Request for Information – Prophylactic Platform for Medical Countermeasures
This is a request for information for companies with existing prophylactic medical countermeasures on platform technologies that already have clinical safety and/or strong preclinical immunogenicity, safety, and efficacy data.
RESTRICTED TO: SMALL BUSINESS SBIR STTR
⚑ Federal contract RFI, not a grant. · Notice states applicant restrictions for companies; universities are not eligible to apply directly. · Focus is on existing prophylactic MCM platforms with prior clinical safety or strong preclinical data.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 90 strong | SBIR/STTR — core Hub pipeline (faculty founders + small-business partners); funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
| IPPRA | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
Description
The Capability Program Executive for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (CPE CBRND), Medical - Accelerated Defense Pharmaceuticals program is formally requesting information from capable companies. The objective of the program is to progress the development of existing prophylactic MCMs manufactured on existing platform technologies that support clinical safety and/or possess strong preclinical immunogenicity, safety, and efficacy data.
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: No Set aside used. Notice type: Special Notice. Organization: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE ARMY / W6QK ACC-APG.
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