Broad Agency Announcement

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC)

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (NIOSH)

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA)

RFP# 75D30127Q79334

ADVANCES IN CONTEMPORARY MINING SAFETY AND HEALTH

CHALLENGES FOR CRITICAL MINERALS

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."
The CDC may award contracts with educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, not for profit organizations, state and local government, and private industry for research and development (R&D) in those areas covered in Section B of this BAA.
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 concept paper and/or proposal submissions shall comply with the most current amended solicitation documents and/or attachments.

Background and Research Opportunity Description
The Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 (MINER Act) permanently established the Office of Mine Safety and Health Research under the direction of an Associate Director, within NIOSH. One purpose of this office is to enhance the development of new technology and technological applications, and to expedite the commercial availability and implementation of such technology in mining environments. The MINER Act grants the Office of Mine Safety and Health Research the authority to (1) award competitive contracts and grants to institutions and private entities to encourage the development and manufacture of mine safety equipment and (2) 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 for enhancing safety in