SF30 70RWMD20R00000007_00003 consolidated 4 pages.pdf

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended. is not extended.

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER

NUMBER IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation data, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

The purpose of Amendment 00003 forr Topic No. 5 Solicitation 70RWMD20R00000007 "Near Real-Time Biothreat Sensor Using Fluid- Based Mechanisms", issued under Overarching OBAA Solicitation 70RDND19R00000003, is to provide vendor questions and Government answers.

Amendment 00003: Standard Form (SF) 30, 1 page Q&A 3 pages - Total of 4 pages.

E15xAce. pNtAaMs EprAovNidDeTdIhTeLrEeiOn,FaSll ItGerNmEsRa(nTdycpoenodritpiorninst)of the document referenced in Item 9A effect.

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Cheri l. Redding, Contracting Officer

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 16C. DATE SIGNED

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

Previous edition unusable STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016) Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT PAGE OF PAGES

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5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER

00003

6. ISSUED BY CODE 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE 70RWMD Office of Procurement Operations (OPO) Office of Procurement Operations (OPO) U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security Washington, DC, 20528-0015, US Washington, DC, 20528-0015, US

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

70RWMD20R00000007

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

CODE FACILITY CODE

(X)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER

RWRD-20-0045

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

6/9/2020

1. CONTRACT ID CODE

Questions for CWMD OBAA Topic Solicitation No. 5: 70RWMD20R00000007 Proposals

Question

Reference Offeror’s Question Answer

1 General According to the original OBAA solicitation

#70RDND19R00000003,

FFRDCs are qualified. Is this still the case under this solicitation topic?

Per the Topic Solicitation, the award type is anticipated to be in the form of

Cooperative Agreements. FFRDCs are not eligible to apply for Cooperative

Agreements. FFRDCs can still participate in the research as team members on a team lead by a prime Offeror who is eligible for a Cooperative Agreements.

2 General What is meant by a Cooperative

Agreement?

A cooperative agreement is an agreement in which the Federal Government provides funding, or a thing of value authorized by public statute and the government plays a substantial role.

Cooperative agreements and/or grants transfer anything of value from the

Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity to the non-Federal entity to carry out a public purpose. A cooperative agreement is distinguished from a grant in that it provides for substantial involvement between the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity and the non-Federal entity in carrying out the activity contemplated by the Federal award.

Substantial involvement from the federal government refers to the degree to which federal employees are directly performing or implementing parts of the award program. In a grant, the federal government more strictly maintains an oversight and monitoring role. In a cooperative agreement, the federal employees participate more closely in performing the program. When you read

“cooperative,” think working “side-by-side.” The specific ways this involvement is integrated varies.

3 Attachment 1 - OBAA

Topic No. 5 Solicitation

70RWMD20R00000007

Final.pdf, section 3.

Event dates/times

Would it be possible to begin the project year 1 period of performance on 10/1/2020? OR

Must we use the estimated award date of 9/3/2020 as the start date for the period of performance?

You may begin the award date on

10/1/2020.

4 General Which list of biothreats is relevant to the call? NIH or CDC or both?

Either list of biothreats would be relevant to the Topic Solicitation.

5 Attachment 1 - OBAA

Topic No. 5 Solicitation

70RWMD20R00000007

Final.pdf, section 14.

Vol II instructions, Key

Person Profile

Are we supposed to use this grants.gov form for the biosketch:

RR_KeyPerson_2.0_V2.0.pdf?

No. All required information can be found in Section 14 of the Topic Solicitation.

6 Attachment 1 - OBAA

Topic No. 5 Solicitation

70RWMD20R00000007

Final.pdf, section 14.

Vol II instructions, Key

Person Profile

Is current and pending information for each investigator required in

Vol II? Is it included in the page limit?

No, this is not required. All required information can be found in Section 14 of the Topic Solicitation.

