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ADDRESS

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OFFEROR

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14. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amend-ments to the SOLICITATION for offerors and related documents numbered and dated:

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SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD 1. THIS CONTRACT IS A RATED ORDER

UNDER DPAS (15 CFR 700)

RATING

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2. CONTRACT NO.

3. SOLICITATION NO.

2017-N-66775

4. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID (IFB)

X NEGOTIATED (RFP)

5. DATE ISSUED

05/18/2017

6. REQUISITION/PURCHASE

NO.

000HCVLD-2017-08868

7. ISSUED BY CODE 2536 8. ADDRESS OFFER TO (If other than Item 7)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Acquisition and Assistance Branch 1

2920 Brandywine Road, MS E-15

Atlanta, GA 30341-5539

Approved as to Form and Legality: _____________________________

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations “offer” and “offeror” mean “bid” and “bidder.”

SOLICITATION

9. Sealed offers in original and copies for furnishing the supplies or services in the Schedule will be received at the place specified in Item 8, or if handcarried, in the depository located in until 10AM ET local time 06/12/2017

CAUTION -- LATE Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals: See Section L, Provision No. 52.214-7 or 52.215-1. All offers are subject to all terms and conditions contained in this solicitation.

10. FOR INFORMATION

CALL:

A. NAME

Germaine Mullins

B. TELEPHONE (NO COLLECT CALLS)

AREA CODE NUMBER: EXT:

(770) 488-1938

C. E-MAIL ADDRESS

Gmullins@cdc.gov

11. TABLE OF CONTENTS

(x) DESCRIPTION (x) DESCRIPTION

PART I – THE SCHEDULE PART II – CONTRACT CLAUSES

X A SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM 1 X I CONTRACT CLAUSES 28

X B SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS 2 PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACH.

X C DESCRIPTION/SPECS./WORK STATEMENT 3 X J LIST OF ATTACHMENTS 33

X D PACKAGING AND MARKING 9 PART IV – REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

X E INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE 10 REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND

X F DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE 11 X K OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS 34

X G CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA 14 X L INSTRS., CONDS., AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS 38

X H SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS 18 X M EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD 43

OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror)

NOTE: Item 12 does not apply if the solicitation includes the provisions at 52.214-16, Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.

12. In compliance with the above, the undersigned agrees, if this offer is accepted within calendar days (60 calendar days unless a different period is inserted by the offeror) from the date for receipt of offers specified above, to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item, delivered at the designated point(s), within the time specified in the schedule.

13. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT

(See Section I, Clause No. 52-232-8)

10 CALENDAR DAYS

20 CALENDAR DAYS

30 CALENDAR DAYS

AMENDMENT NO. DATE AMENDMENT NO. DATE

CODE FACILITY 16. NAME AND ADDRESS OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER

15B. TELEPHONE NO.

AREA CODE NUMBER EXT.

15C. CHECK IF REMITTANCE ADDRESS

IS DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE - ENTER

SUCH ADDRESS IN SCHEDULE.

17. SIGNATURE

18. OFFER DATE

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

19. ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS NUMBERED 20. AMOUNT

22. AUTHORITY FOR USING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION:

21. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION

10 U.S.C. 2304(c)( ) 41 U.S.C. 253(c)( )

23. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

ITEM

24. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 7) CODE 2536 25. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE 434

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Acquisition and Assistance Branch 1

2920 Brandywine Road, MS E-15

Atlanta, GA 30341-5539

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (FMO)

PO Box 15580 404-718-8100

Atlanta, GA 30333-0080

26. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

27. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

28. AWARD DATE

IMPORTANT -- Award will be made on this form, or on Standard Form 26, or by other authorized official written notice.

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION STANDARD FORM 33 (REV. 9-97)

PREVIOUS EDITION IS UNUSABLE Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.214©

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Section B - Supplies Or Services And Prices/Costs

Period of Performance: July 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017

ITEM SUPPLIES / SERVICES QTY /

UNIT

UNIT

PRICE

EXTENDED

PRICE

0001 Base Period (Non-Severable Services)

The offeror shall provide services in accordance with the attached

Statement of Work for the development of course content written in plain language for the Infection Prevention in Long-term Care

Facilities Training.

6 months

Period of Performance: January 1, 2018 through March 31, 2018

ITEM

SUPPLIES / SERVICES QTY /

UNIT

UNIT

PRICE

EXTENDED

1001 Option Period 1

Statement of Work for a Web-based course

3 months

Period of Performance: April 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018

ITEM SUPPLIES / SERVICES QTY /

UNIT

UNIT

PRICE

EXTENDED

2001 Option Period 2

Statement of Work for Pilot Test Materials

3 Months

Total for Contract Line Item Number 0001: $______________

Total for Contract Line Item Number 1001: $______________

Total for Contract Line Item Number 2001: $______________

Total if all Contract Line Item Numbers are exercised: $______________

Wage Determination Number 2015-4607 Revision Number 1 Dated 1/31/2017 is applicable to this requirement.

