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Senior Advisor 2 for Biological Therapeutics Development to act as External Oversight Committee (EOC) Subject Matter Expert (SME) Services.
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7571PSQ00013
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This is Amendment 1 to a Request for Quote solicitation (7571PSQ00013) for Senior Advisor 2 subject matter expert services supporting the NIH Blueprint Neurotherapeutics Network for Biologics (BPN-Biologics) drug discovery and development programs. The amendment revises key solicitation terms including extending the quote submission deadline to November 5, 2026 at 12:00 pm EDT, increasing the anticipated number of awards up to seven, and modifying the period of performance to a Base Period running November 13, 2026 through November 14, 2025, with Option Period 1 extending November 13, 2027 through November 14, 2028, and Option Period 2 running November 13, 2029 through November 14, 2029. The work scope is reduced and clarified to 50 hours per year with no additional hours, and the pricing template has been updated accordingly to reflect this revision.

The solicitation is a small business set-aside requiring that 50 percent of the work be completed by a small business entity or entities. Key Personnel must be available on the first day of the period of performance and do not need to be W-2 employees; consultants engaged under a written agreement with the quoter satisfy the employment requirement. The amendment also revises the technical evaluation factors and clarifies that the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is the procuring agency supporting the NIH HEAL Initiative to address the national opioid public health crisis.

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AMENDMENT 1

The purpose of this modification is to revise the number of anticipated award up to seven (7), to revise the number of hours to 50 hr./year WITH NO ADDITIONAL HOURS, to extend the due date for quotes, to revise technical evaluation factors and provide clarifications.

1. The Due Date for quotes is updated to November 5, 2026 at 12:00 pm EDT

2. The pricing template has been updated to reflect the revised number of hours with 50 hr./year WITH NO ADDITIONAL HOURS (see revised price schedule).

3. To replace technical evaluation factors with the revised attachment.

4. The estimated Period of Performance is revised as follows:.

Base Period: November 13, 2026 – November 14, 2025 Option Period 1: November 13, 2027 – November 14, 2028 Option Period 2: November 13, 2029 – November 14, 2029

The Key Personnel should be available on the first day of the period of performance.

4. Questions: Key Personnel Employment Status. The solicitation requires proposed Key Personnel to be employed by the Quoter no later than the start of the period of performance, while Attachment 4 references the number of consultants proposed. Please confirm whether Key Personnel must be W-2 employees of the Quoter, or whether a consultant engaged under a written agreement with the Quoter would satisfy this requirement.

Answer: The Key Personnel does not have to be a W-2 employee. This is a small business set aside and 50% of the work must be completed by a small business entity(ies). The Key Personnel should be available on the first day of the period of performance.

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