Contract · Federal
BioWatch Program
HOMELAND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF / FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Washington, DC
- Status Closes in 23 days
- Amount Amount not listed
- Set-aside No Set aside used
Scope
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), FEMA, Office of Resilience, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Support Directorate, requires support to staff identified local field offices and execute the daily BioWatch Program field operations in accordance with the attached Statement of Work (SOW).
GENERAL INFORMATION: This RFI is issued solely for information gathering purposes to identify sources that can provide support for the BioWatch program field operations, special events and surge operations, and technology upgrades and integration.
In accordance with FAR 15.101(c), RFIs may be used when the Government wants to obtain price, delivery, other market information, and capabilities for planning purposes.
Responses to these RFIs are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.
This RFI shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach.
Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with their RFI response.
Respondents will not receive additional information in response to their submittal to the RFI and will not be notified of the resulting market research.
INTRODUCTION: DHS’s mission is to safeguard the American people, the homeland, and American values with honor and integrity.
In support of this mission, the FEMA works to prevent CBRN attacks against the United States by providing timely, responsive support to operational partners.
The CBRN Support Directorate advances this mission through the BioWatch program, the nation’s only civilian program that monitors for aerosol releases of select bioterrorism agents.
Since its establishment in 2003, BioWatch has maintained a bioterr...
Typical award value
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est. $53K-$900K
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Timeline
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Posted
Nov 10, 2026
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Status
Open now
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