Section C - Description/Specification/Work Statement

STATEMENT OF WORK

Continuing Medical Education Web-based Infection Prevention Training for Long Term Care Providers

Background

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) often result in considerable suffering for residents in Long Term Care (LTC) facilities, both LTC skilled nursing facilities/nursing facilities, as well as increased costs for the healthcare system. Although estimates vary widely, there are between 1.6 and 3.8 million HAIs in nursing homes every year.

Annually, these infections result in an estimated 150,000 hospitalizations, 388,000 deaths, and between $673 million to $2 billion dollars in additional healthcare costs (Castle, et al., AJIC 2011). Since 1992, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulatory requirements for LTC facilities (§ 483.65 for LTC facilities) have required these facilities to establish and maintain infection prevention and control programs (IPCP) designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment and to help prevent the development and transmission of disease and infection. Nursing homes (NH) need to have the tools to participate in surveillance, learn and use infection control and containment practices, and adopt a proactive approach to preventing spread which includes antibiotic stewardship.

A key element for managing an effective IPCP program is having one or more individuals designated to oversee and implement infection surveillance, prevention and antibiotic stewardship activities. Studies have shown that compared to acute care hospitals, LTC facilities may lack adequately trained and dedicated infection control personnel and resources. Current nursing home personnel overseeing IPCPs activities may only be employed part-time, and may have multiple responsibilities in the facility that limit the time available specifically for infection prevention and control duties. As part of the new, re-designated IPCP regulatory requirements (§ 483.80) proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in July 2015 (80 FR 42215 through 42217), and finalized in October 2016 (81 FR 68868), facility programs will be expected to designate an infection preventionist (IP) that has completed specialized training in infection prevention and control.

There is a clear need to meet the substantial training needs of nursing home staff being designated as the IP for facilities. While nationally recognized infection prevention and healthcare epidemiology organizations such as the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), as well as nursing home provider organizations like the National Association of Directors of Nursing Administrators in LTC (NADONA), and The Society for Post-acute and Long-term Care (AMDA) are developing infection prevention training courses and online modules, none currently have the capacity and scope of content to reach the over 15,600 nursing home providers in this country, nor are they free-of-charge. In addition, most facilities lack the resources to financially support staff to travel and participate in the face-to-face, more comprehensive trainings available. Creation of a national IPC training curriculum, managed through a collaboration between CDC and CMS, could provide a practical and cost-effective solution to enhance the knowledge and capacity of nursing home staff designated to serve as IPs in their facilities.

CDC has an urgent requirement to obtain an infection prevention training product that will be made freely available to solve this need. This product will be a web-based, plain-language training curriculum in infection prevention and control. The purpose of this requirement is to develop web-based infection prevention and control training course content needed by nursing home staff in order to meet federal regulation requirements. This developed curriculum is critical to understanding infection prevention and control for workers in long term care facilities that do not have another way to obtain this required training.

Purpose

The purpose of this requirement is to develop a training curriculum and course for long-term care IPs. The training shall incorporate adult learning principles, effective instructional design, and shall be presented in plain language.

After development, pilot testing, and CME accreditation, the infection prevention training course shall be accessible to facilities across the country through a free, web-based learning portal. The content shall cover the domain elements of the IPCP as under the Scope of Work. The training shall also provide the learner access to additional resources to support infection prevention efforts to implement infection surveillance, prevention, and antibiotic stewardship activities.

Scope of Work

The offeror shall provide the following services:

Base Period (CLIN 0001): Development of course content

Task 1: Maintain Communication with CDC

Task 1a: Arrange and Attend Start-Up Meeting

Within 3 weeks of the effective date of the award, the offeror shall schedule a teleconference with the CDC to include the COR and COR-identified relevant CDC participants in order to make sure the requirements are well understood and the timeline and goals are achievable.

Task 1b: Maintain Communication with CDC Staff

The offeror shall arrange and attend weekly calls with the CDC COR or COR-identified project staff during the duration of the project. The frequency of calls may be decreased during the development of course content. The offeror shall be required to share draft materials of the course during these weekly meetings in order for CDC to make sure that development is proceeding as expected and content is meting goals of the training.

Task 2: Development of Course Content

The offeror shall develop and write plain language course content for the Infection Preventionist in Long Term Care Facilities Training. The course will be at least 16 modules of learning material in addition to evaluation modules. Each module shall begin with 3-5 pre-test questions to assess knowledge prior to beginning the module.

These questions can be the same as some used at the end of course knowledge exam.

