ORHP_Network_Development_RFP_-_Sample.docx

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration

Office of Acquisition Management and Policy Rockville, MD 20857-5600

August 9, 2014

You are invited to submit a proposal in accordance with the requirements of FAR Part 15 and the requirements of this Solicitation Number 14-250-SOL-00171. This requirement is to provide technical assistance (TA) to the grantees of the Network Development, Network Planning, RHIT Workforce, and Allied Workforce Programs. The NAICS code for this requirement is 641611. It is anticipated a Fixed Price contract will result from this solicitation. The period of performance is a base of twelve (12) months with four (4) 12-month option periods, if exercised. This is 100% set aside for small business.

Questions or issues for which you require clarification or correction by the Government must be furnished electronically to [insert e-mail address of contract specialist]. In order to allow a reply to be provided to all prospective Offerors before submission of their technical proposal, your questions must be received no later than 10:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on August 15, 2014. Questions received after the due date and time will not be considered. No Exceptions.

Your proposal shall be received by the Contracting Officer as soon as possible, but no later than September 5, 2014 at 10:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) at the following address: do’brien@hrsa.gov

Your RFP shall be prepared in accordance with Sections L and M and the "Statement of Work". This RFP does not commit the Government to pay any costs for the preparation and submission of a proposal nor does it commit the Government to make an award.

It is also brought to your attention that the Contracting Officer is the only individual who can legally commit the Government to expenditure of public funds in connection with this proposed acquisition.

Your proposal must provide a contact name and number, your company name and complete address, including street, city, county, state, zip code, e-mail address, Tax Identification Number (TIN), and Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS). The TIN must match the name of the vendor to whom the payments will be made. Please note that FAR 52.204-6 Contractor Identification Number Data Universal System (DUNS Number). The Contractor must be registered in the SAM database at www.sam.gov. "Registered in the SAM database" means that (1) the Contractor has entered all mandatory information, including the DUNS number or the DUNS+4 number, into the SAM database; and (2) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields and has marked the record "Active".

By submission of an offer, the Offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation. If not registered in the SAM database within the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror System for Award Management (SAM) requires any prospective awardee to have a DUNS number and be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any award resulting from this solicitation.

If you do not have a DUNS number, please contact Dun and Bradstreet by calling Dun and Bradstreet at 1-866-705-5711 or via the Internet at http://www.dnb.com. If you are not registered in the SAM you may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the internet at http://www.sam.gov or by calling 1-207-438-1690.

Requests for additional information concerning this RFP should be referred to Donnie O’Brien at do’brien@hrsa.gov or 301-443-3486.

Sincerely yours, Donnie O’Brien Contract Specialist

SECTION A – STANDARD FORM (SF) 33

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SECTION B – SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

B.1 Purpose of Contract

The purpose of this contract is to provide technical assistance (TA) to the grantees of the Network Development, Network Planning, RHIT Workforce, and Allied Workforce Programs. The contractor shall develop and conduct technical assistance to provide the grantees with the expertise and skills needed to successfully implement their programs and create sustainable outcomes

B.2 Compensation Cost/Price

1. In consideration of the satisfactory performance of the services and tasks detailed in Section J–Attachment A-Statement of Work, the Contractor shall be compensated in accordance with the following amounts:

a) Base Period (Period of Performance X – X) The price to the Government for full performance of the base period under this contract will be $___________.

b) Option Period One (Period of Performance X – X) The price to the Government for full performance of Option Period One, if exercised, under this contract will be $___________.

c) Option Period Two (Period of Performance X – X) The price to the Government for full performance of Option Period Two, if exercised, under this contract will be $___________.

d) Option Period Three (Period of Performance X – X) The price to the Government for full performance of Option Period Three, if exercised, under this contract will be $___________.

e) Option Period Four (Period of Performance X – X) The price to the Government for full performance of Option Period Four, if exercised, under this contract will be $___________.

2. The total Firm Fixed Price (FFP) for the Base Period is _________________. The total FFP for Option Period One (1), Option Period Two (2); Option Period Three (3); and Option Period Four (3) is ______________.

B.3. Wage Determination

This contract is subject to the Wage Determination in the awardee’s area once an award is made.

SECTION C – DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/ STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1 Statement of Work

Independently and not as an agent of the Government, the Contractor shall furnish all personnel, material, facilities, services, and equipment as needed to perform the Statement of Work set forth in Section J (Attachment A) attached hereto and made part of this document.

