announcement Instruction Amendment 1

18 pages · amendment

High

ARPA-H-MAI-24-01 Master Announcement Instruction Amendment 2

18 pages · amendment

High

ARPA-H-MAI-24-01-05_ Appendix A_ Solution Summary template _Amendment 1.zip

ARPA-H-MAI-24-01-05 Appendix A_Solution Summary.zip

ARPA-H-MAI-24-01-05_Attachment 1 OT Bundle Amendment 1.zip

ARPA-H-MAI-24-01-05 Attachment 1 OT Bundle Amendment 3.zip

ARPA-H-MAI-24-01-05 Attachment 1 OT Bundle Amendment 4.zip

ARPA-H-MAI-24-01-05 Attachment 1 OT Bundle Amendment 5.zip

ARPA-H-MAI-24-01-05 Attachment 1 OT Bundle Amendment 7.zip

ARPA-H-MAI-24-01-05 Attachment 1 OT Bundle.zip

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Timeline

5 updates

PhaseClosed

PostedMay 24

Presolicitation

Type ChangedJul 2

Presolicitation → Solicitation

Notice updatedJul 12

The notice description changed.

Notice updatedJul 22

The notice description changed.

Notice updatedAug 15

Response deadline changed from Sep 18, 2024 to Oct 2, 2024. The notice description changed.

Notice updatedSep 26

Response deadline changed from Oct 2, 2024 to Oct 15, 2024. The notice description changed. The point of contact changed.

Notice updatedSep 26

The notice description changed. The point of contact changed.

Response DeadlineOct 15

Deadline has passed

Submission Closed

10/15/2024, 04:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Health And Human Services → NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

Contacts1 person available

OfficeBethesda, MD, 208920004, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Health And Human Services → NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

Office AddressBethesda, MD, 208920004, USA

Contacts

contact@example.gov

Full Description

Amendment 7 (posted October 2, 2024): The purpose of this amendment is to update and clarify Section 5(e) in Volume 1: Technical & Management template. All changes are highlighted in yellow. No other changes to the Attachment 1, OT Bundle templates have been made. However, for ease, all Attachment 1, OT Bundle templates are being provided with Amendment 7 and all previous Attachment 1, OT Bundle templates versions have been deleted to avoid confusion.

Amendment 6 (posted September 26, 2024): The purpose of this amendment is to extend the proposal due date from October 2, 2024, to October 15, 2024, at 12 PM ET. Additionally, due to a recent Solutions Portal update the system DOES support zip files. Section P.3, titled Proposal Submission Instructions, has been updated to remove file limitation language that no longer applies. Administrative changes to reference the latest Amendment to the Master Announcement Instruction (MAI), ARPA-H-MAI-24-01 has also been made. All changes are highlighted in yellow. No other changes to the Attachment 1, OT Bundle templates have been made. Amendment 2 to the Master Announcement Instruction (MAI), ARPA-H-MAI-24-01, is also attached and located on the UPGRADE team webpage.

Amendment 5 (posted September 19, 2024): The purpose of this amendment is to correct Volume 1: Basis of Estimate (BOE) Template in the Attachment 1, OT Bundle. Section titled Price Summary, (a) Pricing per TA, Technical Area (TA) 1 – 4 charts have been updated to remove “Years 4-6” to clarify that UPGRADE is a three-year, two-phase program and these charts should be completed accordingly. Additionally, Section P.3, titled Proposal Submission Instructions, has been updated to provide a clarification that the Solutions Portal currently does not support zip files. All changes are highlighted in yellow. No other changes to the Attachment 1, OT Bundle templates have been made. However, for ease, all Attachment 1, OT Bundle templates are being provided with Amendment 5.

Amendment 4 (posted September 5, 2024): The purpose of this amendment is to clarify that the letters of support from hospital partners for TA1 and/or equipment manufacturers for TA2, TA3, and TA4 should be included as an attachment to Volume 1: Technical & Management. Additionally, Section 14 in Volume 1: Technical & Management template in the Attachment 1, OT Bundle is added to include the request for these letters of support. All changes are highlighted in yellow. No other changes to the Attachment 1, OT Bundle templates have been made. However, for ease, all Attachment 1, OT Bundle templates are being provided with Amendment 4.

Amendment 3 (posted August 15, 2024): The purpose of Amendment 3 is to extend the proposal due date from September 18, 2024, to October 2, 2024, at 12 PM ET. Section E, paragraph #4 on page 11 has been removed to correct a formatting error. Volume 1: Technical & Management Template in the OT Bundle (Attachment 1) is updated to clarify that Section 11, Software Component Technical Plan, is not part of the page count. All changes are highlighted in yellow. No other changes to the Attachment 1, OT Bundle templates have been made. However, for ease, all Attachment 1, OT Bundle templates are being provided with Amendment 3.

Amendment 2 (posted July 22, 2024): The purpose of Amendment 2 is to extend the due date for Solution Summary submissions due to issues with the Solutions site portal. The new due date for Submission Summaries is Wednesday, July 24 at 10 pm ET. All changes are highlighted in yellow. No other changes have been made to the UPGRADE module announcement nor its Appendix (Appendix A) and OT Bundle (Attachment 1).

Amendment 1 (posted July 12, 2024): The purpose of Amendment 1 is as follows: 1) Fix an error on page 18 and page 20 by removing « Error! Reference source not found » and add references to the correct Figures; and 2) provide a start date to utilize for pricing purposes in Appendix A, Solution Summary Template and the Attachment 1, Basis of Estimate template. All changes are highlighted in yellow. No other changes to the Attachment 1, OT Bundle templates have been made. However, for ease, all Attachment 1, OT Bundle templates are being provided with Amendment 1.

ARPA-H seeks proposals to develop a revolutionary new cybersecurity platform to enable hospitals and health systems to protect themselves from cyberattacks. The Universal PatchinG and Remediation for Autonomous DEfense (UPGRADE) program will empower hospital information Technology (IT) teams to protect health systems from cyberattacks and ensure continuity of patient care without requiring additional personnel or manual effort. UPGRADE aims to fund the creation of vulnerability mitigation tools that act as a force multiplier for hospital IT/cybersecurity teams, dramatically advancing hospitals’ capacities to understand, source, plan, and deploy security upgrades for connected hospital equipment (e.g., equipment germane to hospital environments including but not limited to infusion pumps, patient monitoring equipment, and imaging equipment).

All questions should be directed ONLY to ARPA-H Solutions (https://solutions.arpa-h.gov/Ask-A-Question.

Proposals should be submitted to https://solutions.arpa-h.gov/, and the due date is no later than 12:00 PM ET, October 15, 2024.

Please see the attached Final solicitation for full program details along with Appendix A, Solution Summary Template and Attachment 1, OT Bundle (reference Amendment 7 for the most recent OT Bundle) which contains templates and proposal preparation instructions.