Procurement of storage and stability services to maintain BARDA’s supply of Live Attenuated Influenza Virus Master and Working Seed Lots
ID: 75A50125Q00001Type: Presolicitation
Overview

Buyer

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OFOFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSEASPR BARDA DIV CONTRACTS MGMT & ACQWashington, DC, 20515, USA

NAICS

Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714)

PSC

DRUGS AND BIOLOGICALS (6505)

Original Source

https://sam.gov/opp/33b6c132da2744f8a17360a378dea6ad/view
Timeline
  1. 1
    Posted Oct 30, 2024, 12:00 AM UTC
  2. 2
    Updated Oct 30, 2024, 12:00 AM UTC
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    Due Nov 14, 2024, 2:00 PM UTC
Description

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), specifically the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), is seeking to procure storage and stability services for maintaining its supply of Live Attenuated Influenza Virus Master and Working Seed Lots. The procurement aims to ensure that these seed lots remain within specification for use in clinical trials or commercial drug production, which is critical for pandemic preparedness. The contract will be awarded on a sole source basis to MedImmune, LLC, which has been performing these services under a previous indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract since 2016. Interested parties may submit capability statements or quotations for consideration, and inquiries can be directed to Deitra Williams at deitra.williams@hhs.gov or Corneilus Stephens at corneilus.stephens@hhs.gov.

Point(s) of Contact
Deitra Williams
(202) 845-4483
deitra.williams@hhs.gov
Corneilus Stephens
(202) 738-0221
corneilus.stephens@hhs.gov
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