C.2 Incorporation of Contractor’s Proposal

It is understood and agreed that the Contractor shall, in meeting the requirements of this contract, perform the work in accordance with the Contractor’s proposal to the Health Resources and Services Administration originally dated ______________ and revised ___________, provided however, that to the extent that any clauses of the articles of this contract are in conflict or inconsistent with any clauses of said proposal, the provisions of the articles of this contract shall control and shall supersede the provisions of said proposal; therefore, the contractor’s proposal is hereby incorporated into the resultant contract.

SECTION D – PACKAGING AND MARKING

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SECTION E – INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 Inspection and Acceptance

The Contracting Officer Representative (COR), as a duly authorized representative of the Contracting Officer, shall assume the responsibilities for monitoring the Contractor’s performance, evaluating the quality of services provided by the Contractor and performing final inspection and acceptance of all deliverables.

E.2 52.246-4 Inspection of Services—Fixed Price (AUG 1996)

(a) Definition. “Services,” as used in this clause, includes services performed, workmanship, and material furnished or utilized in the performance of services.

(b) The Contractor shall provide and maintain an inspection system acceptable to the Government covering the services under this contract. Complete records of all inspection work performed by the Contractor shall be maintained and made available to the Government during contract performance and for as long afterwards as the contract requires.

(c) The Government has the right to inspect and test all services called for by the contract, to the extent practicable at all times and places during the term of the contract. The Government shall perform inspections and tests in a manner that will not unduly delay the work.

(d) If the Government performs inspections or tests on the premises of the Contractor or a subcontractor, the Contractor shall furnish, and shall require subcontractors to furnish, at no increase in contract price, all reasonable facilities and assistance for the safe and convenient performance of these duties.

(e) If any of the services do not conform with contract requirements, the Government may require the Contractor to perform the services again in conformity with contract requirements, at no increase in contract amount. When the defects in services cannot be corrected by re-performance, the Government may—

(1) Require the Contractor to take necessary action to ensure that future performance conforms to contract requirements; and

(2) Reduce the contract price to reflect the reduced value of the services performed.

(f) If the Contractor fails to promptly perform the services again or to take the necessary action to ensure future performance in conformity with contract requirements, the Government may—

(1) By contract or otherwise, perform the services and charge to the Contractor any cost incurred by the Government that is directly related to the performance of such service; or

(2) Terminate the contract for default.

SECTION F – DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)

The contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. In addition, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at www.arnet.gov/far.

F.2 FAR 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order (AUG 1989)—Alternate I (APR 1984)

F.3 Observance of Federal Holidays

Official Holidays

For work to be performed at Government site(s):

1. No services or deliveries shall be performed, nor shall HRSA reimburse a contractor for work performed on Saturdays, Sundays, Federal legal holidays, holidays set forth by Presidential Executive Order and any other Government closures, including for inclement weather, unless otherwise provided for in the terms of the contract. The contractor may not bill for hours not worked.

2. When the Government site is closed, there may be a rare emergency situation or a necessity for critical work to continue where the Contracting Officer or the Head of Contracting Activity may authorize work at the fixed hourly rate set forth in the contract.

F.4 Period of Performance

The period of performance shall be a base period of twelve (12) months with four (4) twelve (12) month option periods. The period of performance under this contract shall commence with the effective date of the contract (EDOC).

F.5 Articles or Services to be Furnished

1. All reports, processes, and product deliverables are subject to approval of the Contracting Officer Representative (COR).

2. All reports and documents shall have, at a minimum in the document header, the contract number, and the COR’s name. All reports and documents shall have, at a minimum in the document footer, the author in the lower left corner, the page # of total # of pages in the center bottom of the page, and the date and /or version of the document (not the auto date) in the lower right corner.

F.6 Schedule of Deliverables

a. The Contractor shall submit all items in the quantities and by the dates indicated to the COR.

