SPECIAL NOTICE
B -- Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events
- Notice Date
- 9/11/2007
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Office of Procurement Operations, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Washington, DC, 20528, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-RUCM-07-00051
- Response Due
- 9/25/2007
- Archive Date
- 10/10/2007
- Description
- The Office of Health Affairs has a requirement for the establishment of a forum on medical and public health preparedness for catastrophic events. The forum will provide a venue for exchanging information and presenting individual views, and will allow a structured opportunity for dialogue and discussion while scrutinizing critical and possibly contentious scientific and policy issues. Representatives and subject matter experts from government, industry, professional societies, foundations, academia, and other interested parties are expected to serve on the forum, which will convene three times a year to confer on subject areas of mutual interest and concern. Members shall serve on a pro-bono basis. Costs shall only be incurred for facilities, travel, management, overhead, and administration of the forum. In order to fulfill this requirement the US Department of Homeland Security, Office of Procurement Operations intends to enter into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine on a sole source basis pursuant to the authority of FAR 6.302-5. The anticipated period of performance is from date of award through February 29, 2008 with two one year options. Place of performance shall be at the vendor's facilities. Interested concerns may identify their interest in the requirement and submit a capability statement to christopher.wallis@dhs.gov no later than Tuesday, September 25, 2007. Determination by the Government whether to compete this requirement is solely within the discretion of the Government.
- Record
- SN01402107-W 20070913/070911220444 (fbodaily.com)
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