RFP- 75N93020R00004 - Questions and Responses.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 material Response As stated in Attachment 6 "this entire Technical Proposal is 10 pages, not including the response to sample Task Orders)". There is Attachment 6 All The Government specifies offerors must provide (1) copies of all required local, state, and federal certifications, (2) Communicatio Multiple Sections Response Certifications are not part of the 10pg limitation for the Technical Proposal Attachment 1 & 2 of 2 Attachment 1 specifies CVs can be up to 3 pages in length and Attachment 6 states 1-2 pages. Please confirm the page limitation f 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 included in Section 1 of the Technical Proposal. Please confirm whether the Proposal Summary and Data Record should be provid

& 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 Attachment 8

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

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), a

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 numbe 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 Propo 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 Response Rates should be provided in USD

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