Submit agenda for calls to COR

Within 3 weeks of EDOC 5 days prior to each call

Submit summary of kick-off call to COR

5 weeks of EDOC

5 days after call

Submit final agenda to COR

4 weeks prior to site visit 3 weeks prior to site visit

Option Period 1

Submit agenda for calls to COR

Within 3 weeks of EDOC 5 days prior to each call

Submit updated list of TA providers 3 weeks of EDOC 4 weeks of EDOC

Submit final list of TA providers for Allied Workforce to COR

2 weeks of EDOC 4 weeks of EDOC

Submit summary of kick-off call to COR

5 weeks of EDOC

5 days after call

Submit final agenda to COR

4 weeks prior to site visit 3 weeks prior to site visit

Option Period 2

Submit agenda for calls to COR

Within 3 weeks of EDOC 5 days prior to each call

Submit summary of kick-off call to COR

5 weeks of EDOC

5 days after call

Submit final agenda to COR

4 weeks prior to site visit 3 weeks prior to site visit

Option Period 3

Submit agenda for calls to COR

Within 3 weeks of EDOC 5 days prior to each call

Submit summary of kick-off call to COR

5 weeks of EDOC

5 days after call

Submit final agenda to COR

4 weeks prior to site visit 3 weeks prior to site visit

Option Period 4

Submit agenda for calls to COR

Within 3 weeks of EDOC 5 days prior to each call

Submit updated list of TA providers 3 weeks of EDOC 4 weeks of EDOC

Submit final list of TA providers for Allied Workforce to COR

2 weeks of EDOC 4 weeks of EDOC

Submit summary of kick-off call to COR

5 weeks of EDOC

5 days after call

Submit final agenda to COR

4 weeks prior to site visit 3 weeks prior to site visit

In addition to the number of copies to be submitted as shown above, one copy of the final report shall be mailed directly to:

Health Resources and Services Administration Attn: Donnie O’Brien 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 14W14 Rockville,

b. Reporting Requirements And Deliverables

1. The contractor shall submit the items in quantities and during the time periods indicated above to the following address:

2. The Contractor shall deliver all items labeled per instructions, and in the quantity cited, and at the time indicated or before the time indicated in this Article.

a. All deliverable reports are to carry at the top of the first page the following information:

b. All deliverables items are to be separate physical entities.

b. All deliverables are subject to the review and approval of the COR.

SECTION G – CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G.1 Designation of Contracting Officer Representative (COR)

The person identified below is hereby designated as the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for this contract. The responsibility of the COR is to ensure that the Government’s technical objectives are met. To this end, the COR will provide necessary information, direction, coordination, etc., within the contractual work description. Issuance of changes which affect the articles, terms, or conditions of this contract will be accomplished through the Contracting Officer who is the only party authorized to bind the Government to contract:

TBD at time of award Health Resources and Services Administration Office of Rural Health Police 5600 Fishers Lane, Room _______ Rockville, MD 20857 Phone Number: __________ Fax Number: ____________ Email: ________________

G.2 Contracting Officer’s Representative’s Responsibility

Technical Direction – The COR will provide the necessary information, direction, and coordination within the confines of the existing contractual work description in order for the contract to have a successful outcome for the government.

This includes providing technical direction to the Contractor to guide the contract effort in order to accomplish the contractual statement of work. This may include providing information to the Contractor for assistance in the interpretation of government provided information, specifications or technical portions of the work description, and where required by the contract, review and approval of product deliverables of the Contractor to the Government under the contract.

Contract Progress and Performance Management – The COR should prepare a performance report semiannually on the contractor’s performance on this Contract. The minimal requirement is an annual performance report. Performance reporting on this Contract follows established government guidelines and is submitted to the Contractor and Contracting Officer with supporting documentation.

G.3 Restrictions on the Contracting Officer’s Representative’s Authority

Direction given by the COR to the Contractor must be within the parameters of the Statement of Work as stated in the Contract.

The COR may not issue any direction to the Contractor that:

1. Solicits a proposal, OR

2. Constitutes an assignment of additional work outside the Statement of Work of this Contract, OR

3. In any manner causes an increase in the total contract cost or the time required for contract performance, OR

4. Changes any of the express terms, conditions, or specifications of the Contract (i.e., changes in the price or scope of work, instructions to start or stop work, approval of any actions that will result in additional charges to the government).

Issuance of changes that affect the articles, terms, or conditions of this Contract will be accomplished through the Contracting Officer, who is the only party authorized to bind the Government to contract and the only party who can determine if a direction is within the Statement of Work.

