75N91021R00028_RFP Final_Combined.pdf

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SOLICITATION

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

1. Requisition or other Purchase Authority: Public Law 92.218 as amended.

2. Request for Proposal (RFP) Number:

75N91021R00028

3. Issue Date:

January 10, 2022

4. Set Aside:

[ ] No

[X] Yes See Part IV Section L

5. Title : Tobacco Control Research Scientific and Technical Services Support Contract

6. ISSUED BY:

Office of Acquisitions National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health 9609 Medical Center Dr.

Rockville, MD 20850

7. SUBMIT OFFERS TO:

See Part III, Section J, "Packaging and Delivery of the Proposal," ATTACHMENT 1 of this Solicitation.

8. Proposals for furnishing the supplies and/or services in THE SCHEDULE will be received at the place specified in, and in the number of copies specified in Attachment 1, "Packaging and Delivery of the Proposal," until 4:00 PM EST on February 09, 2022. Offers will be valid for 120 days unless a different period is specified by the offeror on the Attachment entitled, "Proposal Summary and Data Record, NIH 2043.

9. This solicitation requires delivery of proposals as stated in ATTACHMENT 1, "PACKAGING AND DELIVERY OF THE PROPOSAL." If proposals are required to be delivered to two different locations, the OFFICIAL POINT OF RECEIPT for determining TIMELY DELIVERY is the address provided for the OFFICE OF ACQUISITIONS.

IF YOUR PROPOSAL IS NOT RECEIVED BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER OR HIS DESIGNEE AT THE PLACE AND TIME SPECIFIED FOR THE OFFICE OF ACQUISITIONS, THEN IT WILL BE CONSIDERED LATE AND HANDLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH subparagraph (c)(3) of FAR Clause 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors--Competitive Acquisition," LOCATED IN SECTION L.1. OF THIS SOLICITATION.

10. Offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award of a contract. Offerors must access the CCR through The System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/.

11. FOR INFORMATION EMAIL:

James French e-MAIL: jim.french@nih.gov or: Noor Shakeel e-MAIL: noor.shakeel@nih.gov https://www.sam.gov/SAM/

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1. Requisition or other Purchase Authority: Public Law 92.218 as amended.

Requests for clarification, additional information, or correction, must be made in writing to the Contracts Specialist at jim.french@nih.gov on or before 12:00 noon Eastern Standard Time, January 21, 2022 with the subject line " ?RFP # 75N91021R00028 " The responses will be consolidated and published as an amendment to the RFP.

James French Contracting Specialist Office of Acquisitions National Cancer Institute

RFP Number : 75N91021R00028

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RFP TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTICE TO OFFERORS

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT

SECTION D - PACKAGING, MARKING AND SHIPPING

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES

PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

SOLICITATION ATTACHMENTS

TECHNICAL PROPOSAL ATTACHMENTS

BUSINESS PROPOSAL ATTACHMENTS

INFORMATIONAL ATTACHMENTS

PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

a. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION

b. NOTICE OF SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE

c. NOTICE OF 8(a) COMPETITIVE SET-ASIDE

d. NAICS CODE AND SIZE STANDARD

e. TYPE OF CONTRACT AND NUMBER OF AWARDS

f. COMMITMENT OF PUBLIC FUNDS

g. PROMOTING EFFICIENT SPENDING

h. COMMUNICATIONS PRIOR TO CONTRACT AWARD

i. RELEASE OF INFORMATION

j. PREPARATION COSTS

k. SERVICE OF PROTEST

2. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

a. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. Contract Type and General Clauses

2. Authorized Official and Submission of Proposal

3. Proposal Summary and Data Record (NIH-2043)

4. Separation of Technical and Business Proposals

5. Alternate Proposals

6. Evaluation of Proposals

7. Potential Award Without Discussions

8. Use of the Metric System of Measurement

9. Privacy Act - Treatment of Proposal Information

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10. Selection of Offerors

11. CERTIFICATION REGARDING TAX MATTERS (OCT 2020)

12. Past Performance Information

13. Electronic Information Technology Accessibility Notice, HHSAR 352.239-73 (December 2015)

14. Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference

b. TECHNICAL PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. Technical Discussions

2. Other Considerations

3. Technical Evaluation

c. BUSINESS PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. Basic Cost/Price Information

2. Proposal Cover Sheet

3. Information Other than Cost or Pricing Data

4. Requirements for Cost or Pricing Data or Information Other than Cost and Pricing Data

5. Salary Rate Limitation

6. Total Compensation Plan

7. Other Administrative Data

8. Qualifications of the Offeror

9. Subcontractors

10. Proposer's Annual Financial Report

11. Travel Costs/Travel Policy

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

1. GENERAL

2. COST/PRICE EVALUATION

3. EVALUATION OF OPTIONS

4. TECHNICAL EVALUATION FACTORS

5. EVALUATION OF ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY- SECTION

6. PAST PERFORMANCE FACTOR

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NOTICE TO OFFERORS

This solicitation is being processed under a Partnership Agreement (PA) between the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Small Business Administration (SBA), under which the SBA has delegated to HHS, authority to enter into 8(a) contracts directly with eligible 8(a) firms. The PA implements innovative and effective methodology designed to streamline the acquisition process for awards under the 8(a) program. The National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions is a designated pilot agency under the PA.

