Bid document

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
Office of Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority Division of Research, Innovation, and Ventures (DRIVe)
Washington, DC 20201
Easy Broad Agency Announcement
Title: DRIVe EZ-BAA
Announcement Number: BAA-22-100-SOL-00003

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Introduction

The Office of Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) hereby announces to businesses, academia, and not for profit institutions the intent to solicit submissions for research efforts through this Easy Broad Agency Announcement (EZ-BAA). Authorized by 42 U.S. Code § 247d-7e, BARDA may award contracts to promote innovation in technologies that may assist research and development with respect to products that are or may become a qualified countermeasure or qualified pandemic and epidemic product and approaches for public health emergencies. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 35.016, this broad agency announcement is used to obtain submissions for basic or applied research and development projects to advance or evaluate cutting-edge technologies and approaches, unrelated to a specific system or hardware requirement.
The following links are referenced throughout this announcement and will provide additional information regarding this EZ-BAA:
- BARDA DRIVe website
- System for Award Management (SAM.gov) website
- BARDA Digital Resources (BDR) Portal
This EZ-BAA serves as a reissuance of the previously active announcement (i.e., BAA-20-100-SOL0002), originally issued on February 3, 2020. This announcement hereby supersedes the prior EZBAA for any submissions after the publishing date of this announcement.

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Overview Information

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Agency and Issuing Office

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Secretary (OS) Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Office of Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) Division of Research, Innovation, and Ventures (DRIVe)
Washington, DC, 20201

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Objective

This BARDA DRIVe EZ-BAA aims to accelerate innovation and improve the availability of transformative tools, products, and technologies to protect Americans from natural and intentional health security threats. BARDA DRIVe is seeking transformative and innovative approaches that