RFQ 75N91024Q00002-Amendment 1_date extension_responses.pdf

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1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT N/A 1 9

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

1 Aug. 20, 2024 N/A

6. ISSUED BY CODE 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE N/A

National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute Office of Acquisitions 9609 Medical Center Dr., MSC 9705 Bethesda, MD 20892-9705

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No. Street, County, State and ZIP: Code) () 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

TO ALL POTENTIAL QUOTERS

75N91024Q00002

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

07/19/2024

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

CODE FACILITY CODE

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 one (1) copy of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram 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 DATA 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 telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and data specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

() A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, 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 1 copy to the issuing office.

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

PURPOSE: 1) To extend the Quote due date since original date is a Federal Holiday; 2) Provide responses to questions received.

Deadline for Questions: Aug. 2, 2024; 3:00pm ET (Unchanged) Quote Due Date: Sept. 4, 2024; 3:00pm ET (Changed)

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

Catherine A. Muir Contracting Officer, NBB, NCI OA, NIH, DHHS

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

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

BY __________________________________ ________

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

Aug. 20, 2024

NSN 7540-01-152-8070 30-105 STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

PREVIOUS EDITION UNUSABLE Computer Generated Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

Solicitation 75N91024Q00002 Amendment #1 –Questions / Responses

Entitled: “Medical record abstraction services for Pediatric Proton and Photon

Therapy Comparison Cohort”

Solicitation 75N91024Q00002 “Medical Record Abstraction Services for Pediatric Proton and Photon Therapy Comparison Cohort” Amendment #1 –Questions / Responses

1. The RFQ states that the Quotation must stipulate that it is predicated upon all the applicable terms and conditions of this RFQ and be signed by an of�icial authorized to bind the organization, but also acknowledges that offerors may submit alternative language with their quote for the Contracting Of�icer to Review. Could the Government clarify what is an acceptable format to submit such alternative language? For example, is a redline of 52.212-4 an acceptable way to convey alternative language?

Response to #1: Yes, the example mentioned is an acceptable way to convey alternative language.

2. Regardless of the format for submitting alternative contractual language, can the Government con�irm any such edits would be considered an Appendix/Attachment that does not count against the page limitations of the technical volume?

Response to #2: This response is to con�irm that any proposed alternative contractual language edits would be considered an Appendix/Attachment that would not count against the page limitations of the technical volume.

3. As this commercial award does not include the typical 52.227-14 Rights in Data clause, we do not appear to retain any rights to publish on data �irst produced in the performance of this contract. This lack of publication right is problematic for University offerors who are invested in ensuring we are performing fundamental research and are able to openly disseminate information. Is there an opportunity for offerors to retain a right to publish upon our own patient data? Separately, but relatedly, is there a way to ensure that contributing institutions are recognized in future publications which are based upon data pulled from the registry?

Response to #3: Thank you for bringing to my attention that FAR 52.227-14 was not included in the RFQ.. It was accidentally omitted. The RFQ provisions/clauses has been updated to include FAR 52.227-14. Concerning recognition in future publications, all institutions that contribute data to this requirement will be acknowledged by name in any publications that utilize the data. Data will be managed and made available in accordance with the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy. Scienti�ic collaborations will be encouraged and opportunities for co-authorship on publications may be available based on mutual interests and scienti�ic input, in accordance with ICMJE’s recommended criteria for authorship.

4. Should past experience be presented for the PI only, or are you expecting institutional data for similar contracted work (that is not under the submitting PI)?

Response to #4: Referencing RFQ 2. Factor #2, past experience should indicate successes of the Contractor, which refers to the Quoting Organization; not only to their proposed Principal Investigator (PI).

5. Any information you can provide at this stage for the expected formatting for the upload of the data elements will allow us to de�ine the support required for this purpose. Please de�ine the data format acceptable to NCI.