Any solicitation and subsequent awards processed under the referenced PA, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions will make the award directly to the 8(a) firm. SBA will not be a signatory to the award resulting from this solicitation. SBA will, however, retain responsibility for 8(a) certification, administer other eligibility related issues under the 8(a) program, and be available to 8(a) firms for counseling and assistance.

If you have any questions pertaining to this PA, please contact Natasha Boyce at Natasha.Boyce@hhs.gov .

HHS/SBA PA (OCTOBER 23, 2012 until amended)

Servicing Small Business Administration Field Office

To facilitate communications, it is requested that the 8(a) participant submitting this offer/bid provide the following information regarding the firm's cognizant servicing Small Business Administration (SBA) office.

Servicing SBA Office Washington Metropolitan Area District Office

Address 409 3rd Street, SW

Washington, DC 20416

Cognizant SBA Business Opportunity Specialist's Name Sandra Barrett

Phone 2402766069

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PART I - THE SCHEDULE

THE INFORMATION SET FORTH IN SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM, HEREIN CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ANY OFFEROR INTERESTED IN RESPONDING TO THIS SOLICITATION.

ANY CONTRACT RESULTING FROM THIS SOLICITATION WILL INCLUDE IN ITS SECTION A - SOLICITATION/ CONTRACT FORM, ACCOUNTING, APPROPRIATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION APPLICABLE TO THE

CONTRACT AWARD.

THE CONTRACT SCHEDULE SET FORTH IN SECTIONS B THROUGH H, HEREIN, CONTAINS CONTRACTUAL INFORMATION PERTINENT TO THIS SOLICITATION. IT IS NOT AN EXACT REPRESENTATION OF THE CONTRACT DOCUMENT THAT WILL BE AWARDED AS A RESULT OF THIS SOLICITATION. THE CONTRACT COST OR PRICE AND OTHER CONTRACTUAL PROVISIONS PERTINENT TO THE OFFEROR (i.e., those relating to the organizational structure [e.g., Non-Profit, Commercial] and specific cost authorizations unique to the Offeror's proposal and requiring Contracting Officer Prior Approval) WILL BE DISCUSSED IN THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS AND WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE RESULTANT CONTRACT. THE ENCLOSED CONTRACT SCHEDULE IS

INTENDED TO PROVIDE THE OFFEROR WITH THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO UNDERSTAND THE

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE RESULTANT CONTRACT.

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

ARTICLE B.1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES OR SERVICES

The Contractor shall provide scientific and logistical support services to the Tobacco Control Research Branch (TCRB), the Tobacco Regulatory Science Program (TRSP), and the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) in the conduct of 1) scientific writing, editorial, and graphic services; 2) project management expertise to support completion of scientific projects; 3) coordination of scientific conferences and meetings; 4) development and production of a tobacco monograph series and other scientific publications; 5) programmatic support for Tobacco Regulatory Science Program tasks; and, 6) programmatic support for behavioral research tasks.

ARTICLE B.2. PRICES/COSTS

a. This is an Indefinite Quantity contract as contemplated by FAR 16.504. The Contractor shall be reimbursed by the Government in an amount not less than a total of $1,000 (minimum) nor more than a total of $15,000,000 (maximum) for successful performance of this contract.

b. The costs set forth in this ARTICLE will cover the contract period 08/01/2022 through 07/31/2027.

c. The Government will issue Task Orders based on the work described in SECTION C of this contract.

d. Ordering procedures are described in the TASK ORDER PROCEDURE Article in SECTION G of this contract.

e. The final contract will contain the price/cost provisions agreed upon by the Government and the Offeror.

ARTICLE B.3. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO DIRECT COSTS

This article will prohibit or restrict the use of contract funds, unless otherwise approved by the Contracting Officer. The following is a list of items that may be included in the resultant contract as applicable. 1) Conferences & Meetings, 2) Food for Meals, Light Refreshments & Beverages, 3) Promotional Items, 4) Acquisition, by purchase or lease, of any interest in real property; 5) Special rearrangement or alteration of facilities; 6) Purchase or lease of any item of general purpose office furniture or office equipment regardless of dollar value; 7) Travel Costs including Foreign Travel; 8) Consultant Costs; 9) Subcontract Costs; 10) Patient Care Costs; 11) Accountable Government Property; 12) Printing costs; and 13) Research Funding.

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ARTICLE B.4. ADVANCE UNDERSTANDINGS

Specific elements of cost, which normally require prior written approval of the Contracting Officer before incurrence of the cost (e.g., foreign travel, consultant fees, subcontracts) will be included in this Article if the Contracting Officer has granted his/her approval prior to contract award.

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SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT

ARTICLE C.1. STATEMENT OF WORK

a. Independently and not as an agent of the Government, the Contractor shall be required to furnish all the necessary services, qualified personnel, material, equipment, and facilities, not otherwise provided by the Government, as needed to perform the Statements of Work, listed below, attached hereto and made a part of this Solicitation (See SECTION J - List of Attachments).