The course shall contain 16 learning modules in addition to an Introduction, Evaluation, and Summary with a general outline as follows:

1. COURSE INTRODUCTION (estimated learner time of 10 minutes or less)

a. Provide overview of course and content with instructions on use of course

2. MODULE 1 - INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROGRAM OVERVIEW (estimated learner time of 60 minutes with 45 minutes of content and 15 minutes for a learning activity (build your own risk assessment)

a. Facility risk assessment of population served, service provided and regulatory or other requirements. Assisting the facility develop an emergency preparedness plan based on the facility-based and community-based risk assessment.

b. Program review and plan

3. MODULE 2 - INFECTION PREVENTIONIST (IP) (estimated learner time of 30 minutes)

a. Core Responsibilities

4. MODULE 3 - QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND ASSURANCE COMMITTEE (QAA) Reporting from the

IP (estimated learner time of 30 minutes)

a. Brief overview of documents that should be reviewed by the QAA (i.e. identified HAIs under the facility’s IP program)

b. QAA Committee action plans (e.g., IPCP monitoring and evaluation plans, quality assurance and performance improvement plans)

5. MODULE 4 - INFECTION SURVEILLANCE (estimated learner time of 105 minutes with 60 minutes of content plus 45 minutes of self-directed activities)

a. Surveillance definitions and concepts (process vs. outcome surveillance, methods for data collection)

b. Reviewing and Applying surveillance definitions for infections e.g., respiratory tract, urinary tract, gastrointestinal tract, skin and soft tissue, bloodstream infection, multidrug-resistant organisms

c. Managing and analyzing surveillance data

6. MODULE 5 – OUTBREAK (estimated learner time of 75 minutes with about 45 minutes of content and 30 minutes for learning activities)

a. Outbreak investigation and control

b. Reporting of communicable diseases and/or outbreaks to public health officials

7. MODULE 6 – HAND HYGIENE (estimated learner time of 60 minutes with at least 30 minutes of content and 15-30 minutes for learning activity)

8. MODULE 7 – PRINCIPLES OF STANDARD AND TRANSMISSION BASED PRECAUTIONS

(estimated learner time of 60 minutes with 30 minutes of content and 30 minutes for activity)

9. MODULE 8 – MEDICATION AND SHARPS SAFETY (estimated learner time of 60 minutes total with

20 minutes on medication safety, 20 minutes on injections, and 20 minutes on Point of Care testing)

a. Injection and sharps safety

b. Exposure control plan for blood-borne pathogens

10. MODULE 9 -- RESPIRATORY ETIQUETTE (45 min)

11. MODULE 10 – DEVICE AND WOUND MANAGEMENT (estimated learner time of 75 minutes)

12. MODULE 11 ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANING/DISINFECTION (estimated learner time of 60 minutes)

a. Cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization (e.g., environment and resident care equipment)

13. MODULE 12 – VACCINE PREVENTABLE RESP INFECTIONS AND TUBERCULOSIS (estimated learner time of 45 minutes)

a. Tuberculosis control plan

b. Tuberculosis screening for residents

c. Exposure control plan for other occupational exposures (e.g., TB)

d. Recommended vaccinations for residents

14. MODULE 13 - EMPLOYEE AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS (estimated learner time of 60 minutes)

a. Occupational health screening and immunization programs for staff, employees, consultants and contractors

b. Reporting and monitoring of staff illness

c. Management of employees with a communicable disease (restriction or reassignment)

d. Staff education and development regarding infection prevention and control measures

15. MODULE 14 - LINEN MANAGEMENT (estimated learner time of 30 minutes)

a. Appropriate handling, storage, processing, transporting

16. MODULE 15 - ANTIBIOTIC STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM (estimated learner time of 120 minutes total, with mix of content and activities)

a. Antibiotic usage review and reports (e.g., new starts, antibiotics prescribed, rate of antibiotic use) for facility staff and prescribers

b. Appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing (e.g., dose, duration, indication)

c. Laboratory antibiotic resistance data (i.e., antibiogram)

17. MODULE 16 – INFECTION PREVENTION AND ANTIBIOTIC STEWARDSHIP CONSIDERATIONS

DURING CARE TRANSITIONS (45 min)

18. COURSE KNOWLEDGE EVALUATION

a. See Task 3.

19. LEARNER SURVEY

a. Create 10 question survey for each leaner to assess course quality.

Each module shall:

1. Start with 3-5 pre-test questions to assess knowledge prior to beginning the module. These questions can be the same as some used at the end of course knowledge exam.

2. Contain Learning Objectives prior to content.

3. Have page by page content slide sets.

4. Slides must be downloadable or printable.

5. Have downloadable narration text.

6. Incorporate adult learning principles and effective instructional design resources to support IP efforts to implement infection surveillance, prevention and antibiotic stewardship activities.

7. Contain an average of at least 1 picture or graph or visual addition for every other slide.

8. Contain knowledge checks within and at the end of the module.

9. Conclude with links for more information and resource reference lists.

Content shall be routinely discussed with and approved by the COR as described in Task 1. The intention is for the entire course to be completed in 16 – 20 hours seat time including tests and ending survey, depending on the learner. The learner will need multiple days to complete the content and assessment. The course will need to allow for saving progress and returning later.