Response to #5: The central data collection Coordinating Center utilizes a REDCap database to collect and maintain the data abstracted from participating centers. The easiest and strongly preferred solution for collecting data within an institution and uploading it to the central database is for the participating institution to collect the required data elements into a similar REDCap database maintained within the

Solicitation 75N91024Q00002 Amendment #1 –Questions / Responses

Entitled: “Medical record abstraction services for Pediatric Proton and Photon

Therapy Comparison Cohort”

Solicitation 75N91024Q00002 “Medical Record Abstraction Services for Pediatric Proton and Photon Therapy Comparison Cohort” Amendment #1 –Questions / Responses institution. A template for the local REDCap database that is fully set-up to facilitate the speci�ied data collection (including branching logic and repeating entries as needed) will be provided and the Coordinating Center can assist with set-up as needed. Data collected into the institutional REDCap database can then be transferred easily to the central Coordinating Center REDCap database, including controls to ensure only �ields containing deidenti�ied data are transferred. The work�low for the REDCap-based solution has been successfully utilized for a large number of similar contracts across a range of institutions, both with and without prior REDCap experience; the Coordinating Center is equipped to provide guidance and support as needed. If an institution elects not to use the established and preferred REDCap-based solution, then they will be responsible for providing data elements in another format (e.g. .csv �iles) that matches the structure and variable names of the REDCap database so that it can be ef�iciently uploaded to the central database without additional burden for the Coordinating Center.

6. Are indirect costs allowable for this contract?

Response to #6: Yes, indirect costs are allowable. Apply them in accordance with your Organization’s negotiated Indirect Rate Agreement.

7. Given that our proton center has only been open since January 2016, and the emphasis of the project is secondary malignancies with a long-time to event.

Response to #7: As stated in the SOW, the eligibility criteria for both proton- and photon-treated patients is:

“a) all proton-treated pediatric cancer patients who were less than 22 years of age at diagnosis, diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, a central nervous system tumor, neuroblastoma or sarcoma, and treated with protons since January 1, 2007, and b) all photon[1]treated pediatric cancer patients who were less than 22 years of age at diagnosis, diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, a central nervous system tumor, neuroblastoma or sarcoma, and treated with photon therapy since January 1, 2007.”

These eligibility criteria are being applied uniformly across data collection centers. The majority of proton centers opened after 2007, in which case abstracted data for proton-treated patients should be provided as available starting with initiation of proton treatment at the institution. If an institution has data for both proton- and photon-treated patients we aim to obtain data for all eligible patients from each modality. As an example, if an institution has eligible patients treated with photon therapy from the early 2000s and a proton center that opened in 2016, the project’s objective would be to obtain data for photon patients starting with those treated in 2007 and later, plus data for proton patients treated in 2016 and later.

End of Amendment #1 –Questions / Responses for Solicitation 75N91024Q00002

RFQ AMENDMENT #1 NOTE: REVISIONS TO THIS DOCUMENT ARE YELLOW-HIGHLIGHTED.

SOLICITATION RFQ No. 75N91024Q00002

I. General Information:

Document Type: Combined Synopsis / Solicitation Title: “Medical record abstraction services for Pediatric Proton and Photon Therapy Comparison

Cohort” Solicitation Number: 75N91024Q00002 Posted Date: July 19, 2024 Response Time & Date: 3:00p.m. ET; Sept. 2, 2024 Classification Code: R702 – Support-Management: Data Collection Set-Aside: N/A NAICS Code: 541990-All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

II. Contracting Office Address National Cancer Institute 9609 Medical Center Drive Rockville, Maryland 20892

III. Description This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, “Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items”, pursuant to Simplified Acquisition procedures Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 13.106, "Soliciting competition, evaluation of quotations or offers, award and documentation," as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. A point of clarification, an item is considered to be commercial because of the supply or service itself, not because of who provides the item (Office of the Secretary of Defense Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (Acquisition Initiatives), 2001, CID Handbook, v.1, page 10). This announcement constitutes the only solicitation where quotations are being requested, and any other written solicitation document will not be issued.

This RFQ 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 price and other contractual provisions pertinent to your organization, for example, those relating to the organizational structure, e.g. Entity Structure is “Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)” and the Profit Structure is “Non-Profit Organization”; may be discussed, as needed, during the quotation review process, and will be included in the resultant contract. The enclosed information is intended to provide the Vendor with the necessary information to understand the terms and conditions of the resultant contract. Therefore, it is the responsibility of each Quoter to identify in their quotation any terms and conditions in this RFQ that are not applicable to their Entity type, as represented in its SAM.gov Entity record. Otherwise, it will be understood that the Quoter does not take exception to the terms and conditions in this RFQ.

