RFP- 75N93020R00004 - Questions and Responses 2.pdf

Central Lab RFP - 75N93020R00004

Section Page Question Attachment 1 2 of 2 Please confirm the 10-page limit for the Technical Proposal excludes the following:

& 4 of 4 Technical response for the Sample Task Order Attachment 6 Appendices associated with the Sample Task Order technical response (e.g., reference ranges for each test, collection kit materials list, investigator manual, lab requisitions, timeline, etc.)

Response As stated in Attachment 6 "this entire Technical Proposal is 10 pages, not including the response to sample Task Orders)". There is no limitation for the Smaple TO or Appendices Attachment 6

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The Government specifies offerors must provide (1) copies of all required local, state, and federal certifications, (2) Communication and Issue Escalation Plan. Please confirm these appendices, including CVs, are exempt from the 10-page limit for the main Technical Proposal.

Multiple Sections Response These appendices including CVs are exempt from the 10pg limit for the Technical Proposal

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Attachment 1 specifies CVs can be up to 3 pages in length and Attachment 6 states 1-2 pages. Please confirm the page limitation for CVs.

Attachment 6 4 of 4 Section 4 Response The total page limit is 3 for CVs Section J

Section J specifies the Proposal Summary and Data Record (NIH-2043) as a Business Proposal Attachment; however, Attachment 6 states it should be included in Section 1 of the Technical Proposal. Please confirm whether the Proposal Summary and Data Record should be provided in the Technical or Business Proposal.

& Attachment 6 1 of 4 Response Please follow the instructions laid out in Section J. The proprosal Summary and Data Record shall be included in offerors Business

Proposal. Attahchment 6 has been revised and has been posted to the RFP Amendment on beta.sam.gov

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The Sample Task Order study assumptions indicate there will be 200 enrolled subjects and 3 blood draws and 1 urine draw per enrolled subject; however, the visits only indicate 3 visits (screening, V1 and V3). Please confirm the total number of samples for enrolled subjects should be changed to the following:

(260 x 1) + (200 x 3) + 10% = 946 If there are only 3 visits (screening, V1 and V3), please confirm the number would be as follows:

(260 x 1) + (200 x 2) + 10% = 726

Please confirm if the serology tests (HIV, hepatitis B surface antigen, and hepatitis C antibody) will be collected at the screening visit with all additional safety tests (hematology, chemistry, and urinalysis) being collected at V1 & V3.

Response Please refer to the revised Sample Task Order – attachment 8 Section L

P37 Indicates: awards made on/about May 13th? Is this correct? If the Agreements are to start Jan ’21 (and last 5 years till Dec 2025), awards by May 13th seem ambitious. Can we assume that awards are to be made by end of 2020?

Response Awards will be made on or about January 2021 Attachment 9

115-117 Do we need to complete pages 115-117, or were these included as a template? If to be completed, what is the anticipated number of conferences/meetings we would need to attend F2F?

Response Attachment 9 is included as a template in-case offerors propose to have conferences/meetings Attachment 8 114 p.114 – is this a fixed format we need to use, or just an example of the information that needs to be included in invoices?

Response It is a sample format, however, we encourage contractors to follow the template as closely as possible.

Attachment 1 The document clearly indicates a page limit (10 pages) for the Technical Proposal. Is there also a page limit for the Business Proposal?

Response There is no page limit for the Business Proposal General Question Do we provide USD rates only for the included US countries, or are we to provide rates for other regions too? Can we assume that contract will be via 1 entity, and up to us to include the potential risks concerning exchange rate fluctuations

Response Rates should be provided in USD General Question On submission of this RFP Response can our sub submit their pricing thru eCPS or do we have to do it? Obviously they prefer to do it themselves.

Response Only the prime offeror may submit a proposal through the eCPS system. Please submit confidential subcontractor pricing as a password protected file to the Contracting Officer (CO) and Contract Specialist (CS), at or prior to the deadline listed on the solicitation. The subcontractor may provide the password to the file, separately to the CO and CS, while clearly identifying both the solicitation and the prime offeror.

All files and access information (passwords) must be received by the CO, at or prior to the proposal due date, listed on the solicitation.

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