Task 3: Course Exam for Certification of Learning Achievement

Create a Final certification exam encompassing all training content as a final module.

1. Develop a bank of 150 questions written in plain language.

a. Ensure questions map to specific module/IP topics.

b. Develop post-exam reference materials which includes explanations of answers.

c. Exam will pull a random 50 of the 150 available bank questions to assess knowledge.

d. Questions will be in multiple choice answer format.

e. Passing score will be 80%.

Option Period 1 (CLIN 1001): Take Course Content and Develop into Web-based Course Modules

Task 1: Communication

Task 1a: Arrange and Attend Start-Up Meeting for Web-based Course Modules

Within three (3) weeks of Option Period 1, the offeror shall schedule a teleconference with the CDC to include the COR and the COR-identified relevant CDC participants in order to make sure the requirements are well understood by the offeror and the timeline and goals for the web-based course modules are achievable.

Task 1b: Communication

The offeror shall arrange and attend weekly calls between with the CDC and the COR-identified project staff during the duration of the project. The frequency of calls may be decreased throughout the project. The offeror may be required to share draft materials of the course during weekly meetings in order for the CDC to ensure that the development is in line with the requirements listed in the Statement of Work for the development of web-based course modules.

Task 2: Create Web-based Training Modules

The offeror shall take the materials developed in the base period and convert them into web-based content modules.

The developed slides shall:

1. Be easy to navigate for non-advanced computer users. The course shall include help features to aid in the navigation efforts.

2. Include graphic designs such as pictures or graphs to illustrate and improve learning on at least 50% of the slides.

3. Include all content in written as well as spoken form. The slides shall be printable and all narration must be available in writing that can be downloaded or printed and is 508 compliant.

4. Include voice narration for the delivered materials that meet 508 compliance standards.

5. Include knowledge checks for each module that explain the correct answers.

6. Formatting and layout of the training course and certification exam shall be an easy-to-use web-based tool that is available on-demand.

7. Allow audio files to be easily downloaded and saved by the learner using the web-based format.

8. Have a learning management system that complies with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website standards and rules, including 508 compliance.

9. Have developed content that is easily editable by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff after production.

Option Period 2: Pilot Test Materials

Task 1: Communication

Task 1a: Arrange and Attend Start-Up Meeting for Web-based Course Modules

Within three (3) weeks of Option Period 2, the offeror shall schedule a teleconference with the CDC to include the COR and the COR-identified relevant CDC participants in order to make sure the requirements are well understood by the offeror and the timeline and goals for the pilot test materials are achievable.

Task 1b: Communication

The offeror shall arrange and attend weekly calls between with the CDC and the COR-identified project staff during the duration of the project. The frequency of calls may be decreased throughout the project. The offeror may be required to share draft materials of the course during weekly meetings in order for the CDC to ensure that the pilot materials are in line with the requirements listed in the Statement of Work.

Task 2: Pilot Test Materials

The offeror shall take the developed materials and pilot test them in accordance with the CDC CME standards. The pilot test shall provide an opportunity for the offeror to resolve any issues related to content, timing and/or technology after a learning activity is designed. The pilot testing shall assist the offeror in determining the average time it will take for learners to finish, which is used to award continuing education. The offeror shall present the pilot test to a sample group of individuals that will represent the ‘typical’ participants. This usability testing of educational resources shall target the identified anticipated audiences.

The offeror shall recruit at a minimum total of 32 pilot testers.

a. Five (5) – Physician pilot testers (CME)

b. Two – Infection Preventionists

c. 15 – Long term care nurse pilot testers (CNEs, CEUs, CPH)

d. Ten (10) – health professional pilot testers in the Long Term Care health field (e.g., medical technologist, epidemiologist)

The offeror shall provide each pilot tester with the following documentation:

1. Course URL

2. Pilot test feedback document

a. Must include request for completion time

b. Must include learner credentials

c. Must include learner occupation/area

3. Course Evaluation

4. Post-test/Feedback to learner questions

MINIMUM VENDOR QUALIFICATIONS AND LEVEL OF EFFORT

1. Five (5) years of documented experience in medical communications in established medical communications field/industry.

2. Five (5) years of experience developing medical content for various audiences.

3. Offeror shall be able to show medical expertise in Infection Prevention or ability to hire specialized experience required.

4. Five (5) years of expertise in writing medical content in plain language for various audiences.

5. Five (5) years of experience in creating web-based learning content.

6. Offeror shall be able to demonstrate a history of developing CME content and understanding of CME requirements.

7. Offeror shall be able to demonstrate a history of performing pilot testing of training or other developed content.

8. Offeror shall be able to demonstrate a significant history of development of knowledge based learning assessments and post-course curriculum testing.

