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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATIOMTTIODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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6. ISSUED BY

Centers for Disease

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B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS I,ODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMf.IISTRfiNG CHA,|\|CIES (euc' as c,nl4Bs In FW dfrca. apt@u' fu, afcJ sET FCIRTH lN ITEFI I 4, Pt RSUANT To THE AUTI'ORITY oF FAR ,*t. 1 Gl(b) .

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The purpose of this Amen&nent is to revise the following sections in the original solicitatj-on:

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Darlene Sstr'inko

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PREVIOUS EDITION UNUSABLE

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Solicitatioru 2009-Q-1 1489 Page 2 of4

RFQ Page 8;

Fltn52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items (Jan 1999)

(a) The Govgrnment will award acortriwt resultingfrom this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Govemrnent, price and otfrer frctors considered. The following frctors shall be used to evaluate offers:

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(i) Techntcal capability of the item ofered to meet the Government lequirement; (ii)Price; (iii) Past perfonrance (see FAR i,5.304); and (iv)Small disdvantaged business participation, if applicable.

Technical evaluation criteria :

Quotes shall be evaluated utilizing the following criteria. See Quote Submission lnstructions.

l. Statrng and Management - 20Yo

2. Technical Approach- 20%

3. Similar sgpreyiqgs Fxperience - 30%

4. Past Performance - I5o/o

5. Pricl - ls%

BASIS FOR AWARI)

This order shall be awarded to the offeror whose quote is considered to be the best value to the Government. The prospective offeror shall submit capability statements or curriculum vitaes with prospective offeror's response/pricing proposal.

A written ngice of award or :rccEtance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offEq shall result in a bindiqg contract wit[out further action by either party. Before the ofler's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whsther or not there are negotiations after its receipg upless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

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Solicitatien: 2mQ-l f489 Page 3ef4

RFQ Page 36 and 37:

QUOTE SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Your submission should include two s€'parate proposals.

Page Suggestion: Contractor proposals should be no more tftan fifteen (15) double*paced pages, excluding graphs, charts, and/or resumes. The technical proposal should fully address the requiremerfts for the evaluation criteria. Submitbd resumes should be no more than five (5) pages each.

1. TSCHNICAL PROPOSAL

A. Staffing and Marugement:

Offerors shall provide (l) a Satrng plan that demonffates an understanding of the labor requirements for this task order; and (2) a managenrent plan that describes the approach for managing the work, to include subcontract matugem€fit, if subconfrac0ors are proposed. Offerors shall spociff the Project Director by name and indicate relevant erqerience. Offerors shall provide information rreflecting experience of assigned std that is appropriate to the complexity and size of the proposed work and sAonld include:

similar experience and knowledge required to carry out each of the tasks sst for& in the Task Section above. Adefinitive lefter of commitmeddetailing qualifietionsmustbe inctuded from all propced stasv/ho are ndcurrently employed by the offero, including resum€s. The letter of commitnrent must be speci{i€ to u,rork under this contract.

B. Technical Approach:

Offerors are expected to demonstrate an understanding ofthe project gods ad tasts necessary to carry out the proj€ct purpose. Offerors are topwide a detailsd description oftheirtechnical approach for completing the tasks and meeting deliverables required for this statement of work. Offerors shotrld deail how each task will be camied out the irtegrafi on of tasks and-deliverablc.

This criterion will be evaluatod according to dre soundness, practicality, ard feasibility of the contractor's techical approach for providing the services required for this task order.

C. Similar or hwious Experience

Offerors shall provide information reflecting experience that is similar in complexityand size to ttris project. Offerors rnust document that they have demonstrated e4perience in providing advisory and consuhing services toprqgra$s such as the Office on $moking andllalth or comparable ptogram.

2. PRI{IE PROT'OSAL

A. Offerors must submit a firm fixed price quot€. Offerors sball submit pricrrg based on commercial pricing practices. A clear pricing proposal shall be prepared; including tlre price offered" the offeror's commercial rate, and any discoutr offered. Your qude shall

Solicitation: ?009-Q-l 1489 provide priog breakdown by year by labor categories and rafes. The labor categories shall include a complete description, includitg at a minimum, title of labor categoty, function performed, qualifications and education required. Offerors proposing products shall include a complete description of the proposed product.

B. The budget proposal should be prepared in Microsoft Excel format and include the entire period of performance. Contractor quotes shouldprovide an itemized budget breakdown for each task and deliverable identified in this RFQ. The contractor is responsible for determining the required supplies, materials, and equipment required to perform the work under this task order unless identified as Govemment-furnished properfy and to include it in its budget for the work.

3. PAST PpRTORMANCE

A. A list of no more than three (3) most current (within the last 5 years), relevant contracts and/or subcqotracts (completed or curre,ntly in progress) for the prime offeror and any subcontractors (3 each for prime and significant subcontract(s)). Contracts listed may include thosQ entered into with the Federal Government, agencies of sate and local govemments and commercial customers. The offeror slrall provide the following information for each reference cited in the Experienc€ section of the Technical Proposal.

Include the following information for each contract/zubcontract:

l) Name of Pontracting Activity

2) Contract Number

3) Contract Tlpe

4) Total Contract Value

5) Contract Description

6) Contracting Officer and Telephone Number

Questions rpgarding this requirement shall be emailed to DSeFtinFo@cdc.sov (srme as fxo3@cdc.sov) by the dcedline, Wednesdey, JuLy 15, 2fi)9 at 2:fi) p.m. EST. A4y additional questions rnay be asked by July 2lr2W9 by 2:fl) p.m. due to the rrcvision of the Quote due date.

Quotes in response to this ngquirement are due Wednesday, Juty 29r2W9 at S:fi)p.m.

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Please forward four (4) copies of the hardcopy proposd to:

Centers for Diseese Control nnd Prevention ATTN: Darlene Seminko 2920 Brendywine Roado Rm.30(X), M/S E-09 Atlanta, GA. 30341-5539

Pleese also inclu& a Compact Disc (CD) conteining an ehctronic copy of the prolosals in r Portabfe Document Format (.pdfl, and in Microsoft Excel for the Price proposal.

Plense e-mail one (1) copy to D,S€4inko(Acdc.sov (same as fro3@p4p.gqv) by the deadline. Facsimile proposals are NOT autborized.