Opportunity Overview
The Department of the Interior, Interior Business Center, Acquisition Services Directorate has issued Request for Proposals 140D0426R0119, Biorisk Management System Framework on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Readiness and Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The requirement seeks technical services, framework development support, stakeholder engagement, workforce training, and implementation tools needed to establish a U.S.-led biorisk management framework for poliovirus containment and an associated implementation framework.
Deadline and Submission
Proposals are due September 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. The solicitation requires proposal submission by email to the contracting officers identified in the RFP. Offerors must submit two separate volumes: Volume I for General and Technical material and Volume II for Price. The technical proposal section is limited to 10 pages, while the price volume must include the completed solicitation pricing spreadsheet.
Competition and Eligibility
The RFP is addressed to the American National Standards Institute and states that the acquisition is being issued under other than full and open competition. It should not be treated as a general competitive opportunity. Any organization evaluating whether it is authorized to respond should rely on the current solicitation and contracting officer instructions.
Key Proposal Requirements
The RFP requires current System for Award Management registration, general offeror information, applicable representations and certifications, technical assumptions, a technical proposal, price assumptions, and a completed pricing spreadsheet. The general section also requires the proposal to remain valid for at least 60 days after submission.
Anticipated Award
The Government states that it intends to make a single firm-fixed-price award to the responsible offeror whose conforming proposal is technically acceptable and offered at a fair and reasonable price. No public maximum contract value is stated in the accessible notice.