This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). It includes all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-03.

The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541990, with a small business size standard of $19.5 million.

Multiple awards are anticipated to be made as a result of this solicitation. The anticipated total award value of all the awards is to exceed the current Simplified Acquisition Threshold amount, thus why FAR 12 pursuant to FAR 13.5 “Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services” is applicable to this requirement. Awards will be awarded as firm fixed-price type purchase orders. THIS IS A COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION conducted using simplified acquisition procedures under FAR 13.106-1 for a purchase order under FAR 13.302-1 procedures.

The National Cancer Institute is seeking to obtain data on a group of pediatric cancer patients treated with proton or photon radiotherapy to contribute to an existing cohort of proton- or photon-treated pediatric patients. The Contractor(s) shall retrieve existing data from medical records for pediatric cancer patients treated at their institution with proton or photon therapy. De-identified clinical and treatment data obtained from this procurement will be used to evaluate the risks and benefits of proton therapy versus photon therapy for children with cancer. All interested companies shall provide a quotation for the requirement defined in Attachment 1 – Statement of Work.

Place of Performance Service shall be performed remotely from the Contractor’s facility.

Non-severable Services The services acquired under this purchase order are non-severable services, or work that results in a final product or end-item and for which benefit is received only when the entire project is complete.

Period of Performance The planned Period of Performance shall consist of one (1) 14-month non-severable base period; anticipated start date on or about Nov. 1, 2024.

Basis for Award and Evaluation Award shall be made using a tradeoff process to the quoter(s) who represent the best value. All evaluation factors other than Price, when combined, are significantly more important than Price. A technically acceptable quotation is one in which the quoter(s) complies with the Statement of Work (SOW), and with each of the Factors and sub-Factors listed below . Each Quoter is responsible for identifying in their quotation any terms and conditions in this RFQ that are not applicable to their Entity type, as represented in its SAM.gov Entity record, and are to submit in their quote, alternative, more appropriate, reasonable terms and conditions applicable to their Entity type. Otherwise, it will be understood that the Quoter does not take exception to the terms and conditions in this RFQ. Quotations that are not technically acceptable will not be considered for award.

The Government intends to evaluate the quotation and award Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase Order(s) without discussions with the quoter. Therefore, the quoter's initial quotation should contain the quoter's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. Additionally, the Government reserves the right to request revisions to the quotation that seek additional price discounts, request revisions to the technical quotation, or clarify aspects of the quotation. In the event quotation revisions are requested, the Government will not necessarily be seeking revisions from all quoters. The Government may reject the quotation if such action is in the Government's interest and waive informalities and minor irregularities in the received quotation.

The Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations.

Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.

Evaluation and award will be conducted in accordance with the requirements of FAR 13.106 and the following information provided. The technical evaluation will be a determination based on information furnished by the quoter.

The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information which is not identified in the quotation. The Government intends to evaluate the quotations and make multiple awards.

FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers in descending order of importance: Factor #1 Technical Capability, Factor #2 Personnel, Factor #3 Price, Factor #4 Past Performance. All evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are more important than price.

(b) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party.

Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of provision)

The following factors and sub-factors will be used to determine whether a quote is acceptable:

1. Factor #1-Technical Capability (See Attachment 2 – Technical Evaluation Criteria)

2. Factor #2 – Past Performance

a. Subfactor #1 – Recency and relevancy of present/past performance in relation to this effort

– In order to receive a rating of “acceptable” for this subfactor, quoter must, at a minimum provide past experience on similar type contract(s). The past experience should indicate successes of the contractor in completing / meeting delivery dates and customer satisfaction. The Government considers “recent” present/past performance to be within the past 3 years. The Government considers “relevant” present/past performance to be present/past performance effort involved in similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

The Government may also use past performance information obtained from other than the sources identified by the quoter. Information obtained from the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) database located at http//www.ppirs.gov is one of the sources that will be utilized. PPIRS functions as the central warehouse for performance assessment reports received from several Federal performance information collection systems and is sponsored by the DOD E-Business Office and administered by the Naval Sea Logistics Center Detachment Portsmouth.

