BARDA is the lead Federal agency for the advanced development of medical countermeasures (MCM) to protect the United States against public health emergency threats, including chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear agents, emerging infectious diseases, and pandemic influenza. The Pandemic and All Hazard Preparedness Act directs BARDA to promote (i) innovations in technologies that may assist MCM advanced research and development, (ii) research and development of tools, devices, and technologies, and (iii) research to promote strategic initiatives, such as rapid diagnostics, broad spectrum antimicrobials, and vaccine manufacturing technologies.

This BAA solicits proposals that focus on one or more of the following areas of interest as listed here and further described in Attachment 2 of this announcement.

Development Areas of Interest:
1. Personal Protective Equipment (Masks and Respirators) for Influenza   Infection & All-Hazards
2. Full-Featured Continuous Ventilators for Influenza Infection & All-Hazards
3. Clinical Influenza Test Systems and Diagnostic Tools
4. Influenza Therapeutics
5. Influenza Vaccines

Contact Information:
Comments to this announcement, referencing synopsis BARDA-INFLUENZA-BAA-12-100-SOL-00018 may be submitted to [email protected]

Pre-proposal Conference:
The presentation slide show from the Multi-BAA Pre-Proposal Conference (which was held on July 16, 2012 in Washington, DC) is included as an attachment to the solicitation.

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