Government Furnished Materials

The Government may provide some print materials and/or resources that can be used to aid the offeror in the development of the content for this requirement. Also, the Government may provide examples for pilot materials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CME Standards.

Period of Performance

The estimated period of performance for this requirement is as follows:

Base Period July 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017

Option Period 1 January 1, 2018 through March 31, 2018

Option Period 2 April 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018

Performance for this requirement is at the Contractor’s facility.

Section D - Packaging And Marking

There are no clauses/provisions included in this section.

Section E - Inspection And Acceptance

E.1 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 reperformance, 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.

(End of clause)

Section F - Deliveries Or Performance

F.1 FAR 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order (Aug 1989)

(a) The Contracting Officer may, at any time, by written order to the Contractor, require the Contractor to stop all, or any part, of the work called for by this contract for a period of 90 days after the order is delivered to the Contractor, and for any further period to which the parties may agree. The order shall be specifically identified as a stop-work order issued under this clause. Upon receipt of the order, the Contractor shall immediately comply with its terms and take all reasonable steps to minimize the incurrence of costs allocable to the work covered by the order during the period of work stoppage. Within a period of 90 days after a stop-work is delivered to the Contractor, or within any extension of that period to which the parties shall have agreed, the Contracting Officer shall either –

(1) Cancel the stop-work order; or

(2) Terminate the work covered by the order as provided in the Default, or the Termination for Convenience of the

Government, clause of this contract.

(b) If a stop-work order issued under this clause is canceled or the period of the order or any extension thereof expires, the Contractor shall resume work. The Contracting Officer shall make an equitable adjustment in the delivery schedule or contract price, or both, and the contract shall be modified, in writing, accordingly, if –

(1) The stop-work order results in an increase in the time required for, or in the Contractor’s cost properly allocable to, the performance of any part of this contract; and

(2) The Contractor asserts its right to the adjustment within 30 days after the end of the period of work stoppage;

provided, that, if the Contracting Officer decides the facts justify the action, the Contracting Officer may receive and act upon the claim submitted at any time before final payment under this contract.

(c) If a stop-work order is not canceled and the work covered by the order is terminated for the convenience of the

Government, the Contracting Officer shall allow reasonable costs resulting from the stop-work order in arriving at the termination settlement.

(d) If a stop-work order is not canceled and the work covered by the order is terminated for default, the Contracting

Officer shall allow, by equitable adjustment or otherwise, reasonable costs resulting from the stop-work order.

(End of Clause)

F.2 Period of Performance and Place of Performance

Period of Performance

The estimated period of performance for this requirement is as follows:

Base Period July 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017

Option Period 1 January 1, 2018 through March 31, 2018

Option Period 2 April 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018

Place of Performance

Performance for this requirement is at the Contractor’s facility.

F.3 Deliverable(s) Schedule (Jul 1999)

The Contractor shall deliver, within the time frames specified in the chart below:

Items Description of Deliverable Format/Quantity Delivery Date Deliver to

1 Kick off Meeting (Remote or In person)

To go over the requirements for the Base

Period

Within three (3) weeks of award

COR

2 Weekly Conference Meetings (Remote or In person)

To go over the documents at relevant stage to ensure the work is on schedule

Weekly COR

3 Course Content (Modules 1 – 7)

The document shall contain all of the text information

Microsoft

PowerPoint or

Microsoft Word

Within eight (8) months of award

COR

4 Course Content (Modules 8-14)

The document shall contain all of the text information

Microsoft

PowerPoint or

Microsoft Word

Within 12 months of award

COR

5 Kick off Meeting (Remote or In person)

To go over the requirements for Option

Period 1

Within three (3) weeks after the exercise of Option

Period 1

COR

6 Weekly Conference Meetings (Remote or In person)

To go over the documents at relevant stage to ensure the work is on schedule

Weekly COR

7 Course Content (Modules 1 – 7)

The document shall contain web-ready content

Via email, CD-

ROM, or as a link to site hosting developed content

Within two (2) months after the exercise of Option

Period 1

COR

8 Course Content (Modules 8-14)

The document shall contain web-ready content

Via email, CD-

ROM, or as a link to site hosting developed content

Within three (3) months after the exercise of Option

Period 1

COR

9 Kick off Meeting (Remote or In person)

To go over the requirements for Option

Period 2

Within three (3) weeks after the exercise of Option

Period 2

COR

10 Weekly Conference Meetings (Remote or In person)

To go over the documents at relevant stage to ensure the work is on schedule

Weekly COR

11 Pilot Testing

Copy of all prepared documents to be sent out to the pilot testers

An email containing all

Microsoft Word documents

Within one (1) month after the exercise of Option

Period 2

COR

12 Pilot Material An email Within three (3) COR

Return all of the Pilot Testing Materials containing all of the Microsoft

PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft

Excel documents months after the exercise of Option

Period 2

F.4 Milestone Payment Schedule

Milestone Description Percentage of

Payment

Amount

Base Period: Course Content (Modules 1 – 7) (Deliverable Number 3) 50% of Base Period