G.4 Key Personnel

Pursuant to the Key Personnel clause (HHSAR 352.242-70) referenced in SECTION I of this contract, the following individual(s) is (are) designated as Key Personnel and considered to be essential to the work being performed under this contract:

Title Name

Contact Information for key personnel:

The person identified as the _________________ shall direct the necessary work and services toward fulfillment of the contractual requirements. Prior to removing, replacing, or diverting the specified individual(s), the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing and reasonably in advance, and shall submit justification (including proposed substitutions) in sufficient detail to permit evaluation of the impact on the contract. No diversion shall be made by the Contractor without the written consent of the Contracting Officer, provided that the Contracting Officer may ratify in writing changes made due to events beyond the control of the Contractor, and such ratification shall constitute the consent of the Contracting Officer required by this clause. Examples of events beyond the control of the Contractor are: (1) prolonged sickness, (2) termination of employment, and (3) death. Key personnel, with the consent of the Contracting Officer, may be amended from time to time during the course of the contract to either add or delete personnel, as appropriate.

G.5 Submission of Invoices and Place of Payment

1. The Contactor shall submit payment requests to hrsainvoices@hrsa.gov as often as monthly using Standard Form 1034, Public Voucher for Purchases and Services Other Than Personal. The SF 1034 and supporting documentation must be submitted in PDF format. Payment shall be made in accordance with the terms of the contract.

2. The Contractor agrees to submit a voucher in accordance with Section J, Attachment B, Billing Instructions. VOUCHERS WITHOUT ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION WILL BE DENIED UNTIL THE PROPER INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED.

3. For inquiries regarding voucher submission, e-mail your concerns to hrsainvoices@hrsa.gov .

4. For inquiries regarding technical issues, inspection and acceptance, call your Contracting Officer Representative (COR).

5. For inquiries regarding suspension or rejection of costs submitted, call your Contract Specialist.

6. Payment shall be made by:

PSC/Financial Management Service DFO Accounting Operations, Suite 200 12501 Ardennes Avenue Rockville, MD 20857 Telephone: 301-443-3020 Fax: 301-443-0562

G.6 Electronic Funds Transfer

The Contractor shall designate a financial institution for receipt of electronic funds transfer payments and it shall be reported in Systems for Award Management (SAM) and shall be submitted in writing to the finance office set forth in Section G.5.6. All data stored in the CCR and ORCA has been transferred to the new Systems for Award Management (SAM) and can be found at www.sam.gov. Contractors are encouraged to periodically review their file for accuracy and are required to re-reregister before their expiration date, which is the same date as their CCR 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. Directions on how to navigate SAM can be found on the site’s Home Page by clicking Help in the navigation bar at the top of the page.

G.7 Evaluation of Contractor’s Performance evaluation of Contractor performance shall be conducted on this contract in Interim and final evaluation of Contractor performance on this contract shall be conducted in accordance with FAR Subpart 42.15, and HHSAR 342.7001(d). Upon contract completion, a final evaluation of the Contractor’s performance shall be completed by the Government; see Section J, Attachment D.

The Government will conduct an evaluation of Contractor’s performance based on the completion of the tasks stated in the SOW. HRSA documents contractor performance using the Contractor Performance Assessment Rating System (CPARS) (www.cpars.gov). The evaluation shall be conducted by the COR and be comprised of an evaluation of contractor performance completed by the Contractor and Federal staff, and a review of progress reports and financial reports (deliverables).

SECTION H – SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1 Communication

Any HRSA communication products developed under this contract will require an additional separate clearance on an HHS-615 (for text and/or graphic publications and products that will be printed, posted on the Web, or disseminated through other electronic methods, such as by email) or an HHS-524A (for audiovisual products, including those that will be posted on the Web). Communication clearance for this contract itself does not satisfy the requirement to seek clearance of the specific HRSA communication products.

H.2 Printing and Duplicating

The printing of government documents must be accomplished through the Government Printing Office (GPO). Contractors and grantees shall not be used as sources of printing for the Department or OPDIVS. Therefore, the inclusion of printing in contracts and grants is prohibited unless authorized by the Joint Committee on Printing (JCP). All requests for waivers must go through the HHS Department Printing Officer. Contractors may prepare copy, illustrative material (forms etc.) and /or camera ready copy for the purpose of producing publications.

The Contractor shall not engage in, nor subcontract for, any printing (as the term is defined in Title 1 of the Government Printing and Binding Regulations in effect on the effective date of this contract) in connection with the performance of work under this contract; except that performance of a requirement under this contract involving less than 25,000 production units in the aggregate of multiple pages will not be deemed to be printing. A production unit is defined as one sheet, size 8.5 x 11 inches, one side only, and one color.

