1. RFQ 75R60225Q00181.pdf

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Rockville MD 20857 5600 Fishers Lane

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08/21/2026 1600 ES

08/25/2025

301-443-2927IMELDA ROCHA

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INFORMATION CALL:

FOR SOLICITATION 8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIMEb. TELEPHONE NUMBER a. NAME

4. ORDER NUMBER3. AWARD/ 6. SOLICITATION

75R60225Q00181

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SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS 1. REQUISITION NUMBER PAGE OF

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Rockville MD 20857 5600 Fishers Lane Office of Acquisition Management and Policy

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18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a UNLESS BLOCK BELOW

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THIS CONTRACT IS A

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

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SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

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HHS/HRSA/OFAAM/OAMP

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ITEM NO.

Initiative ID: HSB114 C 6735. VICP.

Initiative ID: HSB113 C 6961. CICP.

Award Type: Firm-Fixed Price

Title: Medical Case Reviewer Services for the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP)/ Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program

(CICP).

(Use Reverse and/or Attach Additional Sheets as Necessary)

HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

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DATED

JIMMY K. HUPALAR

. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION (BLOCK 5),

INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE SET FORTH

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND DELIVER

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31c. DATE SIGNED

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA

31a. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY ADDITIONAL

SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3 AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED. ADDENDA

26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Govt. Use Only)

OFFER

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

ARE NOT ATTACHED.

ARE NOT ATTACHED.

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT:

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ACCEPTED, AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED:

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42d. TOTAL CONTAINERS42c. DATE REC'D (YY/MM/DD)

42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)

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41c. DATE41b. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING OFFICER

41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT

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ITEM NO.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services to establish Blanket Purchase

Agreements (BPAs) prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6 and 13.303. The associated North

American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)

Code for this procurement is 621111 with a small business size standard of $11M and $7.5M dollars.

This notice constitutes the only solicitation that will be issued.

The period of performance for this agreement shall be one (1) 12-month period, commencing on the date of establishment of the parent BPA.

The Health Resources and Services Administration

(HRSA) is contemplating issuance of a Blanket

Purchase Agreement (BPA) pursuant to Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.303 Blanket

Purchase Agreement (BPA).

The following terms and conditions are mandatory:

1. Description of agreement (Attachment A):

The Contractor shall provide medical-expert services and medical reviewer/case management support for the National Vaccine Injury

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Compensation Program (VICP) and the

Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program

(CICP) in support of the litigation process, including the defense of petitions filed against the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).

2. Extent of obligation:

The Government is obligated only to the extent of authorized purchases actually made under the BPA.

3. Purchase limitation:

This BPA will allow the issuance of Firm Fixed

Price (FFP), Time and Material (T&M), and hybrid

FFP/T&M Call Orders. The minimum order threshold is $125.00, $175.00, or $375.00 the maximum order threshold is $100,000.00, and the maximum BPA value is $7.5M.

4. Individuals authorized to purchase under the

BPA:

Any Contracting Officer within HRSA, Office of

Acquisitions Management and Policy (OAMP).

5. Delivery tickets:

Deliverables submitted under this BPA shall be accompanied by delivery tickets that shall contain the following minimum information:

a. Name of supplier.

b. BPA number.

c. Date of purchase.

d. Purchase number.

e. Itemized list of supplies or services furnished.

f. Quantity, unit price, and extension of each item, less applicable discounts (unit prices and extensions need not be shown when incompatible with the use of automated systems, provided that the invoice is itemized to show this information).

g. Date of delivery or shipment.

HOURLY RATE LIMITATION: The contractor shall be reimbursed on a per BPA Call Order basis, within

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FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

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30 days of services being provided and after an invoice has been submitted and accepted.

VICP/CICP Medical Expert Witness shall be reimbursed at a rate of $375 per hour.

VICP/CICP Medical Case Reviewer shall be reimbursed at the rate of $125 (PhD or other non-medical degree) or Medical Case Reviewer at

$175 (M.D. or D.O.) per hour. This rate is dependent upon medical credentials or other qualifications.

VICP/CICP Medical Expert, in the event that in-person testimony is required by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, travel time shall be reimbursed at $150.00 per hour. Travel and Per

Diem (lodging, Meals and Incidentals (M&IE) shall be reimbursed in accordance with Federal Travel

Regulations (FTR). GSA Per Diem;

https://www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rate s.