1. Attachment 3_Statement_of_Work_IDIQ_Contract (Requirement of Base Contract)

2. Attachment 4_Statement_of_Work_Task_Order_1 (Core TCRB Scientific and Logistic Support)

3. Attachment 5_Statement_of_Work_Task_Order_2 (Development, Production, and Dissemination of NCI Tobacco Control Monograph)

b. The applicable Privacy Act System of Records Number will be specified and shall be used in any design, development, or operation work to be performed under the resultant contract. Disposition of records shall be in accordance with SECTION C of the contract, and by direction of the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR).

ARTICLE C.2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

All reports/deliverable required herein shall be submitted in electronic format via email as attachments to the following NCI Branch Distribution Mailbox: ncibranchbinvoices@mail.nih.gov. Each email submission shall contain only one deliverable. If the attached file for the deliverable exceeds 50MB, the Contractor shall divide the deliverable into files of 50MB each. All deliverables shall be limited to five file attachments or less. The subject line of email and file attachment shall read as follows: Deliverable_Contract Number_Task Order Number_Vendor Name_Deliverable Description_ Due Date

All electronic reports submitted shall be compliant with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Additional information about testing documents for Section 508 compliance, including guidance and specific checklists, by application, can be found at: http://www.hhs.gov/web/508/index.html under "Compliance Checklists."

Task Order Deliverables: The frequency and specific content of these deliverables will be determined within each individual Task Order. Deliverables shall be submitted in accordance with the DELIVERIES Article in SECTION F of this contract and with the requirements of Task Orders issued.

a. Technical Progress Reports

In addition to the required reports set forth elsewhere in this Schedule, the preparation and submission of regularly recurring Technical Progress Reports will be required in any contract resulting from this solicitation. These reports will require descriptive information about the activities undertaken during the reporting period and will require information about planned activities for future reporting periods. The frequency and specific content of these reports will be determined prior to contract award. [Note: Beginning May 25, 2008, the Contractor shall include the applicable PubMed Central or NIH Manuscript Submission reference number when citing publications that arise from its NIH funded research.]

The following reports will be required in electronic format only. No paper hard copies will be required.

1. Quarterly Task Order Progress Report http://www.hhs.gov/web/508/index.html

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This report shall consist of a status report of each individual project area of the Statement of Work in progress or completed, to include a discussion of problems encountered during the period and recommended solutions. A budget and labor hour summary for each project with a total for the quarter shall be provided with the quarterly report. The first reporting period consists of the first full three (3) months of performance including any fractional part of the initial month. Thereafter, the reporting period shall consist of three (3) calendar months.

The first report shall be on the fifteenth (15th) calendar day following the first full reporting period.

Thereafter, reports shall be due on or before the fifteenth (15th) calendar day following each reporting period. A Quarterly Progress Report shall not be due when an Annual Progress Report is due.

2. Annual Task Order Progress Report

This report shall include a summation of the results for all of the task order work for the preceding twelve

(12) month period of performance.

All Annual Progress Reports shall cover twelve (12) months of performance of the contract/ task order and shall be due on the fifteenth (15th) calendar day following the end of the reporting period. An Annual Report shall not be required for the period when the Final Report is due.

3. Final Task Order Report (with Draft version)

This report shall consist of the work performed and results obtained for the entire task order period of performance. This report shall be in sufficient detail to describe comprehensively the results achieved. The Contractor shall provide the Contracting Officer with a copy of the Final Report in draft form fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the delivery date for the final version of the Final Report. The Contracting Officer's Representative will review the draft report and provide the Contractor with comments within five

(5) calendar days after receipt. The Draft Final Report shall be corrected by the Contractor, if necessary, and the final version delivered as specified in the remainder of this paragraph. The Final Report shall be submitted on or before the last day of task order performance.

b. Other Reports/Deliverables:

1. Kick-Off Presentation

On or before thirty (30) days following the effective date of this contract, the Contractor will schedule and attend a ‘Kick-off’ meeting with relevant NCI personnel. NCI will introduce your principal contacts at the Organization, summarize the terms of the contract, review mechanisms for submitting invoices and deliverables, and will answer questions posed by the Contractor. The Contractor shall prepare and submit a presentation consisting of at least the elements listed below, in order to introduce themselves and their organization to NCI. Slides shall be prepared and presentation of the slides shall occur either in-person or through webinar or teleconference. The slide presentation will subsequently be submitted as a deliverable to provide evidence that the Kick-off meeting occurred. The Kick-off presentation shall cover at least the following:

a. Introduction of principals who will interact with NCI during performance of the contract.

b. Discussion of the Contractor's organization, highlighting any changes that have occurred since the proposal submission;

c. Contractor's recent achievements (patents, publications, sales, regulatory approvals, partnerships, awards, etc.);

d. Detailed plan for the first budget period of the contract;

e. Milestones to be achieved by the end of the first budget period of the contract;

f. Discussion of anticipated technical risks and alternative approaches;

g. Questions to the NCI.

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2. Project Plans for individual projects will be due within five (5) calendar days of assignment. Plans shall include a draft outline of the project with deadlines established for document review and corrections, and final delivery of the project.

3. Materials for specific requirements , such as meeting and conference support materials, focus group, symposium materials are due as agreed upon in the project plan.

