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B -- SPECIAL STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SOL 97-190 (Q) DUE 090597 POC Wanda Allison, Contract Specialist This procurement is set-aside for small business concerns. The standard industrial classification code (SIC) is 7389 and the small business size standard is $5 million average annual receipts for the 3 preceding fiscal years. Services to be acquired: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in an effort to comply with recent Presidential Directives that all government agencies to be prepared to respond to acts of terrorism is contracting to develop a report on surveillance, laboratory, information, and response needs associated with domestic acts of terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction. The purpose is to develop recommendations on establishment of a nationwide surveillance system and laboratory infrastructure to detect acts of terrorism and provide for rapid agent identification. A variety of surveillance systems for tracking infections diseases are in place at the local, state, and federal levels. Varying degrees of laboratory capacity are available in the public, private, and military sectors. Current systems are not adequate to meet the needs associated with terrorism response. This report shall examine existing systems and capacities and determine how they can be integrated or enhanced to meet these needs. The contractor shall perform literature searches of health and medical databases, conduct interviews of civilian and military laboratory personnel and state, local and federal public health personnel, and research current state, local, and federal disease surveillance systems. Based on findings, the contractor will develop a report. The report shall be completed by April 30, 1998. Evaluation Factors: In order to be considered for this project the contractor shall meet the following minimum qualifications: (1) an intimate first hand, working knowledge of both civilian and military laboratory capabilities and methodologies for identifying chemical and biological agents, and physiologic sequel, which could be use in terrorist events; (2) extensive knowledge of biological agents which could be used by terrorists, various methods for dispersal of these agents, and control and prevention strategies; (3) demonstrated this knowledge through publications in the field and activities in designing exercises to test response activities; (4) be familiar with disease and health surveillance systems and techniques on the state, local and federal levels; and (5) demonstrated experience and expertise in biological agent identification and biological terrorism preparedness and consequence management in previous work. The contractor will be provided a computer to prepare documentation and reports to complete the project. Award of a firm-fixed price type contract will be made or about September 8, 1997. (0227)

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