Invoice/Vouchers - Receiving payment under this

BPA:

You must be able to accept electronic payments, and you must be registered in the System for

Award Management (SAM) database

(http://www.sam.gov). Your UEI number and banking information must be current. Keep in mind that you must make changes in SAM if your bank merges with another bank or you change banks. You are responsible for updating the data in the SAM database and for re-registering before your expiration date. SAM will notify users by e-mail that their file is due to expire beginning 60 days prior to expiration, then 30 days and finally 15 days before expiration.

Military or Federal employees cannot be considered for this award.

The Contractor shall provide services in accordance with the attached Description of the

Blanket Purchase Agreement (Attachment A).

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The full text of FAR provisions or clauses may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html.

FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial

Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023)

This solicitation will remain open until August

24, 2026. Quotes will be reviewed, and BPAs may be issued on a rolling basis as quotes are received. The Government anticipates establishing

BPAs with qualified vendors during this open period.

This RFQ does not commit the Government to pay any cost for the preparation and submission of a quote. In addition, the Contracting Officer is the only individual who can legally commit the

Government to the expenditure of public funds in connection with this acquisition.

Questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted electronically via email to Imelda

Rocha at irocha@hrsa.gov.

Interested parties may respond to this notice by submitting:

- One electronic quote (SF 1449) shall be submitted via email to Imelda Rocha at irocha@hrsa.gov.

- A price quote for the period of performance.

Include the proposed labor categories. Quote shall clearly list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s). Offeror to add price quote in

Box 23 of the SF 1449.

- A complete and signed copy Combined

Synopsis/Solicitation SF-1449 (Box 30a, 30b, and

30c). The quote shall be signed by an official authorized to bind the organization to contractual awards.

Please note if you are submitting proposals for

VICP/CICP Medical Expert or VICP/CICP Medical

Case Reviewer.

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List of items that shall be submitted with quote

VICP/CICP Medical Expert:

a. A complete and signed copy Standard Form

1449-Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial

Items.

b. Data Collection Form (NDA).

c. Current Curriculum Vitae or Resume.

d. Non-disclosure Agreement.

e. Section 6 Contract Clauses (provide check mark on clauses)

List of items that shall be submitted with quote

VICP/CICP Medical Case Reviewers:

a. A complete and signed copy Standard Form

1449-Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial

Items.

b. Data Collection Form (NDA).

c. Current Curriculum Vitae or Resume.

d. Non-disclosure Agreement.

e. Section 6 Contract Clauses (provide check mark on clauses)

3) The Evaluation-Commercial Items (52.212-2) is as follows:

Provisions at FAR 52.212-2 (Evaluation-Commercial

Items), (Oct 2014)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offerors whose offer is the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

Quote confirms acceptance of the hourly rate that is stated in the hourly rate limitation, for performance of this requirement.

Establishment of BPAs and placement of orders will be based on the Government need for medical experts in particular fields related to the case and is not guaranteed.

To demonstrate evidence that the offerors have

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75R60225Q00181 expertise with providing testimony for medical cases or reviewing medical cases, the following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

VICP/CICP Medical Expert $375 per hour:

A. Expertise

1. MD (Doctor of Medicine) or DO (Doctor of

Osteopathy).

a. If seeing patients, the offeror shall possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a physician from a state within the United States, the District of

Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or other territory of the United States.

b. Possess a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of

Osteopathy degree from a medical school in the

United States, the District of Columbia, the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or other territory of the United States or an equivalent degree from a foreign medical or osteopathic school that provides education and medical knowledge equivalent to accredited schools in the United

States.

c. Shall successfully pass the National

Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) query for any adverse actions of health care fraud and abuses.

The NPDB data collection program is used to for reporting final adverse actions but does not include settlements in which no findings or liability have been made against health care providers, suppliers or practitioners.

d. If primarily in clinical practice (defined as

"involving activities with and on behalf of patients"), the offeror shall be currently in clinical practice or have left clinical practice in a period not more than 5 years prior to application.

e. If primarily involved in research activity, the offeror shall be currently involved in research activities or have left research activity in a period not more than 5 years prior to application.

f. Board certification in declared specialty/subspecialty.

g. Shall have a current academic appointment with

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75R60225Q00181 a United States MD-granting medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical

Education, or a United States DO-granting medical school accredited by the American Osteopathic

Association Commission on Osteopathic College

Accreditation and in good standing.

h. Current affiliation with a U.S. academic medical center (defined as a "health care facility linked to a medical school and/or university complex and closely affiliated with or part of a degree-granting university").