4. Final copy of documents for submission for publication or general use are due as agreed upon in the project plan.

5. Monograph and other scientific publication-specific deliverables :

a. Project Work Plan for each monograph to be developed during the contract period.

b. Individual volume drafts for review

c. Clearance review drafts

d. Layout of monograph

e. Electronic files of each monograph for printing per NCI specification.

f. Electronic files for ancillary materials to disseminate the monograph for Web page content.

g. Other documents used during development of the monographs will be submitted electronically or in print, as requested.

6. Summary of Salient Results The Contractor will be required to prepare and submit, with the final report, a summary (not to exceed 200words) of salient results achieved during the performance of the contract. This report will be required on or before the expiration date of the contract.

7. Transition-In Plan

Within twenty (20) calendar days of contract award, the Contractor shall establish a plan for transfer of contractual activities and products from the previous TCRB support contractor. The Contractor, along with the Contracting Officers Representative (COR), shall establish a schedule, with appropriate priority assigned, for developing general project assignments for new and ongoing work during the transition period. The Contractor shall receive delivery of appropriate contract materials, electronic and paper documents, working papers, and original copies of slides and graphics from the previous Contractors. The transition period shall be completed within sixty (60) calendar days of contract award.

8. Transition-Out Plan

Sixty (60) calendar days prior to expiration date of this contract the Contractor shall provide a detailed transition plan for contract closure and/or transition to a new contract. The Contractor shall develop this plan in collaboration with the Contracting Officer and the COR. The plan shall provide for delivery of appropriate contract materials, electronic and paper f (in formats identified by the COR), documents, working papers, and original copies of slides and graphics for the completed projects and for the continuation of on-going projects.

9. Service Contract Reporting

In accordance with FAR clause 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting (SCR) Requirements for Indefinite Delivery Contracts (Oct. 2016), the Contractor shall enter and submit the following Service Contract Report data elements into http://www.sam.gov, with a copy to the Contracting Officer annually, by October 31st for services performed under this contract during the preceding Government fiscal year (October 1 - September 30). SCR data elements:

a. Contract number and order number.

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b. The total dollar amount invoiced for services performed during the previous Government fiscal year under the order.

c. The number of Contractor direct labor hours expended on the services performed during the previous Government fiscal year.

d. Data reported by subcontractors under paragraph (f) of this clause.

The Contractor shall require each first-tier subcontractor providing services under this contract,with subcontract(s) each valued at or above the thresholds set forth in 4.1703(a)(2), to provide the following detailed information to the Contractor in sufficient time to submit the report:

a. Subcontract number (including subcontractor name and unique entity identifier), and

b. The number of first-tier subcontractor direct-labor hours expended on the services performed during the previous Government fiscal year.

HHS SECURITY AND PRIVACY LANGUAGE FOR INFORMATION AND IT PROCUREMENTS

The Contractor shall submit the following reports as required by the INFORMATION AND PHYSICAL ACCESS SECURITY Article in SECTION H of the contract. NOTE: Each report listed below includes a reference to the appropriate subparagraph of this article.

1. Roster of Employees Requiring Suitability Investigations

The Contractor shall submit a roster, by name, position, e-mail address, phone number and responsibility, of all staff (including subcontractor staff) working under the contract who will develop, have the ability to access, or host and/or maintain a Federal information system(s). The roster shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), with a copy to the Contracting Officer, within 14 calendar days of the effective date of the contract. (Reference subparagraph A.e. of the INFORMATION AND PHYSICAL ACCESS SECURITY Article in SECTION H of this contract.)

2. Commitment to Protect Non-Public Departmental Information and Data

Contractor, and any subcontractors performing under this contract, shall not release, publish, or disclose non-public Departmental information to unauthorized personnel, and shall protect such information in accordance with provisions of the following laws and any other pertinent laws and regulations governing the confidentiality of such information:

- 18 U.S.C. 641 (Criminal Code: Public Money, Property or Records)

- 18 U.S.C. 1905 (Criminal Code: Disclosure of Confidential Information)

- Public Law 96-511 (Paperwork Reduction Act)

Each employee, including subcontractors, having access to non-public Department information under this acquisition shall complete the "Commitment to Protect Non-Public Information - Contractor Employee Agreement" located at:

https://ocio.nih.gov/aboutus/publicinfosecurity/acquisition/Documents/Nondisclosure.pdf. A copy of each signed and witnessed Non-Disclosure agreement shall be submitted to the Project Officer/COR prior to performing any work under this acquisition.

3. Reporting of New and Departing Employees

The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and Contracting Officer within five working days of staffing changes for positions that require suitability determinations as follows:

i. New Employees who have or will have access to HHS Information systems or data: Provide the name, position title, e-mail address, and phone number of the new employee. Provide the name, position title and

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ii. Departing Employees: 1) Provide the name, position title, and security clearance level held by or pending for the individual; and 2) Perform and document the actions identified in the "Employee Separation Checklist", attached in Section J, ATTACHMENTS of this contract, when a Contractor/ Subcontractor employee terminates work under this contract. All documentation shall be made available to the COR and/or Contracting Officer upon request. (Reference INFORMATION AND PHYSICAL ACCESS SECURITY Article in SECTION H of this contract.)

