Cover Letter to RFP 2011-N-13311

May 5, 2011

Dear Prospective Offeror:

You are invited to submit a proposal in accordance with the requirements of Request for Proposal (RFP) 2011-N-13311, Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium (TBESC) entitled “IMPROVING THE

DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF LATENT TB INFECTION”.

Your proposal must be received by the Contracting Officer no later than 4:00 PM, June 13, 2011, addressed as follows:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Procurement and Grants Office Attention: Mrs. Arnette L. Mayhew, Contract Specialist Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 2015, MS E-15

PH: 770-488-2883

Fax: 770-488-2868 Email: hrb5@cdc.gov

Your attention is directed to the solicitation provision entitled “Late Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals of Proposals (May 1997)” set forth in Section L of the RFP. Please review this provision so that you will be fully aware of the time requirements for submitting your proposal.

Your proposal must be prepared in accordance with the General Instructions, Technical Proposal Instructions, Business Proposal Instructions, and the Statement of Work contained in the RFP.

This request does not commit the Government to pay any cost for the preparation and submission of your proposal. It is also brought to your attention that the Contracting Officer is the only individual who can legally commit the Government to the expenditure of public funds in connection with this proposed procurement.

All inquiries concerning the solicitation document must be submitted in writing and must be received by this office by May 19, 2011; please see Paragraph L.7, Inquiries, of this RFP. Be advised that any resulting interpretation or clarification by the Government will be made in writing only to those firms/organizations expressing intent to submit a proposal. Requests for any information concerning this RFP should be referred only to Arnette L. Mayhew, Contract Specialist, telephone 770-488-2883.

Sincerely, Julio E. Lopez Contracting Officer Procurement and Grants Office

Public Health Service DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control