Closed Solicitation · DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

    Domestic Capability Building Activity – Onshoring the Manufacturing of Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Vaccine Candidates

    Special NoticeWASHINGTON, DC
    Closed
    STATUS
    Closed
    closed Dec 11, 2025
    POSTED
    Oct 16, 2025
    Publication date
    NAICS CODE
    541715
    Primary industry classification
    PSC CODE
    7505
    Product & service classification

    AI Summary

    The US Government seeks to enhance domestic biopharmaceutical manufacturing capabilities by onshoring the production of viral hemorrhagic fever vaccine candidates. This initiative focuses on transferring manufacturing processes to domestic organizations, ensuring a robust response to infectious disease threats. Eligible participants must be product sponsors with BARDA-sponsored vaccine candidates. This opportunity is a Source Sought notice.

    Contract details

    Notice Type
    Special Notice
    Posted Date
    October 16, 2025
    Response Deadline
    December 11, 2025
    NAICS Code
    541715AI guide
    PSC / Class Code
    7505
    Contract Code
    7505
    State
    DC
    ZIP Code
    20515
    AI Product/Service
    service

    Description

    The United States Government (USG) has a requirement to expand domestic commercial biopharmaceutical manufacturing capabilities. To meet this need, the USG is initiating an effort to onshore the manufacturing of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV) Delta G based vaccine candidates, expressed in Vero cells, for protection against viral hemorrhagic fever viruses such as Marburg virus (MARV) and Sudan virus (SUDV). At present, there is limited domestic capacity for live viral vector manufacturing, including for viral hemorrhagic fever vaccines. Strengthening this capability is critical to enhancing domestic vaccine production to bolster national health security preparedness and ensure a more effective response to known and emerging infectious disease threats. This effort will involve the technology transfer of current candidate vaccine production processes (inclusive of bulk drug substance (upstream and downstream) and drug product (formulation, fill/finish)) from their current manufacturing sites, located outside the U.S., to one or more domestic Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations (CDMOs) located within the US. Project Awardees for this effort shall be limited to product sponsors/technology owners that have BARDA-sponsored monovalent filovirus vaccine candidates based on the VSV platform technology. The scope of this effort is, strictly, to demonstrate tech transfer of manufacturing capability for bulk drug substance and drug product to the U.S. This effort does not include any options dedicated or focused on the procurement of investigational or licensed products.

    Key dates

    1. October 16, 2025Posted Date
    2. December 11, 2025Proposals / Responses Due

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    Domestic Capability Building Activity – Onshoring the Manufacturing of Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Vaccine Candidates is a federal acquisition solicitation issued by DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. Review the full description, attachments, and submission requirements on SamSearch before the response deadline.

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