Rapid Antigen Production for Immunoassay Diagnostics (RAPID)
Solicitation Description
Through the Rapid Antibody Production or Immunoassay Diagnostics (RAPID) RPP, BARDA seeks to support advanced research and development of rapid antibody and other protein-based molecular recognition reagent generation platforms to enable timely production of immunoassay-ready reagents for diagnostic use. The objective is to establish flexible, end-to-end systems capable of generating high-performance binders against known and emerging biological threats, with the goal of significantly compressing development timelines from pathogen sequence to assay-ready reagents—ideally within weeks.
A Proposer’s Conference and Teaming Connect for the Rapid Antibody Production for Immunoassay Diagnostics (RAPID) RPP will take place virtually on Monday, April 27, 2026 from 11am-12pm EST.
Please use the link below to register for the Proposer’s Conference.
If your organization would like to present during the teaming connect portion of the webinar, please use the link below to sign up. Spaces are limited. The RRPV team will reach out with further instructions after the sign up window has closed. Please note that organizations must be RRPV members to present during the teaming connect. The window to sign up for this opportunity closes on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
Submission Information
All RRPV submissions must be submitted to the BARDA Digital Resources (BDR) RRPV Portal.
The account request process is simple but may take several days for approval and access. To request a BDR RRPV Portal account (first-time user), please complete the BDR Access Request Form. If you already have an account, please ensure you have access several days ahead of the submission deadline, if you have difficulty accessing your account please reach out to [email protected].
Documentation and reference materials for the BDR RRPV Portal are available to RRPV Member Organizations from the RRPV Members Only Site (for new users, request access here), and upon request from [email protected].
Neither the Government nor the RRPV CMF will make allowances/exceptions for submission problems encountered by the Offeror using system-to-system interfaces. If the Offeror fails to submit the full submission prior to the deadline, the submission may not be accepted. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure a timely and complete submission. Failure to propose your submission on time for any reason may result in the submission not being considered for award.
Solicitation Details
Original RPP Release:
Released: 15 April 2026
Q&A Questions Due: 30 April 2026 12pm EST
Abstracts Due: 13 May 2026 1pm EST