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The Department of Defense is seeking a contractor to provide biomedical research application evaluation and support services. The contract will be a multiple-award indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (MA-IDIQ) contract, with a base period of 5 years and 6 one-year options. The contractor will be responsible for providing scientific merit peer review, including operation of a secure Contractor-owned, Contractor-

Scope

Biomedical research application evaluation and support services
Multiple-Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (MA-IDIQ) contract

BAA — white paper first (FAR 35.016)Open to allInsurance requiredTDP access mandatory before bidOption years: 6Submission: physicalDays to respond: 2

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Attachment 1 - DRAFT Performance Work Statement.docx124 KB
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Attachment 14 - EGS Peer Review API Guide (INFORMATION ONLY).pdf254 KB · 20 pages
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Attachment 15 - System Interconnection Agreement between Govt and Contractor (INFORMATION ONLY).pdf310 KB · 13 pages
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Attachment 16 - CDMRP Business System Data Flow (INFORMATION ONLY).pdf195 KB · 1 page
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Details

Place of performance: Frederick, Maryland
Buyer type: Federal
Notice type: Presolicitation
Solicitation no.: HT9427-26-R-E022
Category: Consulting · beta
NAICS: NAICS 813920 (Professional Organizations): 2 open RFPs
Size standard: $23.5M revenue SBA table, NAICS 813920
PSC: PSC R408 (SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: PROGRAM MANAGEMENT/SUPPORT): 8 open RFPs
Quantity: 1 each from notice
Delivery location: Fort Detrick, MD from notice
Period of performance: Per award from notice
BAA open until: Oct 9, 2026 from notice
Contract type: BAA (multiple awards) from notice
Evaluation: White-paper review, then invited proposals (FAR 35.016) from notice
Local presence: Not required
Amendments: None since Sep 24
Contact: Deanna S. Moose
Office: DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA) · DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY
Email: deanna.s.moose.civ@health.mil

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Key dates

Thu, Sep 24Posted

Not statedQuestions due

Fri, Oct 9 · 5:00 PM ETResponses due · about 47 hours left Under 14 days

Change log

verified Wed, Oct 7 · 12:30 AM ET

No amendments since posting on Thu, Sep 24; verified Wed, Oct 7 · 12:30 AM ET.

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Notice as published

Biomedical Research Application Evaluation and Support Services (BRAES)

The purpose of this pre-solicitation is to announce the forthcoming solicitation for Biomedical Research Application Evaluation and Support (BRAES) on behalf of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) within the Defense Health Agency Research and Development (DHA R&D), Medical Research and Development Command (MRDC) located in Frederick, MD at Fort Detrick. This requirement is a performance-based non-commercial, non-personal services support requirement and is anticipated to be a multiple award indefinite delivery indefinite quality (MA-IDIQ) contract. The CDMRP requires BRAES for Scientific Peer Review, and support encompasses:

funding opportunity announcement set-up within CDMRP's electronic biomedical research application portal (eBRAP) (awarded to a single vendor);
oversight of electronic receipt and processing of intramural and extramural pre- and full research applications in eBRAP (awarded to a single vendor);
application compliance review in eBRAP (awarded to a single vendor); and
scientific merit peer review including operation of a secure Contractor-owned, Contractor-operated web-based electronic system, which supports all activities and capabilities specific to peer review (i.e.

Scientific Administration and Management) (awarded to multiple vendors).

What this office paid before

USAspending.gov, last 36 months

24 awards matched · tier 1: this contracting office (HT9427) + PSC R408. Most recent:

Jul 19GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.ARTHRITIS RESEARCH PROGRAMHT942726FE094 · DELIVERY ORDER · Defense Health Agency · ends Jul 18, 2027$264K

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