Partnership Intermediary Agreements Concerning Improving Technology Transfer and Commercialization of Technology for the Homeland Security Enterprise

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Procurement Operations (OPO) issues this Request for Information (RFI) on behalf of the DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T).

The DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has an interest in entering into one or more Partnership Intermediary Agreement(s) (PIA) pursuant to 15  U.S.C. 3715, with a Partnership Intermediary (Pl), as defined in 15 U.S.C. 3715 (c), to expand its existing PI network by providing services to support the technology transfer and commercialization of technology solutions for use by DHS and the Homeland Security Enterprise (HSE).  All eligible PIs may respond, even if they have an active Agreement or Contract with DHS S&T.

DHS S&T will work with PIs to increase the likelihood of success in the conduct of collaborative or joint activities and to stimulate and promote technology development, and outbound and inbound transfer of technology between DHS S&T and academia, industry, and Federal laboratories.

The objective of this RFI is to identify PIs nationwide. DHS S&T is requesting those entities that are eligible to enter into a PIA as defined in 15 U.S.C. § 3715 (c) to express their interest by submitting a statement outlining their capabilities as they align to one or more of the following objectives:

1.   How could you meet the technical needs and requirements identified in Section IV of the attached Request for Information (RFI)?

2.   Describe the qualifications and experience of the key personnel who could perform the tasks outlined in the notice.

3.   Identify existing national or regional partnerships with industry and university academia.

4.   Have you provided a recent and similar type and scope of services as the current requirements for any U.S. Federal government agencies? If so, please provide supporting details.