RFQ 75N95024Q00018 Amendment 00001.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Institute on Drug Abuse

Office of Acquisitions

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.: 75N95024Q00018

AMENDMENT NO.: 00001

PROJECT TITLE: NIMH Grant Writing Workshop/Support

DATE ISSUED: November 1, 2023

ISSUED BY:

Michael Horn, Point of Contact Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer NIMH Section Contracts Management Branch, Red Office of Acquisitions, NIDA E-mail: Michael.horn@nih.gov

Christine Frate Supervisory Contracting Officer NIMH Section, Section Head Contracts Management Branch, Red Office of Acquisitions, NIDA Email: Christine.Frate@nih.gov

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth below:

DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT:

The purpose of this amendment is to:

1) Provide answers to questions submitted by industry in response to RFQ 75N95024Q00018

2) Extend the RFQ closing date from November 7, 2023, 4:00 PM EST to November 8, 2023, 4:00 PM EST.

All other terms and conditions of the RFQ remain unchanged.

75N95024Q00018 A00001:

Solicitation Questions and Answers

Question: Within the contract year, how many on-site workshops are expected and can parts of the training be delivered remotely? For example, can regular one-on-one and small group sessions be delivered live-stream (e.g., Zoom)?

Answer:

NIH requires the Phase 1 Grantsmanship Overview workshop to be in-person each year because this offering is a full day didactic and interactive session for senior and junior faculty, staff, and trainees.

Individual and smaller group consultation or didactic sessions can happen virtually (e.g., Zoom etc.) after the Phase 1 session.

Question: How many participants are you expecting?

Answer:

Phase 1 Grantsmanship Overview NIH is expecting up to 100 participants.

Phase 2 Crafting a Competitive Application NIH is expecting up to 10 participants.

Phase 3 Crafting a Competitive Application Assignments & Consultations NIH is expecting up to 10 participants.

Question: NAICS code appears to be only for non-profits - are only non-profits eligible to apply?

Answer:

The Contracting Officer and cognizant program staff have reviewed the responsibilities detailed in the Statement of Work. It has been determined that NAICS Code 611430 - Professional and Management Development Training, Size Standard $15.0M, is the most accurate classification of the requirement. As a result, the 75N95024Q00018 NAICS Code is amended as follows:

From: 813211 - Grantmaking Foundations To: 611430 - Professional and Management Development Training

The requirement is still a Total Small Business Set-Aside. For-profits are eligible to provide a quotation in response to this solicitation.

Question: If for-profits are eligible, will the NAICS codes be expanded to other organizations (e.g., 541690, 541990)?

Answer:

Please reference previous answer.

Question: Is the $250,000 simplified acquisition threshold applied to the Base Year (1/8/2024 to 1/7/2025) only, or does this limit include the maximum service period (Base Year through Option Year 2)?

75N95024Q00018 A00001:

Solicitation Questions and Answers

Answer:

The referenced statement applies to the total potential purchase order value (base period and all options, if exercised).

Question:

the grant component must have 20 to 30 years of grant writing experience within the biomedical team as a whole (e.g. aggregate experience)?

Answer:

The 20 to 30 year experience in the Statement of Work can apply to the full experience of team members