NOTE: In accordance with FAR 15.305 (a)(2)(iv)), in the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability / unacceptability, “unknown” will be considered “acceptable.”

3. Factor #3 - Price

Invoice Submission/Payment Payment shall be made upon receipt and approval of each deliverable stated in the Deliverable Section in the attached Statement of Work, with the first payment equaling 10% of the total price and the three subsequent payments each equaling 30% of the total price. Payment authorization requires submission and approval of invoices in accordance with the attached payment provisions. A copy of each submitted invoice for payment shall also be e-mailed to the NCI COR’s contact information on the first page of the contract award.

The following clause is applicable to all Purchase Orders, Task or Delivery Orders, and Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) Calls: PROMPT PAYMENT (JAN 2017 ) FAR 52.232-25. Highlights of this clause and NIH implementation requirements are attached (See ATTACHMENT - INVOICE INSTRUCTION AND PAYMENT

PROVISIONS).

PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES

A. The provision at FAR Clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and is hereby incorporated by reference. All Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses may be viewed at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far.

B. The provision at FAR Clause 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items, is applicable and hereby incorporated by reference. The Evaluation Factors stated in this RFQ will be used to evaluate the acceptability of the quote.

C. In accordance with FAR Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, offerors must complete annual representations and certifications on-line at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.

D. FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items applies to this acquisition and is hereby incorporated by reference.

PLEASE NOTE: The acceptance paragraph in 52.212-4 is based upon the assumption that the Government will rely on the quoter’s assurances that the commercial service tendered for acceptance conforms to the contract requirements. The government inspection of commercial services will not prejudice its other rights under the acceptance paragraph. Additionally, although the paragraph does not address the issue of rejection, the Government always has the right to refuse acceptance of nonconforming items. Other acceptance language +/or procedures may be proposed that is more usual and customary to the quoter’s organization business practices, e.g. modify the inspection/acceptance and warranty sections with alternate language, specifying that deliverables will conform to contract requirements and be subject to Government inspection and acceptance, removing the language requiring the repair or replacement of nonconforming supplies, and reperformance of nonconforming services, at no increase in contract price. In such cases, the quoter is requested to submit alternative language with their quote for the Contracting http://www.ppirs.gov/ https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_212_4

Officer to review. Mutually agreed upon language will be inserted into the Purchase Order’s terms and conditions as an addendum. Below is sample language that has been deemed acceptable:

Inspection/Acceptance. The Contractor shall tender for acceptance only those items that conform to the requirements of this contract. The Government reserves the right to inspect or test any supplies or services that have been tendered for acceptance.

Any dispute regarding the acceptability of the supplies or services will be resolved pursuant to FAR 52.233-1.

Warranty. The Contractor shall tender for acceptance only those items that conform to the requirements of this contract. The Government reserves the right to inspect or test any supplies or services that have been tendered for acceptance. Any dispute regarding the acceptability of the supplies or services will be resolved pursuant to FAR 52.233-1.

E. FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAY 2024)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities (DEC 2023) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (NOV 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232)

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (NOV 2015)

(5) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (MAR 2023)

(6) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) ( 31 U.S.C. 3553).

(7) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78

( 19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (NOV. 2023) 52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (JUN. 2023) 52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or

Proposed for Debarment (NOV. 2017) 52.222-3 Convict Labor (JUN. 2003) 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (FEB 2024) 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR. 2015) 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (SEP. 2016) (E.O. 11246).

52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans (JUN 2020) 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN. 2020) 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans (JUN 2020) 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC. 2010) 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (NOV. 2021) 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification (MAY 2022) 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (FEB. 2021) 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (MAY 2024) 52.232-29 Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV. 2021) 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (OCT. 2018) https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_203_19 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204_23 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.204-25#FAR_52_204_25 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.209-10#FAR_52_209_10 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.232-40#FAR_52_232_40 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_233_3 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_233_4 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (JAN. 2022) 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN. 2022)

FAR 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The quoter is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the quoter and submitted with its quotation. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the quoter may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): https://www.acquisition.gov/Far/ and/or http://www.hhs.gov/policies/hhsar/.

