FY2025 CDC NIOSH Mine Safety and Health Research Broad Agency Announcement

**UPDATE 1/3/2025** - CDC has posted the answers to questions submitted under the BAA for concept papers. Please see attachment "NIOSH BAA 753D0125C00072 Questions and Answers.pdf". This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is issued on behalf of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) pursuant to the authority of FAR 35.016 and FAR 6.102(d)(2) which provide for the competitive selection of research proposals.

Contracts awarded based on responses to this BAA are considered the result of full and open competition and are therefore in full compliance with the requirements of PL 98-369, "The Competition in Contracting Act of 1984." The CDC may award contracts with educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, not for profit organizations, state and local government, and private industry for research and development (R&D) in those areas covered in Section B of the solicitation attachment under this posting.

Within the meaning of FAR 6.102 and 35.016, this announcement constitutes the Government’s only solicitation and the Government will not issue any other formal solicitation for the requirement(s) outlined herein. Offerors are advised that solicitation amendments may be issued via www.sam.gov and that concept paper and/or proposal submissions shall comply with the most current amended solicitation documents and/or attachments. Please refer to the attachments for information regarding this solicitation notice.