Description
The Defense Health Agency is seeking a web-based cheminformatics platform to support the United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID). The platform must meet specific minimal essential characteristics, including being delivered as a web-based service, indexing over 250 million chemical substances and 70 million protein and nucleic acid sequences, and providing predictive retrosynthetic analysis capabilities. The contract will be for a period of one year, with options for extension. The offeror must provide a software license for chemical interactions, and the pricing arrangement will be firm fixed price.
• The platform must be compatible with or provide integrated life sciences content such as bioactivity, toxicology, and pharmacology information for substances.
• The platform must support chemical research including drug development, chemical reactions, drug metabolism, and knowledge of prior art for intellectual property rights.
• The offeror must provide a detailed description of the proposed platform, including its features and capabilities.
• The offeror must provide information on their experience and qualifications in providing similar services.