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This solicitation is a BAA as contemplated in FAR 6.102(d)(2) & 35.016. Pursuant to Homeland Security Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-296), the DHS S&T Chemical Biological Division seeks technologies to prevent, detect, & defend against chemical and biological attacks. Also, this division is charged with pursuing research to improve response & testoration, conduct threat risk assessments & invest in bioforensics R&D. The focus of this BAA is in the area of biological toxin detection assay R&D. A formal Request for Proposals (RFP) will not be issued. It is available via the FedBizIpps website at (http://www.fbo.gov) and posted on the HSARPA website (http://www.hsarpabaa.com). An award may be a cost reimbursement contract; however, the Government reserves the right to award other types of contracts, grants, cooperative agreements or other transactions. If you have difficulty accessing the full announcment electronically, please contact: Michele Midgett, Contract Specialist Dept. of Homeland Security Office of the Chief Procurement Officer Washington, DC 20528 michele.midgett@dhs.gov Phone: 202-254-6836

Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division

The BioWatch Program is a cornerstone of the Department of Homeland Security s (DHS) comprehensive strategy for countering biological terrorism. The BioWatch Program is an early warning system that is designed to detect the intentional release of select aerosolized biological agents. The BioWatch Program s mission is to provide and maintain a continuous bio-terrorism air monitoring system in metropolitan areas and coordinate with state and local public health communities to prepare for and respond to a bioterrorist event. This mission is accomplished by serving as an early warning system which enhances the security of jurisdictions by providing the needed time to execute their comprehensive concept of operations plans to counter biological terrorism. The Biowatch Program is a critical part of an ongoing national effort to build and sustain preparedness which helps the United States to maintain momentum through targeted jurisdictional planning that highlights preventative actions necessary to allow for a proper and timely response and begin the process to recovery from a biological agent release.The BioWatch Evaluation Program (BWEP) will be conducted under the BioWatch Quality Assurance Program effective April 1, 2013. This program will consist of independent external audits (Quality Assurance) by Signature Science and internal audits (Quality Control) by BioWatch Systems Program Office field personnel. This approach will initially be conducted with a focus on adherence to the BioWatch Field Operations Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Version 1.3 and will eventually evolve to encompass the Field Operations Quality Assurance Program Plan (QAPP). In order to ensure a robust QA / QC program the jurisdictions may be subject to a QA external audit and a QC internal audit during the same cooperative agreement cycle (year).

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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation. The BAA is available via the FedBizOpps website(http://www.fedbizopps.gov/) and posted on the HSARPA (http://www.hsarpabaa.com) website. Please review the document in its entirety, and submit specific inquiries to the BAA email address (BAA08-01@dhs.gov). DHS S&T is interested in receiving proposals for Long Range Science and Technology Projects and innovative prototypes which offer potential for advancement and improvement of homeland security missions and operations. The overall mission and goal of S&T is to identify revolutionary, evolving, and maturing technologies that can be demonstrated to provide significant improvement to homeland security missions and operations through proof of concept and prototyping with potential for transition to current and future DHS acquisition processes. S&T will focus on those key areas where risk inhibits mission and operation investments and where significant capability payoffs can be expected for successful efforts. Awards may take the form of contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or other transaction (OTs) agreements.

Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation. The BAA is available via the FedBizOpps website(http://www.fedbizopps.gov/) and posted on the HSARPA (http://www.hsarpabaa.com) website. Please review the document in its entirety, and submit specific inquiries to the BAA email address (BAA08-02@dhs.gov). DHS S&T is initiating the second Rapid Technology Application Program BAA to meet the expressed rapid technology development needs of emergency responders and internal DHS customers. The RTAP will facilitate a number of S&T s goals, including: Fulfilling the expressed needs of emergency responders and internal DHS customers for rapid prototype technology developments and Producing advanced technology prototypes 6-18 months after award of contracts. Under this BAA DHS is soliciting white papers and proposals for the rapid prototyping of systems in the following specific technical field: 1) Communications: Satellite Blue Force Tracking (BFT); and 2) Maritime Safety: Passenger Ship Mass Evacuation System. Awards may take the form of contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or other transaction (OTs) agreements.

Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation. The BAA is available via the FedBizOpps website(http://www.fedbizopps.gov/) and posted on the HSARPA (http://www.hsarpabaa.com) website. Please review the document in its entirety, and submit specific inquiries to the BAA email address (BAA08-03@dhs.gov). DHS S&T is initiating the second Rapid Technology Application Program BAA to meet the expressed rapid technology development needs of emergency responders and internal DHS customers. The RTAP will facilitate a number of S&T s goals, including: 1) Fulfilling the expressed needs of emergency responders and internal DHS customers for rapid prototype technology developments; and 2) Producing advanced technology prototypes 6-18 months after award of contracts. Under this BAA DHS is soliciting white papers for the rapid prototyping of systems for Explosives Detection. More specifically, an explosives detection portal is being solicited and is captured by the following BAA Topic: Portable Trace-Level Explosives Detection Portal (Portable - EDP). Awards may take the form of contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or other transaction (OTs) agreements.

Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division

The BioWatch Program is a cornerstone of the Department of Homeland Security s (DHS) comprehensive strategy for countering biological terrorism. The BioWatch Program is an early warning system that is designed to detect the intentional release of select aerosolized biological agents. The BioWatch Program s mission is to help deploy, sustain, and maintain a national 24/7 operational capability to detect, respond to, mitigate, and recover from a bioterrorist event. Applicants must be invited by DHS to apply. This funding opportunity announcement renews the financial assistance support for the program and extends the period of performance for an additional two (2) years. DHS will invite eligible applicants and current BioWatch cooperative agreement recipients to apply for continuation funding under this announcement.

Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation. The BAA is available via the FedBizOpps website(http://www.fedbizopps.gov/) and posted on the HSARPA (http://www.hsarpabaa.com) website. Please review the document in its entirety, and submit specific inquiries to the BAA email address (BAA07-10@dhs.gov). Today s biological and chemical sensing networks work effectively to cover limited and specific physical areas and environments with significant cost and overhead. In order to greatly expand coverage and realize greater WMD protection for the nation, a revolutionary breakthrough that provides for a much larger and lower cost sensing distributed network is required. Through this BAA, HSARPA is seeking to accelerate advances in miniaturized biological and chemical sensing (e.g. laboratories on a chip) with integration into common device(s) and a communication systems concept for large scale multi-sensor networks. This proof of concept should be capable of detecting hazardous biological and/or chemical materials with eventual expansion to the detection of explosive and eventually radiological materials (in future collaborations with other organizations). In the first year, proposed work should lead to a minimum of a relevant laboratory demonstration of a proof of concept sensor, device and communications system for Cell-All. Optional second year work may be proposed to build upon success in year one and may include additional field experiments and characterizations. DHS S&T is conducting a full-and-open competition (open to ALL responsible sources) via the use of a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the acquisition of basic and applied research and that part of development not related to the development of a specific system or hardware procurement. Under the BAA, awards may be executed as contracts, grants, cooperative agreements or other transactions.