4. Information Security Training

The contractor shall comply with the below training:

i. Mandatory Training All Contractor employees having access to (1) Federal information or a Federal information system or

(2) sensitive data/information, shall complete the NIH Computer Security Awareness Training course at http://irtsectraining.nih.gov/ before performing any work under this contract.

Thereafter, Contractor employees having access to the information identified above shall complete an annual NIH-specified refresher course during the life of this contract. The Contractor shall also ensure subcontractor compliance with this training requirement.

The Contractor shall maintain a listing by name and title of each Contractor/Subcontractor employee working on this contract and having access of the kind in paragraph 1.a(1) above, who has completed the NIH required training. Any additional security training completed by the Contractor/Subcontractor staff shall be included on this listing. The list shall be provided to the COR and/or Contracting Officer upon request.

ii. Role-based Training HHS requires role-based training when responsibilities associated with a given role or position, could, upon execution, have the potential to adversely impact the security posture of one or more HHS systems. Read further guidance about "NIH Information Security Awareness and Training Policy," at: https://ocio.nih.gov/ InfoSecurity/Policy/Documents/Final-InfoSecAwarenessTrainPol.doc.

The Contractor shall maintain a list of all information security training completed by each contractor/ subcontractor employee working under this contract. The list shall be provided to the COR and/or Contracting Officer upon request.

5. Rules of Behavior The Contractor shall ensure that all employees, including subcontractor employees, comply with the NIH Information Technology General Rules of Behavior (https://ocio.nih.gov/InfoSecurity/training/Pages/ nihitrob.aspx), which are contained in the NIH Information Security Awareness Training Course http:// irtsectraining.nih.gov.

6. Personnel Security Responsibilities The contractor shall comply with the below personnel security responsibilities:

The Contractor shall notify the Contracting officer and the COR within five working days before a new employee assumes a position that requires access to HHS information systems or data, or when an employee with such access stops working on this contract. The Government will initiate a background investigation on new employees assuming a position that requires access to HHS information systems or data, and will stop pending background investigations for employees that no longer work under the contract or no longer have such access.

7. Section 508 (In lieu of the Section 508 Annual Report) The Contractor shall submit Section 508 Compliance Checklists applicable to the work performed inlieu of the Section 508 Annual Report. Checklist master documents and additional information may befound at the links below.

● HHS Section 508 Accessibility Compliance Checklists, found at https://www.hhs.gov/web/section-508/ accessibility-checklists/index.html and/or

● GSA Section 508 Accessibility Conformance Checklists, found at Create AccessibleDigital Products https:// www.section508.gov/create.

https://ocio.nih.gov/InfoSecurity/Policy/Documents/Final-InfoSecAwarenessTrainPol.doc https://ocio.nih.gov/InfoSecurity/Policy/Documents/Final-InfoSecAwarenessTrainPol.doc

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These reports may be in Microsoft Excel (HHS) or Microsoft Word (GSA), as provided by the source;either set is acceptable. These reports must, themselves, be Section 508 conformant and accessible.One checklist per file type will be sufficient; that is, one Checklist representing all Excel files, oneChecklist representing all Word Files, one Checklist representing all PDF files, etc.

The HHS Checklist for Web Sites, Web Applications & Software shall be used for any software andapplications implemented, developed, or used.

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SECTION D - PACKAGING, MARKING AND SHIPPING

All deliverables required under this contract shall be packaged, marked and shipped in accordance with Government specifications. At a minimum, all deliverables shall be marked with the contract number and Contractor name. The Contractor shall guarantee that all required materials shall be delivered in immediate usable and acceptable condition.

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SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

a. The Contracting Officer or the duly authorized representative will perform inspection and acceptance of materials and services to be provided.

b. For the purpose of this SECTION, the Contracting Officer's Representative is the authorized representative of the Contracting Officer.

c. Inspection and acceptance will be performed at:

National Cancer Institute 9609 Medical Center Drive Rockville, MD 20852

Acceptance may be presumed unless otherwise indicated in writing by the Contracting Officer or the duly authorized representative within 30 days of receipt.

d. This contract incorporates the following clause by reference, with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make its full text available.

FAR Clause 52.246-4, Inspection of Services - Fixed Price (August 1996).

FAR Clause 52.246-5, Inspection of Services - Cost-Reimbursement (April 1984).

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SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

ARTICLE F.1. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

a. The period of performance of this contract is anticipated to be from August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2027.

ARTICLE F.2. DELIVERIES

Satisfactory performance of the final contract shall be deemed to occur upon performance of the work described in the Statement of Work Article in SECTION C of this contract and upon delivery and acceptance by the Contracting Officer, or the duly authorized representative, of the following items in accordance with the stated delivery schedule:

The items specified below as described in the REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Article in SECTION C of this contract will be required to be delivered in accordance with and by the date(s) specified below and any specifications stated in SECTION D, PACKAGING, MARKING AND SHIPPING, of this contract:

Deliverable Number Deliverable Name Due Date

Technical Progress Reports

1 Quarterly Task Order Progress Report No Later than 15th calendar day following the end of the first full reporting period.

