Limited Competition: National Biocontainment Laboratories (NBLs) Operations Support (UC7 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is seeking applications to provide operations support to the National Biocontainment Laboratories (NBLs) at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston, Texas and Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts. The NBLs serve as a national resource for efforts in conducting pre-clinical and laboratory research and testing on hazardous biological agents in support of NIAID’s biodefense and emerging infectious diseases research efforts. Operations support is provided in the following areas: facility maintenance and operations; biosecurity; environmental health and safety regulations and requirements; regulatory compliance; and specialized research support services. • The NBLs may be expected to rapidly realign their activities to assist response efforts within the United States under the direction of NIAID in times of a national biodefense or emerging infectious disease emergency. • The estimated funding for this opportunity is $23,000,000. • The opportunity is limited to the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX and Boston University, Boston, MA.