Amount

Base Period: Course Content (Modules 8-14) (Deliverable Number 4) 50% of Base Period

Amount

Option Period 1: Web-Ready Course Content (Modules 1-7)

(Deliverable Number 7)

50% of Option

Period 1 Amount

Option Period 1: Web-Ready Course Content (Modules 8-14)

(Deliverable Number 8)

50% of Option

Period 1 Amount

Option Period 2: Pilot Testing (Deliverable Number 11) 10% of Option

Period 2 Amount

Option Period 2: Pilot Material (Deliverable Number 12) 90% of Option

Period 2 Amount

Overall Total

***This chart is also listed on page 2 -3.

Section G - Contract Administration Data

G.1 Contract Communications/Correspondence (Jul 1999)

The Contractor shall identify all correspondence, reports, and other data pertinent to this contract by imprinting thereon the contract number from Page 1 of the contract.

G.2 Contracting Officer Representative (COR)

a) A Contracting Officer Representative (COR) will be assigned to the contract. A COR will be assigned to each contract issued under the contract. The Contracting Officer will provide under separate cover the duties and responsibilities of the COR. The COR is not authorized to alter the requirements of this contract or contract without written approval of the Contracting Officer. The COR is not authorized to obligate any funds.

b) Performance of the work hereunder shall be subject to the technical directions of the designated COR for this contract.

c) As used herein, technical directions are directions to the Contractor which fill in details, suggests possible lines of inquiry, or otherwise completes the general scope of work set forth herein. These technical directions must be within the general scope of work, and may not alter the scope of work or cause changes of such a nature as to justify an adjustment in the stated contract price/cost, or any stated limitation thereof. In the event that the Contractor feels that full implementation of any of these directions may exceed the scope of the contract, he or she shall notify the originator of the technical direction and the

Contracting Officer in a letter separate of any required report(s) within two (2) weeks of the date of receipt of the technical direction and no action shall be taken pursuant to the direction. If the Contractor fails to provide the required notification within the said two (2) week period that any technical direction exceeds the scope of the contract, then it shall be deemed for purposes of this contract that the technical direction was within the scope. No technical direction, nor its fulfillment, shall alter or abrogate the rights and obligations fixed in this contract.

d) The Government COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of this contract.

Changes shall be made only by the Contracting Officer by properly written modification(s) to the contract.

e) The Government will provide the Contractor with a copy of the delegation memorandum for the COR.

Any changes in COR delegation will be made by the Contracting Officer in writing with a copy being furnished to the Contractor.

G.3 Contracting Officer (Jul 1999)

(a) The Contracting Officer is the only individual who can legally commit the Government to the expenditure of public funds. No person other than the Contracting Officer can make any changes to the terms, conditions, general provisions, or other stipulations of this contract.

(b) No information, other than that which may be contained in an authorized modification to this contract, duly issued by the Contracting Officer, which may be received from any person employed by the United States

Government, or otherwise, shall be considered grounds for deviation from any stipulation of this contract.

G.4 Subcontracting Program Reports (May 1998)

(a) The Contractor shall submit the reports listed below in accordance with the instructions and within the time periods specified on the report forms:

(1) Standard Form 294, Subcontracting Report for Individual Contracts.

(2) Standard Form 295, Summary Subcontract Report.

(b) In addition to the reporting information specified on the report forms, the Contractor shall provide, in the

“Remarks” block on each Standard Form 294 submitted, a narrative of the progress made in fulfilling the small business and small disadvantaged business subcontracting goals contained in its approved plan.

(c) The Contractor shall report to the Contracting Officer any difficulties encountered in achieving the goals and shall describe the action being taken to overcome the difficulties.

G.5 CDCAG001 – Invoice Submission (Mar 2006)

(a) The Contractor shall submit the original contract invoice/voucher to the shown below:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Financial Management Office (FMO)

P.O. Box 15580

Atlanta, GA 3033

Or – The Contractor may submit the original invoice/voucher via facsimile or email:

Fax: 404-638-5324

Email: FMOAPINV@CDC.GOV

NOTE: Submit to only one (1) of the above locations.

(b) The contractor shall submit 2 copies of the invoice/voucher to the cognizant contracting office previously identified in this contract. These invoices/voucher copies shall be addressed to the attention of the Contracting

Officer.

(c) The Contractor is , is not required to submit a copy of each invoice directly to the Project Officer concurrently with submission to the Contracting Officer.

(d) In accordance with 5 CFR part 1315 (Prompt Payment), CDC's Financial Management Office is the designated billing office for the purpose of determining the payment due date under FAR 32.904.

