SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- Prototype Solutions for Optic Nerve Injury - Request for Project Proposals - MTEC-18-02-Optic_Nerve
- Notice Date
- 2/13/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 54171
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life SciencesT
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, Attn: MCMR-AAA, 820 Chandler Street, Frederick, MD 21702-5014, Maryland, 21702-5014, United States
- ZIP Code
- 21702-5014
- Solicitation Number
- MTEC-18-02-Optic_Nerve
- Archive Date
- 3/27/2018
- Point of Contact
- Lisa A. Fisher, Phone: 843-760-3356
- E-Mail Address
-
lisa.fisher@ati.org
(lisa.fisher@ati.org)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Details of RPP Summary for MTEC-18-02-Optic_Nerve The Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC) is excited to announce a Request for Project Proposals (RPP) focused on providing innovative solutions to critical problems in visual loss. The overarching goal of this program is to provide biomanufacturing or advanced development for an emerging area of medical technology and innovation that supports standard procedures toward a prototype aimed to re-establish or regenerate damaged visual pathways. Technology Focus Areas Applications must address one or more of the following focus areas in nerve regeneration or end-organ health. Specifically, MTEC seeks prototype development and/or biomanufacturing of a device, biologic, or combination prototype that: • Enhances optic nerve regeneration • Re-establishes neuronal connections between retinal ganglion cells and the lateral geniculate nucleus with high efficiency The current effort aims to promote highly innovative, groundbreaking research; high-impact research with near-term clinical relevance; multidisciplinary, synergistic research; and translational studies to support the fluid transfer of knowledge from basic principles to clinical solutions. Purely in vitro efforts will not be considered. Proposed projects must be based on logical reasoning and sound scientific rationale that spread biomanufacturing and prototype development. Please note that awards are not to be exploratory in nature and require a foundation of preliminary data. Research involving animal or human subjects is allowed. See the Attachment for the details of this Request for Project Proposals (RPP) Other Information The MTEC mission is to assist the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) by providing cutting-edge technologies and effective materiel life cycle management to transition medical solutions to industry that protect, treat, and optimize Warfighters' health and performance across the full spectrum of military operations. MTEC is a biomedical technology consortium collaborating with multiple government agencies under a 10-year renewable Other Transaction Agreement (OTA), Agreement No. W81XWH-15-9-0001, with the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA). MTEC is currently recruiting a broad and diverse membership that includes representatives from large businesses, small businesses, "nontraditional" government contractors, academic research institutions and not-for-profit organizations. Under a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), Glaucoma Research Foundation and BrightFocus Foundation will have access to white papers and proposals submitted through this RPP for the purposes of the evaluation and selection process. White papers are due no later than March 12, 2018 at noon ET. This RPP is posted to the MTEC website (www.mtec-sc.org) and a notice will be posted to FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov) to notify interested parties. MTEC membership is required for the submission of a white paper in response to this MTEC RPP. To join MTEC, please visit http://mtec-sc.org/how-to-join/ For inquiries regarding this pre-announcement, please direct your correspondence to the following contacts: • Technical questions - Dr. Lauren Palestrini, MTEC Director of Research, lauren.palestrini@officer.mtec-sc.org • Administrative questions - Ms. Kathy Zolman, MTEC Program Manager, kathy.zolman@ati.org • Membership questions - Ms. Stacey Lindbergh, MTEC Executive Director, execdirect@mtec-sc.org For more information regarding this RPP, please visit the MTEC website (a link is included in the attachment incorporated into this FedBizOpps posting).
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/USAMRAA/DAMD17/MTEC-18-02-Optic_Nerve/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, United States
- Record
- SN04821998-W 20180215/180213231907-6f2a492d942b62c0439fde8381811e2c (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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