75N91024R00001 Amend 1_FE.pdf

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 or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication 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 DATE 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 letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER 5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

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9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

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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.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

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IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

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C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

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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.

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Alexis Hudak

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

The purpose of Amendment 1 is to answer offerors' questions related to RFP # 75N91024R00001 and update Attachment 2 "Proposal Intent Response Form."

The hour and date specified for receipt of offers remains unchanged: 2/26/2024 at 3:00 PM Eastern prevailing time.

National Cancer Institute Office of Acquisitions 8490 Progress Drive, Suite 400, Frederick, MD 21701-4998

TO ALL POTENTIAL OFFERORS

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OFFICE OF ACQUISITIONS

NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NUMBER: 75N91024R00001

Amendment No.: 1

Date of Issuance: 01/19/2024

The above numbered Request For Proposal (RFP) is amended as set forth below. The hour and date specified for receipt of offers remains unchanged: 2/26/2024 at 3:00 PM Eastern prevailing time.

Offerors MUST acknowledge receipt of the amendment prior to the hour and the date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by separate letter, telegram, or email which includes a reference to the RFP and Amendment number.

FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED

FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERORS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY

RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER.

This Amendment provides responses to questions received under RFP 75N91024R00001 and updates Attachment 2 "Proposal Intent Response Form":

Question 1:

The attachment (RFP itself) cannot be accessed on SAM.gov website. Could you please email me the document?

Answer: Please access this link:

https://sam.gov/opp/c6939066f6664c38a8b04cda50b057a3/view and open the RFP PDF at the bottom of the page. The link appears to be working for the site and the RFP document itself.

Additionally, you can also try the Download All Attachments/Link. We’ve tested the site, and it seems to be operational. Please contact the SAM.gov help desk at (SAM.gov | Help) if you have trouble access anything on the website.

Question 2:

Can you please let me know when the Proposal Intent Response Sheet (Attachment 2) is due?

Answer: Please provide all proposal intent response sheets (Attachment 2) by 3:00 PM on Friday, January 26, 2024.

Question 3:

Do you have an expectation of ‘Quantity Not Sufficient or Quality Not Sufficient’ (QNS) rates for the molecular analytes extracted from both fresh frozen tissues and from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues?

Answer: While we expect that this would be a rare occurrence, we recognize that there may be samples of insufficient quantity or quality. If the vendor would like to propose specific rates for these instances we would take these rates into consideration.

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Question 4:

Will analytes extracted from both fresh frozen tissues and from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues be the only sample types for the proposed pipelines?

Answer: Our expectation is most samples will be from fresh frozen tissue or FFPE, however having the option to process other sample types would be taken into consideration.

Question 5:

The RFP indicates that The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541380 – Testing Laboratories and Services, but falls under 541300, Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services. Can you please confirm the correct coding for this RFP?

Answer: Yes, 541380 is the correct NAICS code for this requirement.

END OF AMENDMENT 1

PROPOSAL INTENT RESPONSE FORM

Do intend to submit a proposal Do Not intend to submit a proposal

If you are not responding to this RFP, please provide your reason(s):

Please provide the following contact information:

Name (First, Middle Initial, Last):

Title:

Organization:

E-mail:

RFP No:

RFP Title:

Please review the Request for Proposal (RFP). Furnish the information requested below and return this page to the Contracting Officer/Contract Specialist identified on Section A-Solicitation/Contract Form by the following date: Friday, January 26, 2024 at 3:00 P.M. EST

Your expression of intent is not binding but will greatly assist us in planning for proposal evaluation.

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Attachment 2