SAM #70RSAT26RFI000023

DHS Seeks Input on Five-Year Research and Technical Services Agreements with University Centers of Excellence

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate is seeking feedback on the use of five-year Basic Ordering Agreements (BOAs) with university-led Centers of Excellence (COEs) for research, analysis, technical services, and education supporting homeland security missions. - Government Buyer: - Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and Technology Directorate, Office of University Programs (OUP), Office of Procurement Operations - Centers of Excellence (COEs) and Lead Universities: - Center of Excellence for Emerging and Zoonotic Animal Diseases (CEEZAD) – Kansas State University - Awareness and Localization of Explosives-Related Threats (ALERT) – Northeastern University - Borders, Trade, and Immigration Institute (BTI) – University of Houston - Critical Infrastructure Resilience Institute (CIRI) – University of Illinois - Coastal Resilience Center (CRC) – University of North Carolina Chapel Hill - Scope of Services: - Research, analysis, and technical services in areas such as: - Emerging and zoonotic animal diseases (countermeasures, detection, epidemiology, education) - Explosives threat detection and mitigation (characterization, sensors, video analytics, training) - Border security, trade, immigration, and integrated education (including classified work) - Critical infrastructure resilience (cyber-physical systems, public-private partnerships, risk management) - Coastal resilience (infrastructure, community preparedness, disaster dynamics, workforce development) - Both unclassified and classified research and technical services - Education and training programs for DHS personnel and first responders - Estimated Value: - Task orders estimated between $0.25 million and $9 million each - Annual task order values typically range from $1 million to $3 million per COE - Unique Requirements: - BOAs are awarded to lead universities for each COE, with the possibility of renewal based on performance - Work may include both classified and unclassified research - Task orders may be firm fixed price and vary in duration - All work to be performed within the United States or its territories; travel limited to CONUS for some COEs - Emphasis on matching university capabilities to DHS high-priority needs - **No specific OEMs, commercial vendors, or product part numbers are mentioned; the opportunity is focused on research and technical services, not product procurement.

Description

DHS S&T seeks comments on the use of a BOA to accommodate DHS requirements for COE research, analysis, and technical services, unclassified and classified, as well as DHS-specific science and engineering education and training. DHS S&T proposes to award a BOA to the current and future COE research lead university, to be renewed once after five years, and again at the end of its period of performance, renewals being subject to suitable COE progress in research, development, test, evaluation, education and training. OUP will determine the need for a BOA for the COE research lead by matching university capabilities with DHS’s requirements and needs (S&T will address high priority requirements first). The following thrust areas will be covered under Phase XI of the COE BOAs:

Center of Excellence for Emerging and Zoonotic Animal Diseases (CEEZAD) Awareness and Localization of Explosives-Related Threats (ALERT) Borders, Trade, and Immigration Institute (BTI) Critical Infrastructure Resilience Institute (CIRI) Coastal Resilience Center (CRC)

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