Broad Agency Announcement

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC)

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (NIOSH)

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA)

RFP# 75D30127Q79333

UNIVERSITY HEALTH AND SAFETY RESEARCH FOR THE MINING

INDUSTRY

SECTION A – INTRODUCTION

Authority
This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is issued on behalf of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) pursuant to the authority of Radical FAR Overhaul (RFO) FAR 35.102 and RFO FAR 6.101(b)(3) which provide for the competitive selection of research proposals.
Contracts awarded based on responses to this BAA are considered the result of full and open competition and are therefore in full compliance with the requirements of PL 98-369, "The Competition in Contracting Act of 1984." Within the meaning of RFO FAR 6.101 and 35.102, this announcement constitutes the Government’s only solicitation, and the Government will not issue any other formal solicitation for the requirement(s) outlined herein. Offerors are advised that solicitation amendments may be issued via www.sam.gov and that proposal submissions shall comply with the most current amended solicitation documents and/or attachments.

Background and Funding Opportunity Description
The Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 (MINER Act) permanently established the Office of Mine Safety and Health Research (OMSHR) under the direction of an Associate Director, within the NIOSH. One purpose of this office is to enhance the development of new technology and technological applications and to ensure adequate capacity in engineering and science disciplines important to mine safety and health. The MINER Act grants the Office of Mine Safety and Health Research the authority to award competitive contracts and grants to institutions and private entities to improve mine safety and health in general, and specifically to encourage the development and manufacture of mine safety equipment and to award contracts to education institutions or private laboratories for the performance of product testing or related work with respect to new mine technology or equipment. This announcement is an opportunity for the award of contracts to universities in advanced health and safety mining systems. The NIOSH OMSHR is seeking proposals from universities or colleges with ABET-accredited programs in mining engineering specifically focused on aspects of mining safety and health that addresses research,