The Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has a continuing requirement for the provision of comprehensive support for the scientific, management, administrative, and technical activities of the Division of Intramural Research (DIR) and the Vaccine Research Center (VRC).

The mission of NIAID is to conduct and support basic, translational and clinical research to better understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases. Infectious diseases include global killers such as human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), tuberculosis (TB), and malaria; emerging or reemerging threats such as influenza, novel pathogenic coronaviruses (e.g., Middle East respiratory syndrome), Ebola, Zika, chikungunya, multiple drug resistant bacteria (e.g., multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus), and extensively drug resistant TB (XDR TB); and “deliberately emerging” threats from potential agents of bioterrorism. Immune-mediated disorders include autoimmune diseases such as lupus and type 1 diabetes, asthma, allergies and graft rejection and other problems associated with tissue and organ transplantation.

For more than 60 years, NIAID research has led to new therapies, vaccines, diagnostic tests and other technologies that have improved the health of millions of people in the US and around the world. The scope of NIAID research portfolio has expanded considerably in recent years in response to new challenges such as bioterrorism, emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, and the increase of asthma prevalence among children in this country.

To accomplish this mission, NIAID conducts and supports a comprehensive portfolio of research that provides the scientific understanding and research platforms for translational and clinical research to develop and test vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics to prevent and treat the many infectious, immune-mediated, and allergic diseases that afflict people throughout the world.

New and expanding Congressional mandates, rapid evolution of research tools and technical capabilities, changing policies and information technologies, expanding research programs, and NIAID’s leadership role in the global community has resulted in a critical requirement to obtain highly specialized scientific and technical services of a contractor capable of flexible assignments and availability.

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), requires qualified and experienced personnel to support a full-range of activities, including new and in-progress research projects, program deployment and implementation, and other activities necessary to conduct the business and fulfill the mission of the NIAID’s scientific research program.

• Services involve providing professional expertise in microbiology, molecular biology, biochemistry, infectious diseases, immunology, and bioinformatics; and cutting-edge vaccine research to improve understanding of immune responses and to identify new vaccine targets for HIV/AIDS, malaria, influenza, Ebola, Zika, and other pathogens and diseases within the mission of NIAID. Support for NIAID’s international research efforts and NIAID’s participation in responding to worldwide crises and outbreaks is also included. In addition, this includes clinical trials support and other related expertise to conduct basic and applied research; to expand the biomedical knowledge base to prevent, diagnose, monitor and treat emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases; and to develop and implement domestic and international clinical trials to support critical research efforts on HIV/AIDS, TB, Hepatitis C, malaria, Ebola, Zika, influenza, and other leading infectious causes of global and focal morbidity and mortality. Expertise shall also be provided in order to lead or conduct basic/clinical research or extramural research related to NIAID’s mission. Services also include specialized support in the areas of bioinformatics, highthroughput genomic sequencing, proteomics, image analysis, computational and systems biology, and data analysis for both basic and clinical research projects. Also included are consultants and/or specialists to provide input on special projects
• Task Area A: Scientific and Technical Support
• Task Area B: Professional and Technical Support