Regarding the use of private funds for printing, the regulations state that when appropriated funds are to be used to create information for publication, the printing of that information cannot be made available to a private publisher for publication without prior approval of the congressional Joint Committee on Printing by way of the office of HHS Department Printing Officer. For any questions, please contact the HHS Department Printing Officer at 301-594-3185.

H.3 Clearance/Production of Information Products/Services

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, requires clearance for any external communication products, which includes publications, audiovisual products, multimedia products, exhibits (including exhibit structures), conferences (including program/agenda books and other meeting materials), or public affairs services produced for or by HRSA through this contract as a deliverable. An external communication product is one that will be distributed outside of HRSA in any quantity. This clearance, which takes approximately 4 weeks, is obtained by the project officer through HRSA’s Office of Communications.

It is the policy of HHS that HHS must be prominently and dominantly identified as the primary publisher/producer, to include the name of HHS and placement of the HHS logo, on all communication materials, including those produced for Government publications and Government printed matter by contractors.

The name of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Health Resources and Services Administration must be spelled out on the front cover of publications and on the opening and closing frames of audiovisual products. The HHS and HRSA logos must be displayed in addition to spelling out the names of the Department and the Agency. Use of the HHS and HRSA logos that include the names of the Department and the Agency as part of the graphics in the logos does not satisfy the requirement to spell out the names of HHS and HRSA. All publications and audiovisual products must display the month and year of issuance. The HHS and HRSA logos must be displayed on the front cover of any publications and on the opening and closing frames of any audiovisual products. The requirement for placement of the logos may be satisfied by displaying the HHS logo on the bottom left corner and the HRSA logo on the bottom right corner. The HHS logo should be larger than the HRSA logo. Government publications or other Government printed matter may not include the contractor’s logo unless specifically authorized in accordance with agency policy and procedures (http://www.hhs.gov/web/policies/webpolicies/logopolicies/logos_contractors.html)

Communication products are any and all products intended for audiences outside the Agency, including but not limited to:

· reports, booklets, manuals, fact sheets, newsletters, brochures, flyers

· Internet publications

· press releases, advisories, other media materials (including press kits)

· exhibits, exhibit structures

· conferences, meeting materials (including program/agenda books)

· summaries, monographs, proceedings

· slides, overhead transparencies, posters

· audio and videotapes, films, CDs, DVDs, and other audiovisual products

· multimedia products, educational or information modules

· advertisements and/or scripts for radio, TV, Web, or other venue

Internal publications (no copies will be distributed outside of the Agency in print; electronically by any means, including by email or listserv; and will not be posted on the Internet) are exempted from this requirement. Where appropriate, the words Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau …, Office of, Division of …, shall be included above the HRSA logo.

Title 44 of the U.S. Code requires that the printing of any publication developed under this contract shall be done by the Government Printing Office. Printing shall be coordinated through the Contracting Officer Technical Representative.

NOTE: OMB clearance must be obtained if you (the contractor) intend to survey or interview more than 9 people outside of HRSA and/or the Department, including grantees. Failure on the part of the Contractor to comply with the printing and duplicating, and publication clearance requirements stated above will be deemed unauthorized services and reimbursement will be denied.

H.4 Language Disclaimer

The views expressed in written conference materials, publications, audiovisual products, and by speakers and moderators at HHS-sponsored conferences, do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

H.5 Rights in Data

The Contractor will be prohibited from copyrighting, publishing or disseminating information resulting from work performed under this contract, and/or, using data produced or obtained under this contract, and/or any other information or products provided by the Government, or which the Contractor develops, for any purpose other than performance under this contract without prior written approval from the Contracting Officer.

Ownership of Documents, Materials and Records: All documents, materials (including any computer code) or records provided to the Contractor, developed or maintained by the Contractor in the performance of this contract are deemed to be property of the Government.

H.6 Limited Use of Data

Performance of this effort may require the Contractor to access and use data and information proprietary to a Government agency or Government Contractor which is of such a nature that its dissemination or use, other than in performance of this effort, would be adverse to the interests of the Government and/or others.

Contractor and/or Contractor personnel shall not divulge or release data or information developed or obtained in performance of this effort, until made public by the Government, except to authorize Government personnel or upon written approval of the Contracting Officer (CO). The Contractor shall not use, disclose, or reproduce proprietary data that bears a restrictive legend, other than as required in the performance of this effort. Nothing herein shall preclude the use of any data independently acquired by the Contractor without such limitations or prohibit an agreement at no cost to the Government between the Contractor and the data owner which provides for greater rights to the Contractor.