8 Attachment 1 - OBAA

Topic No. 5 Solicitation

70RWMD20R00000007

Final.pdf, section 14.

Vol I instructions

As references can we include links to one or more external sites that contain citations that do not appear within the 16 page limit?

This section should include bibliographic citations only in accordance with Section

14 of the Topic Solicitation.

9 Attachment 1 - OBAA

Topic No. 5 Solicitation

70RWMD20R00000007

Final.pdf, section 14.

Vol II instructions, R&R

Other Project

Information

Is the suggested glossary of terms optional or required?

This is optional.

10 General As a DOE FFRDC, we submitted an authorization letter with our pitch paper. Is this sufficient or you do need a revised letter specifically for the full proposal?

This is not required.

11 Research & Related

Other Project

Information

Is input into this section required? This is not required.

12 General Is the novel coronavirus acceptable as one of the biothreat targets?

Yes

13 Biosketches The form for biosketches is a single page and has all biosketches as attachments. Does this mean that one page form applies to the

10-page limit or that the sum of space on all biosketches apply?

Biosketches are not required. All required information can be found in Section 14 of the Topic Solicitation.

14 Budget Does the proposed funding have to be distributed evenly by year?

The funding does not have to be distributed evenly by year. The total value should not exceed $2,500,000 over a five-year period of performance.

15 General Could you please provide additional clarification and guidance whether it is critical to the goals of this program to count particles that are not biothreats?

Counting both biothreat and non-biothreat biological agents (pollen grains and spores) are encouraged.

16 General In the most recent letter encouraging submission of a full proposal, it was suggested that

Phase I last for 12 months and be a proof of concept for our proposal.

Per the Topic Solicitation on page 7, the

Cost Proposal should include up to three to five annual budgets, one for each year of the duration of the award in addition to http://grants.gov/

Can you please confirm that the initial proof of concept or go/no-go demonstration can occur at the end of a 12 month period instead of the initially suggested 6 months? If so, are there budgetary requirements/limitations on this 12 month period?

a cumulative budget. Therefore, the budget periods should be for 12 months.

Regarding budgetary limitations, in the

Topic Solicitation on page 3, Section 6, the number of selections refers to CWMD expecting to make up to three awards using FY 2020 funds. Per page 4, Section

7 of the Topic Solicitation, CWMD anticipates that approximately $1,000,000 of FY 2020 funds will be available for resultant awards. Therefore, the

Government is anticipating making up to three awards for a total of $1,000,000 across the three awards. Furthermore, in the Topic Solicitation on page 4, Section

7, the overall ceiling should not exceed

$2,5000,000 over a five-year period of performance for each award.

17 General Could you please provide additional clarification and guidance whether it is critical to the goals of this program to move to actual (virulent) bioagents or any additional biothreats at any point in the three phases of this program?

Tasks can be proposed using appropriate surrogates/simulants that are available to accomplish the goals of the research program.

18 OBAA Solicitation

70RDND19R00000003,

page 21, Section 5.3.2.2, first paragraph, second sentence, and Topic

Solicitation No. 5:

70RWMD20R00000007,

p. 5, Section 13, third sentence.

For Volume II, should we follow the requirements specified in

Topic Solicitation Number 5:

70RWMD20R00000007

(Attachment 1) or the OBAA

(Attachment 2)?

Please follow the requirements in Topic

Solicitation Number 5:

70RWMD20R00000007.

19 General Is year one funding limited to

$1,000,000 for all 3 awards?

Per page 4, Section 7 of the Topic

Solicitation, CWMD anticipates that approximately $1,000,000 of FY 2020 funds will be available for resultant awards. Therefore, the Government is anticipating making up to three awards for a total of $1,000,000 across the three awards.

20 General Can CWMD provide guidance on environmental parameters

(temperature extremes) that the system should function under?

Please refer to the Topic Solicitation for guidance on the Technology Readiness

Level expected for the proposed sensor at conclusion of the effort.