Attachment--PROPOSAL_INFORMATION.docx

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PROPOSAL INFORMATION:

Interested parties are expected to review this notice to familiarize itself with the requirements of this project. Failure to do so will be at your firm’s own risk. The following information shall be included in the PROPOSAL:

1. A general overview of the respondents’ opinions about the difficulty and /or feasibility of the potential requirement, and any information regarding innovative ideas or concepts.

2. Information in sufficient details of the respondents’ (a) staff expertise, including their availability, experience, and formal and other training; (b) current in-house capability and capacity to perform the work; (c) prior completed projects of similar nature; (d) corporate experience and management capability; and (e) examples of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information.

3. The respondents’ DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contact, and size and type of business (e.g., 8(a), HUBZone, etc.) pursuant to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS): 541690-- Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services and 541990-- All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services.

4. Any other information that may be helpful in developing or finalizing the requirements of the potential acquisition.

5. The proposal shall not exceed 10 single-sided pages (including all attachments, resumes, charts, etc.) presented in single-space and using a 12-point font size minimum, in either Microsoft Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), with 8-1/2 by 11-inch paper size, and 1 inch top, bottom, left and right margins.

6. All proprietary information should be marked as such. Statements should also include an indication of current certified small business status; this indication should be clearly marked on the first page of your capability statement (preferably placed under the eligible small business concern’s name and address). Responses will be reviewed only by NIH personnel and will be held in a confidential manner.