75N93023R00014_Amendment7.pdf

AMENDMENT #7, RFP No. 75N93023R00014

Amendment No. 7

RFP No. 75N93023R00014 “Management, Operation, Professional, and Technical Support Services for NIAID

Animal Care Facilities”

Solicitation Number:

Amendment Number:

Amendment Issue Date:

75N93023R00014

Seven (7)

November 15, 2023

Response Date:

November 17, 2023 at 3:00 PM, Local Time (Unchanged)

Issued By: Kim Brookens Contracting Officer

OA/NIAID/NIH/DHHS

5601 Fishers Lane, Room 3D10, MSC 9821 Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9821

Points of Contact: PRIMARY:

kim.brookens@nih.gov Kim Brookens, Contracting Officer Phone: 240-669-2980

SECONDARY:

rosemary.gomes@nih.gov Rosemary Gomes, Contracting Officer Phone: 240-669-5374

The purpose of this amendment is to clarify Small Business Subcontracting Plan Submission.

Offerors must acknowledge receipt of this amendment by identifying this amendment number and date of the amendment on each copy of the proposal submitted. Failure to receive your acknowledgement may result in the rejection of your proposal. Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the solicitation remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

mailto:kim.brookens@nih.gov mailto:rosemary.gomes@nih.gov

AMENDMENT #7, RFP No. 75N93023R00014

Clarification regarding Small Business Subcontracting Plan Submission.

ARTICLE H.14. SUBCONTRACTING PROVISIONS, paragraph b. Subcontracting Reports, is being revised as follows:

1. Offerors should utilize Attachment 7 to submit their Small Business Subcontracting Plan with the Business Proposal via eCPS.

2. During negotiations, an offeror may be requested to submit their respective final subcontracting plan electronically using the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Small Business Customer Experience (SBCX) system at https://osdbu.hhs.gov . The offeror shall follow the instructions outlined in the SBCX Industry Guide at: https://oamp.od.nih.gov/nih-document-generation-system/dgs-workform-information/attachment-files-section-j to successfully submit their subcontracting plan by the proposal submission deadline.

3. The official point of receipt for determining timely submission of an offeror's subcontracting plan is within the proposal package via eCPS.

4. If an offeror's subcontracting plan is not confirmed as received within the SBCX system by the final proposal revisions date specified by the Contracting Officer, it will be considered late in accordance with subparagraph (c)(3) of FAR Clause 52.215-1, Instructions to Offeror-Competition Acquisition. Disposition of late submittals of a subcontracting plan by an offeror via the SBCX system is at the discretion of the Contracting Officer.

https://osdbu.hhs.gov/ https://oamp.od.nih.gov/nih-document-generation-system/dgs-workform-information/attachment-files-section-j https://oamp.od.nih.gov/nih-document-generation-system/dgs-workform-information/attachment-files-section-j