Request for Information – The Shipment of Select Agents and Toxins and Infectious Substances

This is a request for information. It is not a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to: (1) Determine the level of interest which exist in the open market for providing the needed services; (2) Obtain information, needs, capabilities, constraints, capacities, and requirements of those potential providers of the needed service; and (3) Make use of this information to inform potential acquisition strategies that may be used to support a) on-going research, b) routine Transportation needs for infectious substances, and c) emergency public health response activities which may require the transfer & shipment of a. Select Agents and Toxins. For a list of Select Agents & Toxins, utilize the following web link: http://www.selectagents.gov/SelectAgentsandToxinsList.html ; b. Category A Biological agents (http://www.who.int/ihr/biosafety/module_ii_categorization.pdf) c. Category B Biological Agents (http://www.who.int/ihr/biosafety/module_ii_categorization.pdf) Please see the attached documents which contain the full request for information and a checklist to aid in response to the RFI.