H.7 Disclosure of Information

Information made available to the Contractor by the Government for the performance or administration of this effort shall be used only for those purposes and shall not be used in any other way without the written agreement of the Contracting Officer.

The Contractor agrees to assume responsibility for protecting the confidentiality of Government records, which are not public information. Each Contractor or employee of the Contractor to whom information may be made available or disclosed shall be notified in writing by the Contractor that such information may be disclosed only for a purpose and to the extent authorized herein.

H.8 Confidentiality Agreement Requirement

The Contractor shall implement a confidentiality agreement related to all data provided by the Government staff. All Contractor staff that work with the Federal Government and are provided information and access to databases shall sign such an agreement and a copy of the signed agreement for each relevant staff member shall be submitted to the COR prior to receipt of relevant documents.

H.9. Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12

To perform the work specified herein the Contractor personnel may require access to sensitive data, regular access to HHS-controlled facilities and/or access to HHS information systems, the Government may require that this effort entail a background investigation.

· Upon receipt of the Government’s notification of applicable Suitability Background Investigation required, the Contractor shall complete and submit required forms within 30 days of the notification. Additional submission instructions can be found at the NCI Information Technology Security Policies, Background Investigation Process: (http://ais.nci.nih.gov/).

· The Contractor shall submit a roster, by name, position and responsibility, of all staff working under the contract. The roster shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR), with a copy to the HRSA Division of Workforce Management and Contracting Officer, within 14 days of the effective date of the contract. Any revisions to the roster as a result of staffing changes shall be submitted within fifteen (15) calendar days of the change. The COR will submit the list to the HRSA Personnel Security Officer for determination of the appropriate level of suitability investigations to be performed.

Contractors should ensure that the employees whose names they submit have a reasonable chance for approval. While delays in performance caused by successful investigations will be the Government's responsibility, delays associated with rejections will be the Contractor's responsibility. Typically, the Government conducts investigations and checks at no cost to the Contractor. Multiple investigations for the same position, whether- resulting from rejections or resulting from an employee's move to another position(s) or company, may at the Contracting Officer's discretion, justify reductions(s) in the contract price of no more than the cost of the extra investigation.

H.10. Food

It is the Department's policy that OPDIVs and STAFFDIVs shall not use appropriated funds (whether from an annual appropriation, multi-year appropriation, appropriated user fee, mandatory appropriation, gift funds, or reimbursements from such appropriations, etc.) to purchase food (whether for conferences or meetings; for meals, light refreshments, or beverages; or for Federal or non-Federal participants). Food and meals are not to be provided and are an unallowable expense.

H.11. System for Award Management (SAM)

The Contractor must be registered in the SAM database at www.sam.gov. "Registered in the SAM database" means that (1) the Contractor has entered all mandatory information, including the DUNS number or the DUNS+4 number, into the SAM database; and (2) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields and has marked the record "Active".

By submission of an offer, the Offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation. If not registered in the SAM database within the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror

H.12. Medical Records

The contractor shall ensure the confidentiality of the record under the Privacy Act of 1974 and HIPAA as it relates to the release of medical information.

H.13. Quality Assurance

The contractor shall perform all the requirements identified in this contract. The contractor shall supervise the reviews in accordance with Government Auditing Standards. The COR shall review and approve all work products and deliverables submitted by the contractor in accordance with the terms and conditions identified under the contract.

HRSA reserves the right to obtain and review working papers from the contractor for the period beginning with the effective date of the contract through its termination. These reviews shall be conducted at HRSA’s discretion at either the contractor’s site or at the appropriate HRSA office. When reviewed at the HRSA’s site, the working papers will be sent to the HRSA office for review and evaluation by HRSA staff. After completion of the review, HRSA may hold a conference with the contractor to discuss any issues. HRSA may choose to visit the contractor or subcontractor site during the audit to assess performance of the review. The contractor shall maintain an internal quality control program adequate to ensure that the requirements of the contract are met. As with the working paper review, HRSA reserves the right to obtain and review all working papers associated with the contractor’s internal quality control program. These reviews shall be conducted at HRSA’s site, the working papers will be sent to the HRSA office for review and evaluation by HRSA staff. After completion of the review, HRSA may hold a conference with the contractor to discuss any issues. HRSA may choose to visit the contractor and/or the subcontractor’s site during the review to assess performance of the reviews.

SECTION I – CONTRACT CLAUSES

I.1 Federal…