2 Annual Task Order Progress Report No Later than 15th calendar day following the end of the reporting period.

3 Final Task Order Report (with Draft)

Draft Final T.O. Report due fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the delivery date for the final version of the Final Report. Final Report due on or before the last day of task order performance.

Other Reports/Deliverables

1 Kick-off Presentation Within fifteen (15) calendar days of Contract Award

2 Project Plans As specified in Task Orders issued under the contract.

3 Materials for Specific Requirements As specified in Task Orders issued under the contract.

4 Final Copy of Documents As specified in Task Orders issued under the contract.

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Deliverable Number Deliverable Name Due Date

Monograph and other scientific publication-specific deliverables

As specified in Task Orders issued under the contract.

6 Summary of Salient Results No later than the expiration date of the Task Order.

7 Transition-In Plan No later than twenty (20) calendar days after Contract award.

8 Transition-Out Plan No later than sixty (60) calendar days prior to the expiration of the Contract.

9 Service Contract Reporting Annually by October 31st for each year of performance, reported at www.sam.gov

Information and/or Physical Security Requirements

Roster of Employees Requiring Suitability Investigations

No later than fourteen (14) calendar days after contract award for the initial Roster of Employees; not later than seven (7) calendar days after any contractor staffing changes.

Commitment to Protect Non-Public Departmental Information and Data

Submission from each employee, including Subcontractors, prior to performing any work under each Task Order.

Reporting of New and Departing Employees

Within five (5) calendar days of staffing change for positions that require HHS information systems or data and suitability determinations.

4 Information Security Training

Upon request from the COR and/or CO, the Contractor shall submit a list of all information security training completed by each contractor/subcontractor employee working under this contract.

5 Rules of Behavior

The Contractor shall ensure that all employees, including subcontractor employees, comply with the NIH Information Technology General Rules of Behavior.

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Deliverable Number Deliverable Name Due Date

6 Personnel Security Responsibilities

Within five (5) calendar days the Contractor shall notify the Contracting officer and the COR before a new employee assumes a position that requires access to HHS information systems or data, or when an employee with such access stops working on this contract.

Section 508 (In lieu of the Section 508 Annual Report)

Upon request from COR and/or CO, the Contractor shall submit Section 508 Compliance Checklists applicable to the work performed in lieu of the Section 508 Annual Report.

a. The above items shall be addressed and emailed to: ncibranchbinvoices@mail.nih.gov.

The following addresses are provided for general correspondence and to be copied on the emails of deliverables as noted below:

Recipient Deliver To: Deliverable Item No.

Contracting Officer's

Representative (COR) ncibranchbinvoices@mail.nih.gov All

Contracting Officer ncibranchbinvoices@mail.nih.gov All

ARTICLE F.3. CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE, FAR 52.252-2 (FEBRUARY

1998)

This contract incorporates the following clause(s) by reference, with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make its full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address: https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefar.

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1) CLAUSE:

52.242-15, Stop Work Order (August 1989)

Alternate I (April 1984) is applicable to this contract.

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SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

ARTICLE G.1. CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR)

The following Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) will represent the Government for the purpose of this contract:

Contracting Officer's Representative will be designated prior to award.

The COR is responsible for: (1) monitoring the Contractor's technical progress, including the surveillance and assessment of performance and recommending to the Contracting Officer changes in requirements; (2) interpreting the statement of work and any other technical performance requirements; (3) performing technical evaluation as required; (4) performing technical inspections and acceptances required by this contract; and (5) assisting in the resolution of technical problems encountered during performance.

The Contracting Officer is the only person with authority to act as agent of the Government under this contract. Only the Contracting Officer has authority to: (1) direct or negotiate any changes in the statement of work; (2) modify or extend the period of performance; (3) change the delivery schedule; (4) authorize reimbursement to the Contractor for any costs incurred during the performance of this contract; (5) otherwise change any terms and conditions of this contract; or (6) sign written licensing agreements. Any signed agreement shall be incorporated by reference in Section K of the contract

The Government may unilaterally change its COR designation.

ARTICLE G.2. KEY PERSONNEL, HHSAR 352.237-75 (December 2015)

The key personnel specified in this contract are considered to be essential to work performance. At least 30 days prior to the contractor voluntarily diverting any of the specified individuals to other programs or contracts the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer and shall submit a justification for the diversion or replacement and a request to replace the individual. The request must identify the proposed replacement and provide an explanation of how the replacement's skills, experience, and credentials meet or exceed the requirements of the contract (including, when applicable, Human Subjects Testing requirements). If the employee of the contractor is terminated for cause or separates from the contractor voluntarily with less than thirty days notice, the Contractor shall provide the maximum notice practicable under the circumstances. The Contractor shall not divert, replace, or announce any such change to key personnel without the written consent of the Contracting Officer. The contract will be modified to add or delete key personnel as necessary to reflect the agreement of the parties.

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The following individual(s) is/are considered to be essential to the work being performed hereunder:

Name Title

To Be Determined

ARTICLE G.3. TASK ORDER PROCEDURE

This contract provides for the issuance of Task Orders on a negotiated basis as follows:

a. General

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Only the Contracting Officer may issue Task Orders to the Contractor, providing specific authorization or direction to perform work within the scope of the contract and as specified in the Statement of Work. Unless specifically authorized by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall not commence work until a fully executed Task Order has been awarded. The Contractor may incur costs under this contract in performance of task orders and task order modifications issued in accordance with this ARTICLE.