(e) The Contractor shall include (as a minimum) the following information on each invoice:

(1) Contractor’s Name & Address

(2) Contractor’s Tax Identification Number (TIN)

(3) Purchase Order/Contract Number and Task Order Number, if Appropriate

(4) Invoice Number

(5) Invoice Date mailto:FMOAPINV@CDC.GOV

(6) Contract Line Item Number and Description of Item

(7) Quantity

(8) Unit Price & Extended Amount for each line item

(9) Shipping and Payment Terms

(10) Total Amount of Invoice

(11) Name, title and telephone number of person to be notified in the event of a defective invoice

(12) Payment Address, if different from the information in (c)(1).

(13) DUNS + 4 Number

G.6 CDC42.0002 Evaluation of Contractor Performance Utilizing CPARS (April 2013)

In accordance with FAR 42.15, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will review and evaluate contract performance. FAR 42.1502 and 42.1503 requires agencies to prepare evaluations of contractor performance and submit them to the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS). The CDC utilizes the

Department of Defense (DOD) web-based Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) to prepare and report these contractor performance evaluations. All information contained in these assessments may be used by the Government, within the limitations of FAR 42.15, for future source selections in accordance with FAR

15.304 where past performance is an evaluation factor.

The CPARS system requires a contractor representative to be assigned so that the contractor has appropriate input into the performance evaluation process. The CPARS contractor representative will be given access to CPARS and will be given the opportunity to concur or not-concur with performance evaluations before the evaluations are complete. The CPARS contractor representative will also have the opportunity to add comments to performance evaluations.

The assessment is not subject to the Disputes clause of the contract, nor is it subject to appeal beyond the review and comment procedures described in the guides on the CPARS website. Refer to: www.cpars.gov for details and additional information related to CPARS, CPARS user access, how contract performance assessments are conducted, and how Contractors participate. Access and training for all persons responsible for the preparation and review of performance assessments is also available at the CPARS website.

G.7 CDC37.0001 Non-Personal Services (April 2013)

a) Personal services shall not be performed under this contract. Although the Government may provide sporadic or occasional instructions within the scope of the contract, the Contractor is responsible for control and supervision of its employees. If the Contractor (including its employees) believes any Government action or communication has been given that would create a personal services relationship between the

Government and any Contractor employee, the Contractor shall promptly notify the Contracting Officer of this communication or action.

b) The contractor shall comply with, and ensure their employees and subcontractors comply with, CDC Policy titled “Identification of Contractors' Employees and Safeguarding Government Information.” No

Contractor employee shall hold him or herself out to be a Government employee, agent, or representative.

No Contractor employee shall state orally or in writing at any time that he or she is acting on behalf of the

Government. In all communications with third parties in connection with this contract, Contractor employees shall identify themselves as Contractor employees and specify the name of the company for which they work. . The contractor is limited to performing the services identified in the contract statement http://www.cpars.gov/ of work and shall not interpret any communication with anyone as a permissible change in contract scope or as authorization to perform work not described in the contract. All contract changes will be incorporated by a modification signed by the Contracting Officer.

c) The Contractor shall ensure that all of its employees and subcontractor employees working on this contract are informed of the substance of this clause. The Contractor agrees that this is a non-personal services contract; and that for all the purposes of the contract, the Contractor is not, nor shall it hold itself out to be an agent or partner of, or joint venture with, the Government. The Contractor shall notify its employees that they shall neither supervise nor accept supervision from Government employees. The substance of this clause shall be included in all subcontracts at any tier.

d) Nothing in this clause shall limit the Government's rights in any way under any other provision of the contract, including those related to the Government's right to inspect and accept or reject the services performed under this contract.

G.8 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer (Dec 2005)

(a) The Government shall use electronic funds transfer to the maximum extent possible when making payments under this contract. FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer – Central Contractor Registration, in

Section I, requires the contractor to designate in writing a financial institution for receipt of electronic funds transfer payments.

(b) In addition to Central Contractor Registration, the contractor shall make the designation by submitting the form titled “ACH Contractor/Miscellaneous Payment Enrollment Form” to the address indicated below. Note: The form is either attached to this contract (see Section J, List of Attachments) or may be obtained by contacting the

Contracting Officer or the CDC Financial Management Office at (404) 498-4050.

(c) In cases where the contractor has previously provided such designation, i.e., pursuant to a prior contract/order, and been enrolled in the program, the form is not required unless the designated financial institution has changed.

