Biosurveillance and Biological Detection Capabilities Request for Information

Project ID: 70RSAT26RFI000019 FederalOpportunitiesSources Sought

Overview

Agency	DHS Office of the Chief Procurement Officer
Deadline	06/05/26
Posted	05/18/26
Estimated Value	Not Provided
Set Aside	None
NAICS	541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
PSC	AJ12 - General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Applied Research
Location	Washington, DC United States

Description

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Summary

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Procurement Operations (OPO), issues this Request for Information on behalf of the DHS Science and Technology Directorate. (See Attachment.) This Request for Information is issued solely for information and market research planning purposes. This Request for Information shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government. This is NOT a Request for Quotations or Proposals. No solicitation document exists, and the Government may or may not issue a formal solicitation as a result of responses received to this Request for Information. The Government will not pay for any response or demonstration expenses. All costs incurred responding to this Request for Information will be solely at the interested party's expense. Failure to respond to this Request for Information will not preclude participation in any future solicitation. Any information received may be used by the Government for planning purposes and may become part of Government market research documentation. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or sensitive information. The Government's explicit intent, in this Request for Information, is to avoid receipt of proprietary data, trade secrets, business-sensitive information, or information considered confidential under 18 U.S.C. 1905 unless appropriately marked. No decision has yet been made regarding the small business strategy for any potential future acquisition activity. All businesses, including small, medium, and large businesses, academic institutions, federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs), national laboratories, nontraditional technology developers, and other organizations are encouraged to respond. The information provided in this Request for Information is subject to change and is not binding on the Government.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

All information received will be treated as market research information and may be used in Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate program documentation, strategic planning, technology assessments, operational experimentation planning, architecture development, requirements analysis, and future acquisition planning activities. Proprietary information submitted as part of responses should be clearly marked and identified as PROPRIETARY. The Government reserves the right to hold one-on-one meetings, technical exchanges, demonstrations, or follow-up discussions as part of its market research activities. QUESTIONS: The Government will not provide answers to questions on this RFI.

DUE DATE

The due date for the submission of responses to this RFI is 5:00 PM Eastern Time on June 5, 2026. Responses shall include RFI - 70RSAT26RFI000019 - Biosurveillance and Biological Detection Capabilities in the subject and sent via email to the following address: opoindustryliaison@hq.dhs.gov

Summary (Newest Update)

Background The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through its Science and Technology Directorate, is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to explore novel biosurveillance and biological detection capabilities. The biological threat environment is evolving with naturally occurring pathogens and enhanced biological agents due to advances in biotechnology. The DHS aims to protect the American public by reimagining technologies that support homeland security missions, including early warning, threat detection, situational awareness, and operational decision support. Work Details The DHS is seeking information on capabilities that can support various homeland security missions involving: - Early warning and threat detection - Situational awareness and biological event characterization - Operational decision support and response coordination - Risk assessment Additionally, the DHS is interested in capabilities that integrate AI-driven analytics and machine learning to enhance operational missions related to: - Infrastructure resilience - Border and transportation security - Maritime security - Public safety operations - Emergency management - Disaster preparedness and response. The RFI emphasizes the need for technologies that can reduce false positives, improve detection timeliness, integrate heterogeneous data sources, maintain flexibility for emerging threats, accelerate laboratory confirmation timelines, enable scalable architectures, and support forensic attribution. Place of Performance Washington, DC

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