Scientific and Technical Engagement Partnership (STEP 2.0)

Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio, was awarded a $52,876,517 hybrid, firm ?fixed-price, time-and-material, and cost-reimbursable contract (HDTRA1-26-C-0004) for the Scientific and Technical Engagement Partnership 2.0 effort. This contract provides for scientific and technical services to strengthen the capabilities of partner nations and the international community to prevent, detect, and prepare for disease outbreaks through mentorship, training and assessment activities. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition. SAM.gov was used to solicit proposals and four proposals were received. The principal place of performance is Columbus, Ohio, as indicated in the contract award. Work is expected to be completed by Jan. 25, 2031. Fiscal 2025 cooperative threat reduction funds in the amount of $9,500,000 are being obligated at the time of award. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, is the contracting activity. .... Read More

14-Jun-2024 update: The Government has reviewed and responded to all questions received in response to the original solicitation. As a result of some of the questions received, the Government made the decision to amend the solicitation. Therefore, attached please find the questions and answers to all questions received, along with Amendment 0001 to the solicitation. The amendment documents consist of the amendment, the conformed version of the solicitation, and revised versions of Attachments L1, L5 and L6. The proposal submission deadline is unchanged from the original solicitation.The Scientific and Technical Engagement Partnership (STEP 2.0) represents .... Read More

The Scientific and Technical Engagement Partnership (STEP 2.0) represents the follow-on effort to the majority of the requirements that fell under the STEP 1.0 contract HDTRA117C0019 with Leidos, Inc., which ended in November 2022. A sources sought notice was previously published on www.sam.gov related to the effort on 05 August 2021 under HDTRA121R0046. A Virtual Industry Day was held between 19 to 21 October 2021 after being announced on www.sam.gov. Then, a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) was posted on the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Portal with a cross posting on www.sam.gov on 11 July .... Read More