Synopsis for Upcoming Operational Infectious Diseases R&D Services

The Contracting Department, NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center (FLC), Norfolk, VA, intends to negotiate a single award, cost plus fixed fee (CPFF) indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract under FAR Part 15 “Contracting by Negotiation” as a total small business set aside. This acquisition is for the procurement of contractor services to support the Operational Infectious Diseases (OID) Directorate of Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) to conducts on-going, laboratory-based surveillance of US military populations in unique environments to quantify and study the etiology of infectious illnesses. The contractor shall provide all personnel, supervision, and other items necessary to provide laboratory technical services, statistical analysis, study coordination, fiscal analysis, quality control and assurance, safety and logistics, sample collection, administrative and program management support for operational infectious disease surveillance, accredited clinical laboratory

testing, diagnostic evaluations, clinical research support and scientific research services as defined in the Statement of Work (SOW)/Performance Work Statement (PWS) except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards in the contract. This acquisition will involve comprehensive scientific research and development services over the full period of performance. The required acquisition may involve, but will not be limited to: developing, refining, and executing the full spectrum of data-related tasking; examining the impact of case management services and source of delivered health care services on health care costs, patient outcomes, and health care system efficiencies; understanding injury prevention, injury identification, and injury reduction across a military career; investigating the longitudinal medical and career outcomes of en route care providers and patients; and identifying and then understanding other deployment health-related concerns. This effort is considered a new requirement. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) with a size Standard of 1,000 employees. After analyzing submittals received in response to a Sources Sought notices, the prospective Request for Proposal (RFP) will be processed via a total small business set aside. The resulting contract will be for a five (5)-year ordering period. A complete RFP package will be available by downloading the documents at the NECO Website as follows: http://www.neco.navy.mil or Sam.Gov Website at https://sam.gov/ on or around 1 February 2024. Potential contractors are hereby notified that the solicitation and subsequent amendments to the solicitation will ONLY be available for download at the above site; this office will NOT issue hard copy solicitations. By submitting an offer, the vendor is self-certifying that neither the requestor nor the principal corporate officials and owners are currently suspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible to receive contracts from any federal agency. Failure to do so may represent grounds for refusing to accept the offer. By submission of an offer, the contractor acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation, except for awards to foreign vendors for work to be performed outside the United States. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make a contractor ineligible for award. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the Internet at https://www.sam.gov. Please direct all questions regarding this requirement via e-mail to the POC identified in this synopsis.