No other costs are authorized unless otherwise specified in the contract or expressly authorized by the Contracting Officer.

b. Requesting Task Order Proposals.

The Contracting Officer or a designated individual may solicit responses to requirements from Contractors within a technical area covered by a task order requirement in writing. A Task Order Request for Proposals (TORFP) will be prepared and issued for each task order requirement.

Generally, the Task Order Request for Proposal (TORFP) will include but is not limited to the following:

1. Statement of Work;

2. Reporting Requirements and Deliverables;

3. Proposal Due Date and Location to Deliver Proposals;

4. Period of Performance of Task Order;

5. Anticipated type of Task Order;

6. Technical Proposal Instructions;

7. Business proposal Instructions

8. Evaluation Factors for Award

All contract clauses contained this contract shall be incorporated in the TORFP and the resultant task order.

If conflicts exist between the contract clauses and the information outlined in the task order, the contract language takes precedence over the information in the task order.

c. Evaluation and Award of Task Order Proposals

The Government will evaluate the Task Order proposals against the requirements of the TORFP.

Specifically, the technical evaluation factors, cost/price, past performance and any other factor specifically identified in the TORFP will be used for evaluation of each proposal. In addition, the TORFP will identify the basis for selecting a contractor for award. Generally, technical factors will be significantly more important than cost or price However, each TORFP will specify how the award decision will be made.

Upon completion of evaluations, the Contracting Officer will issue a task order to the Contractor.

ARTICLE G.4. INVOICE SUBMISSION - COST REIMBURSEMENT

a. Invoice Submission/Contract Financing Request, NIH(RC)-1for NIH Cost-Reimbursement Type Contracts are attached and made part of this contract. The Contractor shall follow the attached instructions and submission procedures specified below to meet the requirements of a "proper invoice" pursuant to FAR Subpart 32.9, Prompt Payment.

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1. The Contractor shall submit invoice to the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/Office of Financial Management (OFM) via email at invoicing@nih.gov with a copy to the approving official, as directed below. The Contractor must follow step-by-step instructions as stated in the NIH/OFM Electronic Invoicing Instructions for NIH Contractors/Vendors , which is included as an attachment in Section J of this contract. The invoice shall be transmitted as an attachment via email to the address listed above in one of the following formats: Word, or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). The Contractor must submit only one invoice per email. Do not submit supporting documentation (e.g., receipts, time sheets, vendor invoices, etc.) with your invoice unless specified elsewhere in the contract or requested by the Contracting Officer.

The Contractor shall submit a copy of the electronic invoice to the following Approving Official (Contracting Officer) and Contracting Officer's Representative:

Approving Official: Contracting Officer

Name- TBD Email Address- TBD

Contracting Officer's Representative

Name- TBD Email Address- TBD

For inquiries regarding the status of invoices, contact OFM Customer Service via email at ofm_customer_service@incontactemail.com or via phone at 301-496-6088. To send your inquiries via other available communication methods refer to the OFM Customer Service website at https:// ofm.od.nih.gov/Pages/Customer-Service.aspx .

Note: The OFM Customer Service is open Eastern Standard Time Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and is closed between 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

One courtesy copy of the original invoice shall be submitted electronically as follows:

The Central Point of Distribution:

NCI OA Branch B - ncibranchbinvoices@mail.nih.gov

Invoices shall be submitted in accordance with Electronic Invoicing Instructions for NIH Contractors/ Vendors , which is included as an attachment in Section J of this contract.

2. In addition to the requirements specified in FAR 32.905 for a proper invoice, the Contractor shall include the following information on the face page of all payment requests:

a. Name of the Office of Acquisitions. The Office of Acquisitions for this contract is National Cancer Institute .

b. Federal Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN). If the Contractor does not have a valid TIN, it shall identify the Vendor Identification Number (VIN) on the payment request. The VIN is the number that appears after the Contractor's name on the face page of the contract. [Note: A VIN is assigned to new contracts awarded on or after June 4, 2007, and any existing contract modified to include the VIN number.] If the Contractor has neither a TIN, DUNS, or VIN, contact the Contracting Officer. Note: The Contractor shall not include TIN if it is a Social Security Number.

c. DUNS or DUNS+4 Number. The DUNS number must identify the Contractor's name and address exactly as stated in the contract and as registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. If the Contractor does not have a valid DUNS number, it shall identify the Vendor Identification Number (VIN) on the payment request. The VIN is the number that appears after the Contractor's name on the face page of the contract. [ Note: A VIN is assigned https://ofm.od.nih.gov/Pages/Home.aspx https://ofm.od.nih.gov/Pages/Home.aspx mailto:invoicing@nih.gov https://oamp.od.nih.gov/DGS/DGS-workform-information/attachment-files https://oamp.od.nih.gov/DGS/DGS-workform-information/attachment-files mailto:OFM%20Customer%20Service mailto:ofm_customer_service@incontactemail.com https://ofm.od.nih.gov/Pages/Customer-Service.aspx https://ofm.od.nih.gov/Pages/Customer-Service.aspx mailto:ncibranchbinvoices@mail.nih.gov https://oamp.od.nih.gov/DGS/DGS-workform-information/attachment-files https://oamp.od.nih.gov/DGS/DGS-workform-information/attachment-files

