Invitational Letter for RFC.doc

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of Administration & Financial Management Health Resources and Services Administration Division of Procurement Management HRSA Acquisitions Branch

Room 13A-19, Parklawn Building

5600 Fishers Lane

Rockville, MD 20857-5600

18 June 2009 Ladies and Gentlemen:

You are invited to submit a proposal in accordance with the requirements of Solicitation No.2009-10-dm, entitled, “Student/Resident Experiences and Rotations in Community Health (SEARCH).” This requirement is to provide opportunities for health professions students and residents to serve on multidisciplinary health care teams in underserved communities throughout the United States and its territories, thereby establishing and strengthening links between community-based sites and academic institutions. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 611310, “Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools.” It is anticipated that multiple fixed - price type contracts will result from this solicitation. The contract duration is for twelve months with the option to extend for two (2) additional twelve month periods for a total of three years, effective from the date of the contract. See Sections L and M for specific proposal instruction and evaluation criteria.

Your proposal should be received by the Contracting Officer no later than at 10:00 AM. local prevailing time on 20 July 2009 at:

HHS/HRSA/OAFM/DPM

5600 Fishers Lane, Room 13A-19

Rockville, Maryland 20857

Marked for RFP 2009-10-dm 301.443.4703

Questions/Clarifications must be submitted in writing (facsimile or e-mail) by 10:00A.M. local prevailing time 26 June 2009.

Because of increased security at Federal buildings, please allow extra time for your proposal to be delivered to the Contracting office. DPM will not accept courier packages of any kind, except from couriers who have authorized access to the building (i.e., government issued identification badges) due to heightened security. This pertains to all deliveries to Parklawn Building, Room 13A-19. Currently the following organizations have authorized access to the Building: Federal Express, United Parcel Service, and the U.S. Postal Service. Certain other courier services in the Washington Metropolitan area also have access. Please check with the courier service you plan to use for delivery to ensure they currently have authorized access to the Building.

Your proposal shall be prepared in accordance with the section of this solicitation entitled, “Instructions, Conditions and Notice to Offerors,” and the terms of this Request for Proposals.

In addition, 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), Dunn and Bradstreet Number (DUNS) and be signed by an official authorized to bind your organization. Please note that FAR 52.204-6 Contractor Identification Number Data Universal System (DUNS Number) and 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration (CCR) requires any prospective awardee to have a DUNS number and be registered in the CCR 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.

This RFP does not commit the Government to pay any costs for the preparation and submission of a proposal. 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.

Questions or issues requiring clarification should be referred only to Chris Hager, Contract Specialist, who may be reached at (301) 443-5131, or fax (301) 443-5462, or chager@hrsa.gov.

Sincerely yours, Francis R. Murphy

Contracting Officer