A--To Expand the Workscope of the PACT III Program
Federal contract work to manufacture and distribute cellular therapy products for use in human-subject clinical trials under IND applications, with the competition set aside for women-owned small businesses.
RESTRICTED TO: SMALL BUSINESS SBIR STTR
⚑ Women-Owned Small Business set-aside · Federal contract acquisition · Funds manufacture and distribution of cellular products for clinical trial use, not investigator-led research · No stated deadline
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 75 strong | SBIR/STTR — core Hub pipeline (faculty founders + small-business partners); prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
| IPPRA | 25 weak | peripheral portfolio topic: public_health; social/behavioral work is none; funds service delivery, not research (capped); university can only partner, not lead; biomedical core — IPPRA health lane is communication/crisis/policy (capped); clinical-trial/biomedical core — IPPRA angle is policy/community (capped) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 10 none | technical depth: minor; funds service delivery (capped) |
Description
The primary purpose of the acquisition for the Production Assistance for Cellular Therapy (PACT) III program contract awards is to expand the scope of the program by reintroducing the manufacture and distribution of cellular products for use in human subjects participating in clinical trials under investigational new drug (IND) applications for the cell product.
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: Women-Owned Small Business. Notice type: Presolicitation. Organization: / / .
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