- 22 -to new contracts awarded on or after June 4, 2007, and any existing contract modified to include the VIN number.] If the Contractor has neither a TIN, DUNS, or VIN, contact the Contracting Officer.

d. Invoice Matching Option. This contract requires a two-way match.

e. Unique Invoice Number. Each payment request must be identified by a unique invoice number, which can only be used one time regardless of the number of contracts or orders held by an organization.

f. The Contract Title is:

Tobacco Control Research Branch Scientific and Logistical Services Support

g. Contract Line Items as follows:

Line Item # Line Item Description

1. Contract line items will be described within the individual task orders.

b. Inquiries regarding payment of invoices shall be directed to the designated billing office, (301) 496-6088.

c. The Contractor shall include the following certification on every invoice for reimbursable costs incurred with Fiscal Year funds subject to HHSAR Clause 352.231-70, Salary Rate Limitation in SECTION I of this contract.

For billing purposes, certified invoices are required for the billing period during which the applicable Fiscal Year funds were initially charged through the final billing period utilizing the applicable Fiscal Year funds:

"I hereby certify that the salaries charged in this invoice are in compliance with HHSAR Clause 352.231-70, Salary Rate Limitation in SECTION I of the above referenced contract."

ARTICLE G.5. INVOICE SUBMISSION - FIXED PRICE

a. Invoice Instructions for NIH Fixed-Price Type Contracts, NIH(RC)-2, are attached and made part of this contract.

The Contractor shall follow the attached instructions and submission procedures specified below to meet the requirements of a "proper invoice" pursuant to FAR Subpart 32.9, Prompt Payment.

1. In addition to the requirements specified in FAR 32.905 for a proper invoice, the Contractor shall include the following information on the face page of all payment requests:

a. Name of the Office of Acquisitions. The Office of Acquisitions for this contract is National Cancer Institute .

b. Federal Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN). If the Contractor does not have a valid TIN, it shall identify the Vendor Identification Number (VIN) on the payment request. The VIN is the number that appears after the Contractor's name on the face page of the contract. [Note: A VIN is assigned to new contracts awarded on or after June 4, 2007, and any existing contract

- 23 -modified to include the VIN number.] If the Contractor has neither a TIN, DUNS, or VIN, contact the Contracting Officer.

c. DUNS or DUNS+4 Number. The DUNS number must identify the Contractor's name and address exactly as stated in the contract and as registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. If the Contractor does not have a valid DUNS number, it shall identify the Vendor Identification Number (VIN) on the payment request. The VIN is the number that appears after the Contractor's name on the face page of the contract. [ Note: A VIN is assigned to new contracts awarded on or after June 4, 2007, and any existing contract modified to include the VIN number.] If the Contractor has neither a TIN, DUNS, or VIN, contact the Contracting Officer. Note: The Contractor shall not include TIN if it is a Social Security Number.

d. Invoice Matching Option. This contract requires a two-way match.

e. Unique Invoice Number. Each payment request must be identified by a unique invoice number, which can only be used one time regardless of the number of contracts or orders held by an organization.

f. The Contract Title is:

Tobacco Control Research Branch Scientific and Logistical Services Support

g. Contract Line Items as follows:

Line Item # Line Item Description

1. Line items will be determined by the individual task orders to this contract.

b. Inquiries regarding payment of invoices shall be directed to the designated billing office, (301) 496-6088.

c. The Contractor shall include the following certification on every invoice for reimbursable costs incurred with Fiscal Year funds subject to HHSAR Clause 352.231-70, Salary Rate Limitation in SECTION I of this contract.

For billing purposes, certified invoices are required for the billing period during which the applicable Fiscal Year funds were initially charged through the final billing period utilizing the applicable Fiscal Year funds:

"I hereby certify that the salaries charged in this invoice are in compliance with HHSAR Clause 352.231-70, Salary Rate Limitation in SECTION I of the above referenced contract."

ARTICLE G.6. PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENT TO SMALL BUSINESS

SUBCONTRACTORS, FAR 52.232-40 (December 2013)

a. Upon receipt of accelerated payments from the Government, the Contractor shall make accelerated payments to its small business subcontractors under this contract, to the maximum extent practicable and prior to when such payment is otherwise required under the applicable contract or subcontract, after receipt of a proper invoice and all other required documentation from the small business subcontractor.

b. The acceleration of payments under this clause does not provide any new rights under the prompt Payment Act.

c. Include the substance of this clause, include this paragraph c, in all subcontracts with small business concerns, including subcontracts with small business concerns for the acquisition of commercial items.

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ARTICLE G.7. INDIRECT COST RATES

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) (48 CFR Chapter 1) Clause 52.216-7 (d)(2), Allowable Cost and Payment incorporated by reference in this contract in PART II, SECTION I, the cognizant Contracting Officer representative responsible for negotiating provisional and/or final indirect cost rates is identified as…