Attachment 4 A-E MATOC Q and A Template.xlsx

This document is a Question and Answer (Q&A) template for the NIH FY2026 Architect-Engineering (A/E) Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) opportunity. The template provides instructions for potential offerors to submit questions via email to specific NIH contacts by 12:00 PM EDT on September 5, 2025, using the Excel format provided. Offerors are required to include their company name, a question number, the relevant document and section, their specific question, and will receive an official NIH response in the corresponding answer column.

The related federal contract opportunity is a pre-solicitation by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research Facilities to establish multiple indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts for professional Architect-Engineering services. The solicitation will include Commissioning Support Services and Construction Quality Management services, procured under the Brooks A/E Act. This is a qualifications-based selection process where firms will be evaluated based on submitted SF 330 forms, with selected firms invited to negotiate. No formal Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued until after the initial qualification evaluation.