i. Expertise (either clinical or research-related) in one or more of the following fields (both pediatric and adult medicine):

Allergy, Autonomic Disorders, Bioinformatics, Cardiology, Dermatology, Developmental Medicine, Endocrinology, Epidemiology, Family Practice, Gastroenterology, General Pediatrics, Genetics, Gynecology, Hematology, Immunology, Infectious

Disease, Internal Medicine, Maternal-Fetal

Medicine, Metabolic Disorders, Mitochondrial

Disorders, Neonatology, Nephrology, Neuroimmunology, Neurology, Neuro-ophthalmology, Neuropathology, Neuropsychology, Neuroradiology, Obstetrics, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Otolaryngology, Pathology, Physical Medicine and

Rehabilitation, Pulmonology, Psychiatry, Radiology, Rheumatology, Sleep Disorders, Toxicology and Vaccinology. The need for an expert in a specific specialty depends on current program needs.

j. Subject Matter Expert in Field of interest backed by publications in medical journals, research, and teaching appointments at academic institutions.

2. PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) $125.00 rate per hour.

a. Possess an advanced degree acquired from the list of postsecondary institutions that are accredited by accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or an equivalent degree from a foreign postsecondary institution that provides education equivalent to accredited schools in the United States.

b. Current affiliation with a U.S. academic medical center (defined as a "health care

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c. Expertise (either clinical or research-related) in one or more of the following fields (both pediatric and adult medicine):

Allergy, Autonomic Disorders, Bioinformatics, Cardiology, Dermatology, Developmental Medicine, Endocrinology, Epidemiology, Gastroenterology, Genetics, Gynecology, Hematology, Immunology, Infectious Disease, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Metabolic Disorders, Mitochondrial Disorders, Neonatology, Nephrology, Neuroimmunology, Neurology, Neuro-ophthalmology, Neuropathology, Neuropsychology, Neuroradiology, Obstetrics, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Otolaryngology, Pathology, Physical Medicine and

Rehabilitation, Pulmonology, Psychiatry, Radiology, Rheumatology, Sleep Disorders, Toxicology and Vaccinology. The need for an expert in a specific specialty depends on current program needs.

The VICP reserves the right to verify medical credentials through online State Medical License

Lookup resources and to request further information/documentation if deemed necessary.

3. VICP/CICP Medical Case Reviewer:

1. MD (Doctor of Medicine) or DO (Doctor of

Osteopathy): $175.00 per hour.

a. Possess a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of

Osteopathy degree from a medical school in the

United States, the District of Columbia, the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or other territory of the United States or an equivalent degree from a foreign medical or osteopathic school that provides education and medical knowledge equivalent to accredited schools in the United

States.

b. Possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a physician from a state within the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of

Puerto Rico, or other territory of the United

States.

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2. PhD (Doctor of Philosophy): $125.00 per hour.

a. Possess an advanced degree acquired from the list of postsecondary institutions that are accredited by accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or an equivalent degree from a foreign postsecondary institution that provides education equivalent to accredited schools in the United States.

b. If primarily in clinical practice (defined as

"involving activities with and on behalf of patients"), the offeror shall be currently in clinical practice or have left clinical practice in a period not more than 5 years prior to application.

c. Subject Matter Expert in Field of interest backed by publications in medical journals, research, and teaching appointments at academic institutions

Note: Other advanced non-medical degree such as:

Physician Assistant, Nurse (Registered

(Professional) Nurse; Nurse Anesthetist; Nurse

Midwife; Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse

Specialist; Licensed Practical or Vocational

Nurse; Physical Therapist; and Physical Therapy

Assistant apply.

This applies to all proficient writing/typing skills with preference given to prior experience in medical claims review.

Subject Matter Expert in Field of interest backed by publications in medical journals, research, and teaching appointments at academic institutions. The Subject Matter Expert shall have at least 3 years' experience writing medical case reviews/evaluations for injury compensation and show proficiency in typing skills.

The above technical requirement must be met to be considered for award. Price quote submission confirms acceptance of the hourly rate.

(a) Options. N/A.

(b) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance

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75R60225Q00181 specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party.

Before the offer's specified expiration time, the

Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

List of Attachments:

Attachment A - Description of Agreement (DOA)

Attachment B - Invoice Instructions

Attachment C - Non-Disclosure Agreement

Attachment D - Data Collection Form

Attachment E - Section 9 Contract Clauses

Period of Performance: 08/25/2025 to 08/24/2026

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