RFP 12-14270 Cover Ltr.pdf

04/25/2012

Dear Prospective Offeror:

You are invited to submit a proposal in accordance with the requirements of Request for Proposal (RFP)

2012-N-14270, entitled “Respiratory Protective Devices – On-Site Compliance Audit Assistance.” Your proposal must be received by the Contracting Officer no later than 03:30 PM, 05/25/2012, addressed as follows.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Acquisition and Assistance Field Branch V

Attention: RFP 2012-N-14270

Post Office Box 18070

626 Cochrans Mill Road – B-140 / 2 nd

Floor

Pittsburgh PA 15236-0070

THIS SOLICITATION IS ISSUED AS A TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE - PLEASE SEE

SECTION K.1 FOR THE APPLICABLE BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD

Your attention is directed to the solicitation Provision L-2, FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors –

Competitive Acquisition (Jan 2004), relating to submission, modification, and withdrawal of proposals.

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 instructions in Section L – Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors, and the Statement of Work contained in the RFP. Please direct your attention to Sections L.6, General Instructions, L.7, Technical Proposal Instructions, L.8, Instructions for

Submission of Information Other Than Cost or Pricing Data, L.9, Business Proposal Instructions, and L.10, Past Proposal Information. The required supporting documentation must be included as a part of your technical or business proposal.

As required by solicitation Provision L.14, “Sample Task 1 and Task 2 / Training Task Order 0001 –

Section J Attachments Proposal Responses,” a specific technical and cost reply is to be provided for

Section J, Attainments C, “Example Task 1,” and Attachment D, “Example Task 2.” A specific cost reply only is to be provided for Attachment E, “Training Task Order 0001.”

In addition to your technical and business proposals, you are to return two (2) original signed copies of

Standard Form 33, and one copy of Section K, Representations and Certifications. Each of these must contain original signatures.

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 05/09/12, please see Paragraph L.11, Inquiries, of this RFP. Requests for any information concerning this RFP should be referred only to John J. Carolan, telephone (412) 386-6430.

Sincerely, Larry E. Guess

Contracting Officer

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