--Project for NAS Technical Report

The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity plans to award a purchase order to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for a technical report titled "Advances in Technology and Prevention of Their Application to Next Generation Biowarfare Threats." This procurement is being carried out on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security’s National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC). The purchase order is to be awarded without full and open competitive procedures, meaning no solicitation document was issued for this acquisition. The award pertains specifically to the development of a report focusing on emerging technologies related to biowarfare threats and strategies for their prevention. The action was posted in December 2003 under the solicitation number USA-SNOTE-031204-001. All inquiries regarding the contract are directed to a designated contact at the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity. The details reflect a specific, non-competitive procurement intended to leverage NAS expertise for national security biodefense efforts.