52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions (SEP. 2007) 52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or

Statements-Representation (JAN. 20217) 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN. 2017) 52.204-7 System for Award Management 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN. 2020) 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services.

52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Service or Equipment 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation

52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law.

52.227-14 Rights in Data-General (MAY 2014), (Included via RFQ Amendment #1)

FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text.

Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://www.acquisition.gov/far/ and/or http://www.hhs.gov/policies/hhsar/.

52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions (JUN. 2020) 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving.

52.227-14 Rights in Data-General (MAY 2014), (Included via RFQ Amendment #1) HHSAR 352.222–70, Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations HHSAR 352.232–71, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests HHSAR 352.239–73, Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Notice HHSAR 352.239–74, Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility

QUOTATION SUBMISSION/ GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS/ FORMAT

Please submit via email to the Contracting Officer as an attachment to the SF 18.

Your quotation shall contain the following:

• Completed and signed and dated SF18.

• Technical portion of the quotation clearly and fully demonstrating the quoter’s capabilities, knowledge and experience regarding the technical requirements in the attached Statement of Work. Failure to respond explicitly to all of the Statement of Work will result in the quoter’s quotation being deemed technically unacceptable. A quotation that merely restates the requirements of the Statement of Work will be deemed technically unacceptable.

The technical portion of the quotation shall be limited to no more than TWENTY (20) pages total. Any submitted Appendices and/or Attachments do not count against the page limitations.

https://www.acquisition.gov/Far/ http://www.hhs.gov/policies/hhsar/ http://www.acquisition.gov/far/ http://www.hhs.gov/policies/hhsar/

The quoter shall provide their price quotation suitable to a Firm Fixed Price award to include a budget to accomplish the work in the attached Statement of Work.

This Request for Quotation (RFQ) does not commit the Government to pay any cost for preparation and submission of a quotation. In addition, the Contracting Officer is the only individual who can legally commit the Government to the expenditure of public funds in connection with this proposed acquisition. By submitting a quotation in response to this solicitation, it is understood that your firm's quotation shall become a part of the official contract file.

Quotation must stipulate that it is predicated upon all the applicable terms and conditions of this RFQ and be signed by an official authorized to bind the organization. In addition, the quotation must contain a statement to the effect that it is firm for a period of at least 90 days from the date of receipt thereof by the Government.

Quotations must provide clear responses, specifically addressing the requirements within this solicitation. Quotations which merely offer to conduct a project in accordance with the requirements of the Government's scope of work will not be eligible for award.

In order to receive an award, quoters must have an active registration in www.sam.gov and have complete Representations and Certifications. Quotes must be submitted with one (1) of the following:

o provide a copy of valid Representations and Certifications from the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov.

OR

o a completed FAR 52.212-3 Quoter Representations and Certifications Commercial Products and

Commercial Services, signed by an authorized representative of the quoter

Quoters shall submit a signed SF-18 in addition to their prepared price quotation that contains all information necessary to allow for a comprehensive evaluation of the prices quoted. Specifically, quotations must include the following:

• Federal Tax Identification Number (TIN);

• Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Number (see SAM.gov); and

• Business Size (e.g., small or large)

Questions must be submitted electronically (via email) to Contracting Officer, Catherine Muir at muirca@mail.nih.gov in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), no later than 3:00 PM ET Aug. 2, 2024.

Quotations must be submitted electronically (via email) to the Contracting Officer, Catherine Muir at muirca@mail.nih.gov in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), no later than 3:00 PM ET on Sept 2, 2024.

QUOTATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THIS DATE AND TIME WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED, UNLESS

ACCEPTANCE WOULD BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE GOVERNMENT.

Please refer to Solicitation Number: 75N91024Q00002 on all correspondence.

Attachments:

Attachment 1 - Statement of Work Attachment 2 - Technical Evaluation Criteria Attachment 3 - Invoicing Instructions with IPP 4-21-22 Attachment 4 - Invoicing Instructions without IPP 4-21-22 http://www.sam.gov/ mailto:muirca@mail.nih.gov mailto:muirca@mail.nih.gov