Request for White Papers for Minority Serving Institutions Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Research & Development Consortium (MSRDC)

The Solicitation is amended to add Topics #10 through 22. The Government is requesting that Initial White Paper submission for the above referenced above be submitted by no later than 14 October 2016. This action is not governed by the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), but rather by the DoD Directive 3210.06, dated 6 February 2014. This Public Announcement is a request for white papers under the Master Cooperative Agreement W911SR-14-2-0001 which is exclusively for the members of the Minority Serving Institutions Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Research & Development Consortium (MSRDC) (hereinafter called the recipient) to develop White Papers for technology advancement in areas of importance to the US Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) and other DoD agencies (relevant to ECBC). This announcement is open and effective for one year. White paper topics 1, 2 ,3, 4, 5, 6,7 and 8 should be submitted no later than 3 March 2017. White paper topic 9 shall be submitted no later than 24 September 2016. White paper topics 10 through 22 shall be submitted no later than 14 November 2016. Only those members of the Consortium who have executed (signed) the Consortium Member Agreement (CMA) prior to the due date and are in good standing will be eligible to have their submitted White Papers evaluated. For information on joining the Consortium, please contact Mr. Michael Hester at contact@example.gov. For administrative matters or questions pertaining to the content of this announcement, contact: Angel Y. Quander at contact@example.gov and Jemel Hogan at contact@example.gov.