(d) The completed form shall be mailed after award, but no later than 14 calendar days before an invoice is submitted, to the following address:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Financial Management Office (FMO)

P.O. Box 15580

Atlanta, GA 30333

Or – Fax copy to: 404-638-5342

Section H - Special Contract Requirements

H.1 HHSAR 352.203-70 Anti-Lobbying (Dec 2015)

Pursuant to the HHS annual appropriations acts, except for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, the Contractor shall not use any HHS contract funds for:

(a) Publicity or propaganda purposes;

(b) The preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, electronic communication, radio, television, or video presentation designed to support or defeat the enactment of legislation before the Congress or any State or local legislature or legislative body, except in presentation to the Congress or any state or local legislature itself; or designed to support or defeat any proposed or pending regulation, administrative action, or order issued by the executive branch of any state or local government, except in presentation to the executive branch of any state or local government itself; or

(c) Payment of salary or expenses of the Contractor, or any agent acting for the Contractor, related to any activity designed to influence the enactment of legislation, appropriations, regulation, administrative action, or Executive order proposed or pending before the Congress or any state government, state legislature or local legislature or legislative body, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships or participation by an agency or officer of a state, local, or tribal government in policymaking and administrative processes within the executive branch of that government.

(d) The prohibitions in subsections (a), (b), and (c) above shall include any activity to advocate or promote any proposed, pending, or future federal, state, or local tax increase, or any proposed, pending, or future requirement for, or restriction on, any legal consumer product, including its sale or marketing, including, but not limited to, the advocacy or promotion of gun control.

(End of clause)

H.2 Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 USC 794d)

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of

1998, and the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board Electronic and Information (EIT)

Accessibility Provisions (36 CFR part 1194), require that, unless an exception applies, all EIT products and services developed, acquired, maintained, or used by any Federal department or agency permit:

(1) Federal employees with disabilities to have access to and use information and data that is comparable to the access and use of information and data by Federal employees who are not individuals with disabilities; and

(2) Members of the public with disabilities seeking information or services from a Federal agency to have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to the access and use of information and data by members of the public who are not individuals with disabilities.

Accordingly, any vendor submitting a proposal/quotation/bid in response to this solicitation must demonstrate compliance with the established EIT accessibility provisions. Information about Section 508 provisions is available at http://www.section508.gov/. The complete text of Section 508 Final Provisions can be accessed at http://www.access- board.gov/sec508/provisions.htm.

The Section 508 standards applicable to this solicitation are identified in the Statement of

Work/Specification/Performance Work Statement. In order to facilitate the Government’s evaluation to determine whether EIT products and services proposed meet applicable Section 508 accessibility standards, offerors must prepare an HHS Section 508 Product Assessment Template, in accordance with its completion instructions, and provide a binding statement of conformance. The purpose of the template is to assist HHS acquisition and program officials in determining that EIT products and services proposed support applicable Section 508 accessibility standards. The template allows vendors or developers to self-evaluate their products or services and document in detail how they do or do not conform to a specific Section 508 standard. Instructions for preparing the HHS Section

508 Product Assessment Template may be found at http://508.hhs.gov.

http://www.section508.gov/ http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/provisions.htm http://508.hhs.gov/

Respondents to this solicitation must also provide any additional detailed information necessary for determining applicable Section 508 standards conformance, as well as for documenting EIT products and/or services that are incidental to the project, which would constitute an exception to Section 508 requirements. If a vendor claims its products and/or services, including EIT deliverables such as electronic documents and reports, meet applicable

Section 508 standards in its completed HHS Section 508 Product Assessment Template, and it is later determined by the Government – i.e., after award of a contract/order, that products and/or services delivered do not conform to the described accessibility in the Product Assessment Template, remediation of the products and/or services to the level of conformance specified in the vendor’s Product Assessment Template will be the responsibility of the Contractor at its expense.

The applicable provisions of this solicitation are: 1194.21, .22, .24, .31, and .41.

H.3 Security Compliance

The below information complies with HHSA Security compliance requirements for the EGovernment Act of

2002 (FISMA)

Security Compliance

The contractor must have the ability to host and maintain a system for data collection, management, use, and reporting to support activities funded by the federal government. We provide the following information to assist in the preparation of documents necessary for the Security Assessment and Authorization (SA&A)of an Information

System. The EGovernment Act of 2002, (Federal Information Management Act) and the below federal policies dictate the framework for assuring information security for data systems operated by or on behalf of the Federal government. These are summarized below.

OMB Circular A-130 (http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/Circulars_a130_a130trans4/) establishes policy for the management of Federal information resources, pursuant to a number of laws and regulations, including the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (amended in 1995), the Computer Security Act of 1987, and other laws. Circular

A-130 requires all federal information systems to have security plans, emergency response capabilities, designated individuals who are responsible for security, security awareness training, and regular review of the system.

Appendix III of Circular A-130, entitled “Security of Federal Automated Information Resources,” establishes a minimum set of controls to be included in Federal automated information security programs; assigns Federal agency responsibilities for the security of automated information; and links agency automated information security programs (such as the DHHS AISSP) with OMB Circular No. A-123

The Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-347) (FISMA) http://csrc.nist.gov/drivers/documents/FISMA-final.pdf

Requires each agency to develop, document, and implement an agency-wide information security program to safeguard information and information systems that support the operations and assets of the agency, including those provided or managed by another agency, contractor (including sub-contractor), or other source. The National

Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a number of publications that provide guidance in the…